Black River Harbor Campground
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2023

Very Nice!

This is one of the nicest USFS campgrounds we’ve stayed in. It’s freshly paved, including each camp spot’s parking area, so they’re relatively flat. It’s more open and clean and cared for than most USFS campgrounds we’ve stayed in.  

It’s $16/night, self pay at the iron ranger. No host, no dump station, no recycling. There’s water (closed when we were there though), a trash bin, and vault toilets. 

There’s a nice walk near site 18 to a scenic overlook of the lake, and if you keep going past the overlook there are stairs that take you down to the boat ramp, beach, day use area, trail to the falls, etc. Really nice lush beautiful green trail. 

A few sites have a “view” of the lake, meaning you can see the water through the trees. #18 has the best view of the water. No cell service at the campground but Verizon and ATT had a very weak sporadic signal from our site (#20). This signal went away everywhere else in the campground though. 

Flies and mosquitoes were annoying!

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  • Review photo of Black River Harbor Campground by Laura M., October 21, 2023
  • Review photo of Black River Harbor Campground by Laura M., October 21, 2023
  • Review photo of Black River Harbor Campground by Laura M., October 21, 2023
  • Review photo of Black River Harbor Campground by Laura M., October 21, 2023
  • Review photo of Black River Harbor Campground by Laura M., October 21, 2023
  • Review photo of Black River Harbor Campground by Laura M., October 21, 2023
  • Review photo of Black River Harbor Campground by Laura M., October 21, 2023
  • Review photo of Black River Harbor Campground by Laura M., October 21, 2023