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From I-94, take exit 116 onto Highway 54 and proceed east 7.4 miles and turn left (north) onto Cemetery Road. At four miles when Cemetery Road ends take a right onto Old Highway 54. Travel 0.5 miles and take a left onto Campground Road. After 1.5 miles the Group Camp will be on the left, 1/2 a mile past this is East Fork Campground.
Our site was 123 at East Fork. We had a gorgeous view and shoreline of the river and right next to a nature trail. We only had one neighbor. The other sites appeared to very well spaced out and private. There was water and vault toilets available. We LOVED it here!!
Nice and quiet, no electricity, vault restrooms but they were clean. Nice big sites right on the river.
Kayaking/canoeing to the lake is good just a bunch of rocks right under the surface of the water makes it interesting.
First visit here on Labor Day weekend. Most campsites were occupied, but spread out pretty well. Pit toilets, water pump, garbage & recyclable dumpsters; but no showers. Firewood shack was open 24/7 with $5 per bundle. We had very few bugs during our stay.
Highlight is kayaking on the east fork and Lake Arbutus. Not all campsites on the river side have kayak-friendly access, but a good ramp is by the park entrance. We drove kayaks up to the East Fork Road bridge, and paddled downstream to the campground. Some rocky sections; with end-of-summer water levels we got hung up on rocks a couple times, but didn't have to get out of the kayaks.
One nature trail from the campground goes a mile along the river and accesses some fishing spots. The state forest major hiking trail areas are a good drive away, but are excellent.
This was a beautiful place to camp...some of the sites are right on the banks of the river. No showers, but there are nearby campgrounds with showers available.
Stayed here in June of 2020. Clean, nice, right of the east fork of the Black river. Garbage dump area was maintained, pit toilets were decent but very buggy during my stay(you walked in and the mosquitos went to town), still not much of an issue cause there are alternatives. The site I occupied was right on the river with a cool view. My only issue with this place, was the couple in the tent one site over. Guess what sounds woke me up in the middle of the night.
