Camping
Black River State Forest
At the Black River State Forest, there are many different camping opportunities:
- Family campgrounds are available at Castle Mound, East Fork and Pigeon Creek.
- Group camping is available within the forest.
- Backpack camping is also available.
Reservations
Camping reservations are required and can be made for the same day of your arrival or up to 11 months in advance of your planned date of occupancy. Campers must make a reservation before setting up on any site.
Reserve a campsite online or by calling 1-888-947-2757.
Castle Mound campground
This modern family campground is open year-round and has a total of 35 sites (21 non-electric and 14 electric). There is one electric ADA-designated site.
The campground includes an accessible shower building, accessible flush and vault toilet buildings, firewood sales, an indoor picnic shelter, a garbage and recycling station and a sanitary dump station.
Some sites at Castle Mound Campground are open year-round.
East Fork campground
This rustic family campground is open from May 1 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.
Pigeon Creek campground
This rustic family campground is open year-round with a total of 38 sites; all are non-electric and there is one non-electric ADA designated site.
The campground includes three vault toilet buildings, hand pump water, firewood sales, a garbage and recycling center, a canoe launch, a swimming beach and access to interpretive and off-road bike trails.
Winter Camping
When conditions and staffing allow, a limited number of sites are plowed during winter at Castle Mound and Pigeon Creek campgrounds.
Water systems (flush toilet buildings, shower buildings, drinking fountains and dump stations) at Wisconsin State Parks and Forests are weather-dependent. They may not be available from fall through spring (approximately Oct. 1 through May 15).
Call the Black River State Forest property office for more information about plowed sites or if you have questions about water system availability during your stay.