Six Pines Campground — Backbone State Park
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Reviewed Sep. 4, 2020

Great park!

I tent camped at Six Pines Campground for 3 nights in August. The park has two campgrounds and this one is non electric with pit toilets and water. Each site has a picnic table and fire ring with a really nice grill. The sites are large and flat and the ones on the outside of the loop are well shaded. Two trails can be accessed from the tent campground - Six Pines trail and West Lake trail. There are two shower houses that you can use at the RV campground but it takes about 15-20 minutes to drive across the park to that campground. The park is very large with about 20 miles of trails. There is a spring fed creek and, if you stay away from the trout fishing area, you can play and wade in the creek. It has a sandy/rocky bottom and sandy banks. It felt wonderful on a hot day. There is a swim beach on the lake but it was closed due to E. coli in the water. There’s a small camp store too. At night in this campground there are no lights except in the registration kiosk so it’s perfect for star gazing. The Field of Dreams movie site is just 45 minutes away and makes for a fun side trip. There is a town about 10 minutes away with a couple restaurants and coffee shops. The Six Pines trail can be taken from the campground to the Backbone trail. The Backbone trail is along a rocky ridge. There are side trails down to the base of the cliffs and lots of rock climbing to do. Very fun to explore the side paths and climb up the rock walls.

  • Review photo of Six Pines Campground — Backbone State Park by Amanda C., September 4, 2020
  • Review photo of Six Pines Campground — Backbone State Park by Amanda C., September 4, 2020
  • Review photo of Six Pines Campground — Backbone State Park by Amanda C., September 4, 2020
  • Review photo of Six Pines Campground — Backbone State Park by Amanda C., September 4, 2020
  • Review photo of Six Pines Campground — Backbone State Park by Amanda C., September 4, 2020
  • Review photo of Six Pines Campground — Backbone State Park by Amanda C., September 4, 2020