4.27124 reviewsPrice
$20/night
Booking
Walk-in Only
Sites
23 campsites
Season
Year-round
Cell
Unknown
Pets
Check Policy
Price
$20/night
Booking
Walk-in Only
Sites
23 campsites
Season
Year-round
Cell
Unknown
Pets
Check Policy
Black Creek State Forest Campground
42.3156, -85.3416
Paddlers and anglers who can show up Thursday or Friday to grab a waterfront site before the weekend crowd. Black Creek holds bass, walleye, pike, and trout, and the Pine Haven trails are a short drive for mountain biking or hiking between sessions on the water.
No showers, no hookups, and spotty AT&T signal rule this out for comfort campers or anyone working remotely. Summer visits bring genuinely brutal mosquitoes under that thick canopy, and the gate has caught campers off guard with unannounced seasonal closures.
Official information for Black Creek State Forest Campground from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Relax after a ride at this new rustic equestrian campground positioned along the north and east perimeters of the large equestrian staging area/parking lot. Sites feature a fire ring, picnic table, gravel pad and three to four picket poles surrounded by a sand footing for easy drainage and cleanup. Water is available at a hand pump. Portable corrals are allowed.
A covered pavilion with picnic tables and a charcoal grill is available in the campground.
There are roughly 20 miles of equestrian trails available for riding on the Fort Custer Equestrian Trail and Blue Trail.
The trails and campground are maintained with the help of the Fort Custer Horse Friends Association. Follow them on Facebook.
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Fall delivers the best window here. September and October bring daytime highs in the 50s and 60s, nights dropping into the 30s and 40s as hardwoods shift color. Mosquitoes retreat, fish feed more actively in cooling water, and the trails see fewer visitors than midsummer. Spring can be buggy and wet. Winter opens the Pine Haven trails to cross-country skiing when snow covers the ground.
Fall is the best window: cooler temps, hardwoods shifting color, active fishing.
Rustic equestrian campground with basic site amenities (fire ring, picnic table, gravel pad, picket poles). Vault toilets and hand‑pump/spigot potable water available; covered pavilion with picnic tables and charcoal grill. First‑come, first‑serve self‑pay permit station and a dumpster on site.
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