Blackwell Horsecamp
Hoosier National Forest
Write a Review Tower Ridge Road Heltonville, IN 47436 812-275-5987 866-302-4173 Official WebsiteGPS: 39.0175, -86.3899
Overview of Blackwell Horsecamp
Last Price Paid: $0
Reported by llauer on 11/19/2024
Longest RV Reported: 39 feet (Travel Trailer)
Reported by Duckd_family on 11/7/2023
Pad Type gravel
Elevation 787 ft / 239 m
Max Stay 14
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of Blackwell Horsecamp 21 people have reviewed this location.
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Last reported 10/16/2022
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Last reported 11/7/2023
“Nice Big Area”
Reviewed 11/19/2024
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | 0 |
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This is a nice area with clean pit toilets. Just pull on to the grass and set up camp.
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llauer would stay here again
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“Great Camping Area Now With Potable Water”
Reviewed 10/14/2024
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 14 |
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We’ve visited at this camp every year for the last three years they just installed a portable water Spicket sometime this year. There are clean pit toilets and a dumpster. Horse corals for those who need them. This is one of the nicest places we’ve found for free and we are a full time travelers now for 3 yrs. We travel all across co... more
We’ve visited at this camp every year for the last three years they just installed a portable water Spicket sometime this year. There are clean pit toilets and a dumpster. Horse corals for those who need them. This is one of the nicest places we’ve found for free and we are a full time travelers now for 3 yrs. We travel all across country and this is one of the rare eastern side of our travel line between kids houses north and south we spend the full 2 weeks at. We get Verizon signal enough to stream no problem.
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Kmsevern would stay here again
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“Peacefull”
Reviewed 11/7/2023
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 12 |
| RV Length: | 39' (Travel Trailer) |
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Very peacefull. Good for any size rig, though it is down a pretty bumpy gravel road, no one should have trouble getting to it. Its just a big field and you can park anywhere. Has only vault toilets, but nearby paynetown will let you get water and dump for a small fee(paynetown also has a nice little beach and good fishing). Close ... more
Very peacefull.
Good for any size rig, though it is down a pretty bumpy gravel road, no one should have trouble getting to it. Its just a big field and you can park anywhere.
Has only vault toilets, but nearby paynetown will let you get water and dump for a small fee(paynetown also has a nice little beach and good fishing).
Close to bloomington and Nashville.
Got sort of busy on weekends, thats when we saw the horses who were there for day use.
Trails were nice.
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Duckd_family would stay here again
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“Nice And Big ”
Reviewed 4/24/2023
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Site Number: | 0 |
| RV Length: | 24' (Class C) |
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This camp is a mile from the main road and is very well laid out with spacious sites for both equestrian and recreational campers alike. Split into two sections with a huge loop to the left and a huge loop to the right. Surrounded by the Hoosier national forest with plenty of trails to hike and explore. You can tell this area is very w... more
This camp is a mile from the main road and is very well laid out with spacious sites for both equestrian and recreational campers alike. Split into two sections with a huge loop to the left and a huge loop to the right. Surrounded by the Hoosier national forest with plenty of trails to hike and explore. You can tell this area is very well taken care of. Will definitely come back.
SingleStitch would stay here again
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“Excellent, Clean, and Quiet”
Reviewed 10/16/2022
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 0 |
| RV Length: | 34' (Toy Hauler Fifth Wheel) |
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Pretty little campground. Clean and well-maintained. Easy to find with Google Maps GPS directions. Big rig friendly. Big trash dumpster is available. No water, dump station or power. Camping sites are in the grass. We recommend camping on the side away from the road. As people drive down the road, a big white cloud of dust drifts throu... more
Pretty little campground. Clean and well-maintained. Easy to find with Google Maps GPS directions. Big rig friendly. Big trash dumpster is available. No water, dump station or power. Camping sites are in the grass. We recommend camping on the side away from the road. As people drive down the road, a big white cloud of dust drifts through the trees and into the camping areas near the road. Pit toilets were clean w plenty of TP. Around 6 tent campers, 1 horse trailer/camper, and 1 other rv were there when we arrived on a Saturday afternoon in October. Sunday saw around a dozen vehicles coming and going at the trailhead. By Sunday night, only one other camper and 2 tents remained. The kids and I walked into the forest and looked for some play spaces behind our campsite. It was beautiful. The night was dark and quiet, and the stars were bright. We loved it and would love to return and stay longer.
