Black Lake
Black Lake is highly ranked as a family-favorite campground. It is spread out along the eastern shores of its namesake, Black Lake. The calm waters beckon to adventurers, offering fishing, boating, swimming and other recreational activities in the northwestern Wisconsin wilderness.
The campground offers dozens of waterfront sites for tent and RV camping. Each site is equipped with tables and campfire rings with grills. Accessible vault toilets, drinking water, trash collection and recycling bins are also available.
Need to Know
- Off-road vehicles must be secured on a trailer when parked within the campground
- Click here for more information on the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forests
- Don't move firewood: To limit the spread of invasive tree-killing pests, firewood from outside the area is not permitted. Some states have quarantines and may confiscate your firewood. Please help protect our forests from invasive species by obtaining your firewood at or near your camping destination and burning it on-site. Visit dontmovefirewood.org for more information.
Natural Features
The campground is located in a birch, pine and spruce forest that stretches along the beautiful 129-acre lake, in the southern part of the Chequamegon National Forest.
Nearby Attractions
Fuel, fishing supplies, firewood and restaurants are within a 15-mile drive of the campground, in the town of Hayward.
Recreation
The lake offers plentiful fishing, with musky, walleye, bass and pan fish available in abundance. Kayaking and canoeing are also enjoyed by visitors, as the water is usually peaceful and calm. A variety of wildlife, including elk, deer, loon, fox and others, make their homes in the area and are often spotted by visitors.
Hundreds of miles of off-road vehicle, hiking and mountain biking trails surround the lake. The Black Lake interpretive trail offers a 4-mile, in-depth look at the nature that surrounds the wooded shoreline.
A grassy beach provides ample space to run and play, as well as a spot to relax.
Contact Information
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PO Box 896 Hayward WI
Phone Number
For campground inquiries, please call: (715) 634-4821 OR (715) 264-2511
Rental Options
Learn more about gear rental options for your trip
Driving Directions
From Hayward, Wisconsin, take Highway B east for about 23 miles. Turn left on Barker Lake Road, which turns into Forest Service Road 172, and continue for a total of 8 miles. Turn left onto Forest Service Road 173 and drive less than a mile to the paved campground road.
Available Campsites
- Site 021, Loop BLACK LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 006, Loop BLACK LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 010, Loop BLACK LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 018, Loop BLACK LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 020, Loop BLACK LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 007, Loop BLACK LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 022, Loop BLACK LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 017, Loop BLACK LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 005, Loop BLACK LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 026, Loop BLACK LAKE , Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 025, Loop BLACK LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 016, Loop BLACK LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 004, Loop BLACK LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 012, Loop BLACK LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 019, Loop BLACK LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 009, Loop BLACK LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 028, Loop BLACK LAKE , Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 011, Loop BLACK LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 008, Loop BLACK LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 024, Loop BLACK LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 002, Loop BLACK LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 015, Loop BLACK LAKE , Type Group Standard Nonelectric
- Site 001, Loop BLACK LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 003, Loop BLACK LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 014, Loop BLACK LAKE , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 027, Loop BLACK LAKE , Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 023, Loop BLACK LAKE , Type Group Standard Nonelectric
- Site 029, Loop BLACK LAKE , Type Tent Only Nonelectric
