Black River Harbor Campground

To begin with, there are two things that knock this down from a perfect score. 1) The typical noise rules weren't followed in this campground. Generators running too late and way too early. (and I was getting up at 6:30am) 2) Unlike the better funded National Lakeshores and Parks there's no dedicated pad for my tent, which I have grown to appreciate. Otherwise this was a wonderful campground. The nearby waterfalls were worth the detour here.

Nice location, close to the lake. Mosquitoes and black flies were pretty bad, but it's to be expected at that time of year. Overall nice, quiet place to get away.

Take the Rainbow Falls walk through old growth forests. A true gem.

Spacious sites in heavily wooded area. Quiet enough to hear the waves of Lake Superior rolling into shore.

very nice enjoyable campground

If I could rate simply for beauty and cleanliness, I would give it 5 stars. There are several reasons for the 1 star rating. Chainsaws are apparently permitted. The group next to us used one, as well as the camp host across the street. The group next to us also felled a small standing, LIVE tree while the camp host did nothing to deter. The use of generators is also apparently permitted as one was left running nearby for the better part of the day/evening.

If you are looking for a quiet get-away, I would not recommend. If you don't mind the noise, it is a beautiful location.

I traveled for hours to this location specifically because there was no mention of generators or the like permitted on the website. I was also very sad to see live trees taken for no reason other than sheer ignorance. I have been here in the past, later in the year; it was quiet and serene. The influx of wanna-be outdoorsy people ruined this birthday trip for me and we actually left early.

Please be considerate to your neighbors and especially the surrounding nature areas!

Loved it! Nice campground, bathroom clean and fairly close. Love the fire pit with grid attached!!

There is NO water at the BR campground (nor at the Pavilion Park). Spigots have not been turned on. A DNR person told me there will be no water for the rest of the season.

The campground itself is nice. Good sites, great waterfalls nearby, but the bugs can make it impossible to stay here. There were swarms of biting flies that land and attack by the dozens. When a car drove by, you could actually see a cloud of flies in it's wake. We planned to stay for 5 days, but quickly packed up and moved elsewhere.

Black River Harbor Campground. We started coming here a couple years ago after Saxon Harbor in WI was demolished in a storm. Site was fantastic, the weather great, but the stable flies unbelievably bad. I knew it would be a gamble being there in June because that's their prime hatching season, but we tried anyway. There was a south wind for each of the three days we were there and they were biting constantly the times we were at the beach. Wind coming off the lake (from the north) pushes the stable flies off the beach but if it comes from the south they can be murderous. For those non-beach days check out the waterfalls, the flies tend not to be bad there.
Verizon phone service was non-existent, but hey you're on vacation. Just make your calls before going north from Ironwood or Bessemer.