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SelenaH would stay here again
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“RVs without horses are welcome, too”
Reviewed 9/21/2022
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
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The camp is a little way down a gravel road. We didn't have any problem getting out 35' diesel pusher in and back out, although there is a rather big pothole right at the entrance to the horse camp. The area is grass with no defined sites. It is first-come, first-served to find a level enough spot. There was plenty of room while we... more
The camp is a little way down a gravel road. We didn't have any problem getting out 35' diesel pusher in and back out, although there is a rather big pothole right at the entrance to the horse camp.
The area is grass with no defined sites. It is first-come, first-served to find a level enough spot. There was plenty of room while we were there, but most of it was sloped a bit too much for our Class A. Fifth wheels and travel trailers will have an easier time finding a level enough spot. There are restrooms, but we didn't even look inside them so we can't comment on them.
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JeffH would stay here again
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“Nice Clean camping ”
Reviewed 5/16/2022
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
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Very nice and clean lots of space!
RTJ.06 would stay here again
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“Nice place”
Reviewed 10/8/2021
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 10 |
| Site Number: | NA |
| RV Length: | 26' (Travel Trailer) |
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Pulled in on a Sunday. It was almost empty. Some tent campers on the east end. We went to the west side. Large grassy area. Good solar. Great trails, although the better ones are down by the fire tower. If you get a chance, climb the tower. The view is awesome. On the weekend it got a little more full with people bringing thei... more
Pulled in on a Sunday. It was almost empty. Some tent campers on the east end. We went to the west side. Large grassy area. Good solar. Great trails, although the better ones are down by the fire tower. If you get a chance, climb the tower. The view is awesome. On the weekend it got a little more full with people bringing their horses.
I only gave a four for cleanliness because the forest service was fixing the corrals and put all the wood they cut into the dumpster. Dumpster was overflowing for several days.
There is a proposal to charge $10 per nite, so it may not be free for long.
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PirateX2 would stay here again
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“Love it here!”
Reviewed 10/8/2021
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| RV Length: | 38' (Class A) |
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We camp here often. There is no electricity or water. It is a great place to boondock. It is geared towards horses, but anyone can camp here. It is great for big rigs.
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Tracy & Jeff would stay here again
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“Great Boondocking Spot!”
Reviewed 10/5/2021
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| RV Length: | 32' (Fifth Wheel) |
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This place was perfect. We had planned on just spending a night on our way out West but decided to stay for another day do some hiking. Smooth gravel road for about 3/4 mile which led to paved loops where there was plenty of flat, grassy camping. We arrived at night and turned to the left after the entrance as the GPS instructed us ... more
This place was perfect. We had planned on just spending a night on our way out West but decided to stay for another day do some hiking.
Smooth gravel road for about 3/4 mile which led to paved loops where there was plenty of flat, grassy camping. We arrived at night and turned to the left after the entrance as the GPS instructed us to do. There were 4 other campers and still plenty of room for us in our 32' fith wheel. When we got up the next morning we noticed if we had turned right there was another whole empty loop with lots of great campsites. This place is perfect for bigger rigs. Lots of great hiking right on site too. Vault toilets were also available.
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Hannah.OConnell would stay here again
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noted 6/1/2023
Nearest gas station is ~30mins away but there's one that isn't listed on Google maps that's great: The fishin shedd
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Amenities
Hookups
- dry camping
Recreation
- recreation trail
Site Amenities
- fire ring
- picnic table
Facilities
- ADA Accessible
- horse corral
- restrooms: vault
Pets
- pets
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