Black Lake Campground

Beautiful rustic campground. Had a very peaceful night here. Many of the sites are on the lake with lake access and there's good tree coverage between sites for privacy.

Beautiful campground with many campsites on the lake. Super quiet and peaceful. Each site has a little path to get onto the trail that goes around the lake and a path to get down to the water. Every site also has a fire pit. There’s one water pump on site that requires a little bit of force but works well. Bathrooms were clean and tidy. First come first served are mixed within the reservable sites. $15 per night or $7.50 with discount pass. The lake was gorgeous but the hiking path around it was very overgrown and muddy so I couldn’t really get too far.

One of the best camping spots we’ve been to in a while. Had an awesome spot right on the water with space for the dogs to swim and a big, open site for us to set up and relax. Hosts were really kind as well. Only 45 minutes from Hayward too should you need to get back to reality (and cell service) at all.

Beautiful views! The only drawback was that site 15 and site 13 are back to back. There is nothing separating the sites. This is a waterfront site but there is no immediate access directly to the water, you need to walk past site 13 and down a little path. Well worth it! There is not much of a beach, maybe about a foot of sand and then there's the water. We did not try out the lakeside trail as we heard wolves right across the lake the night before and we have two very excitable dogs. Would I come back again? Yes! Reserve your site early.

A well-maintained family campground with a reasonably nice swimming beach. A hiking trail accessible directly from the campground provides a lengthy hike looping Black Lake. This seems to be a popular campground; on a stormy late-August weekend, about 80 percent of sites were occupied. Three walk-in sites are a highlight here. They're located a short distance from the bulk of the drive-in campsites, providing a quiet and private setting for campers willing to carry their gear several hundred feet from their vehicles. All are located directly on the lake. Black Lake is a perfect size for canoeing or kayaking, large enough to make it worth your while putting in a boat and small enough to moderate strong winds. It's entire shore appears to be encompassed by undeveloped national forestl