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East Fork Campground - Black River State Forest

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This campground is closed for the season from October 16, 2024 through April 14, 2025.

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Description

State Park

This rustic family campground is open from mid-April through the Monday after the second weekend of October. There are a total of 24 sites; all are non-electric and there are no ADA designated sites.

The campground includes two vault toilet buildings, hand pump water, firewood sales, garbage and recycling station and canoe access to the East Fork of the Black River.

This campground is open from mid-April through mid-October. Two forks of the Black River flow through this 68,000-acre forest comprised of pine and oak woods under high sandstone abutments. This central Wisconsin property offers many recreational opportunities, including camping, canoeing, hunting, hiking, skiing and ATV riding. Visitors may even see elk roaming the forest. Elk we released in 2015 and 2016 after being absent from the area for over 125 years.

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Location

East Fork Campground - Black River State Forest is located in Wisconsin

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Coordinates

44.281688130922504 N
90.82596714249917 W

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Access

  • Drive-In
    Park next to your site
  • Walk-In
    Park in a lot, walk to your site.

Stay Connected

  • WiFi
    Good
  • Verizon
    Unknown
  • AT&T
    Available
  • T-Mobile
    Unknown

Site Types

  • Tent Sites
  • RV Sites
  • Standard (Tent/RV)
  • Group

Features

For Campers

  • Trash
  • Picnic Table
  • Firewood Available
  • Reservable
  • Drinking Water
  • Toilets
  • Fires

For Vehicles

  • Pull-Through Sites

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Reviewed May. 23, 2023

very secluded, somewhat swampy

There are three campgrounds run by the Wisconsin DNR in this area (not counting the 2 site boat-in camp on the river)  Castle Mound, Pigeon Creek and this one, which is the smallest and farthest away from anything. It's on the river, but not the scenic and most canoe-able part which is down below the town and dam in Black river falls. However there is a good shallow boat ramp for canoes/ kayaks.
There's a group campground away from the river, nearer to the marsh and 24 individual sites. Three of them are pull through (104, 113 & 120).
 We are tent campers, so I didn't pay close attention to hookups, but I doubt there are any.
We were there in October, and the birds had gone for the winter, so had the ATVers. I don't know what it's like in the peak of the summer, but the area has lots of off-road trails for ATVs.  Having said that, it was eerily quiet during our entire stay and we had maybe three other campers staying with us.
There's one trail leading out of the campground, but we were there to canoe and didn't hike it. We did hike the castle Mound trail which has cool rock formations and spectacular views (you have to climb an iron ladder at the very end, worth it).
We use Black River canoe rentals as our portage service so we could drift downriver to our car. It's run out of a liquor store, so that's convenient.

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  • Review photo of East Fork Campground - Black River State Forest by Brian O., May 23, 2023
  • Review photo of East Fork Campground - Black River State Forest by Brian O., May 23, 2023

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Are fires allowed at East Fork Campground - Black River State Forest?

    Yes, according to campers on TheDyrt.com, fires are allowed at East Fork Campground - Black River State Forest, although make sure to check current fire restrictions in the area.

  • Does East Fork Campground - Black River State Forest have wifi?

    No, according to campers on TheDyrt.com, East Fork Campground - Black River State Forest does not have wifi.

  • Is there cell phone reception at East Fork Campground - Black River State Forest?

    According to campers on TheDyrt.com, Verizon signal is unknown, AT&T is available, and T-Mobile is unknown.