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Alum Ford is a primitive campground and offers six campsites with a vault toilet facility. No drinking water is located at this area. Alum Ford also has a boat ramp. There are no fees to use the ramp.
Exit I-75 onto HWY 92 at Williamsburg (Exit 11). (This road has been recently upgraded and provides a direct access to Stearns and Blue Heron) Turn right on 92 for approximately 7 miles to the intersection of Hwy 700 and US 27 . Turn Left onto Hwy 700 and continue approximately 5.5 miles to the campground.
Very nice campgrounds with tables, fire pits, and restrooms. Everything is very well maintained.
Hiked in and got a spot (not a big campground), $5. Nice campsite, but you have to get there early to get one near the water. Level tent area and decent picnic table. Had bear proof food storage that was nearly human proof. Took some very strong fingers to operate the latch. Pit toilet was clean. No water. Most of the campsites are spaced pretty well, but a few are close together- nice for family or group, not nice when a single person takes one of the spots. A few noisy campers - kids and ATV's on a Friday night and pretty full. Noise echoes in the valley so everything is loud. Very pretty area.
So big thing you need to know if you're driving at night your GPS (Google maps) will take you straight into the river. I was driving there at night for the first time and you can't see anything there when it's foggy! I'll need to check it out during the day next time, just use caution if you navigate with the GPS to get there the GPS is trying to kill you lol
Needed a place to stay w my mom and a friend for one night, it was great here. Campsites were perfect, spaced out, very quiet and peaceful. Went to yahoo Falls which is a short drive from the campground and Cumberland falls and eagle falls. Great trip, if we come back to the area we will stay here again.
Really nice primitive campground. No water available, but there are streams. Pit toilets are very clean with no smells. Sites are nice, fairly secluded from each other. Some have significant stairs between parking and fire rings/picnic tables so some are better than others for vans or vehicle camping. You could bring a small trailer, but definitely wouldn't bring a large one, space is tight.
Overall the area is beautiful and the campground is quiet and peaceful, with good access to trails and the river.
