Hidden Hollow Campground — Fernwood State Forest
Reviewed Apr. 16, 2021

Can't beat free, but caveats abound.

This tiny gem of a campground is actually quite decent. Each site is furnished with a small fire ring and picnic table. The fire rings do not have a grill grate. The pit toilets in the restroom are "fragrant" when you enter the women's side of the building but not so terribly that they can't be used. My friend did gag upon entering the men's room. There are designated wastewater areas to dump grey water, but you'll have to bring your own water for drinking, washing, etc. There are no electric hookups.

As others have mentioned, there is a gun range nearby and you can hear occasional firing. Helicopter traffic at night was a slight distraction from the otherwise quiet night I spent here.

There is an easy orange-blazed trail behind site 10 but as of this writing, a there are several downed trees blocking the trail a good distance in.

I'd definitely stay again.

5/3/2021 Edited to add:. Well, our second stay here is decidedly less positive. We are at site 9 this time. No fire ring here. The women's bathroom is filthy and it made me gag (there is feces all over one toilet seat and the other smells so bad that I just peed in the woods). It's turkey season so lots of noise in the woods.

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  • Review photo of Hidden Hollow Campground — Fernwood State Forest by Danielle S., April 16, 2021
  • Review photo of Hidden Hollow Campground — Fernwood State Forest by Danielle S., April 16, 2021
  • Review photo of Hidden Hollow Campground — Fernwood State Forest by Danielle S., April 16, 2021
  • Review photo of Hidden Hollow Campground — Fernwood State Forest by Danielle S., April 16, 2021
  • Review photo of Hidden Hollow Campground — Fernwood State Forest by Danielle S., April 16, 2021
  • Review photo of Hidden Hollow Campground — Fernwood State Forest by Danielle S., April 16, 2021