Harmon Den Campground

We camped here Tuesday through Saturday the week after July 4th and had a great experience. The campground was quiet, clean, and well-maintained. Every site had a picnic table, fire pit, and grill grate, and the sites were nicely shaded.
We tent camped in the lower loop at Site 17. The lower loop is laid out as a cul-de-sac, with bathrooms located at the bottom of the gravel road and bear-proof trash bins at both the top and bottom. Site 17 is toward the top of the road on the right side. It was plenty of space for two adults and a small dog. Site 19, which is the last site on the right at the bottom of the road, appeared larger and included two picnic tables.
Because the road slopes downhill, it was a short walk down to the bathrooms and a slightly longer walk back up to our site, but it wasn't a problem for us.
The lower and upper loops are fairly close together, but the campground was extremely quiet during our stay. We were the only campers there until Friday night, when another camper arrived in the upper loop.
We're familiar with the area, so the campground didn't feel too remote or secluded. Wildlife was definitely a highlight of the trip. We spotted a bear from a safe distance one day, an elk walked through our campsite after we had gone to bed one night, and we also saw a family of six elk—including two large adults—moving through the campground during the day.
We had enough cell service for phone calls, but not enough signal to use Wi-Fi or data consistently.
Overall, we thoroughly enjoyed our stay and would happily camp here again.

Gods country love this place

The campground itself was good. The detour signs for exit 7 (detour to 15) were terrible and led to us driving for an extra hour.
When you get off at exit 15 the detour signs disappear so there in no indication which way to go. For anyone else that comes from the west going east, pass exit 7 for harmon den (its closed), get off at exit 15 and get back on i40 going west. The westbound exit 7 is open. Otherwise you will have to find the route through the back way up fines creek and max patch.

Very quiet n peaceful

Beautiful campground deep in the woods. Lots of nature to enjoy, heard many animals at night including owls, eagles/hawks, maybe even some coyotes. Would definitely consider going back if I get the chance.

Was nice most of the stay, construction workers from I40 rebuilding were staying in a trailer 2 sites away. They left for a day and came back before dark, staying 45 minutes with there side by side running. Then left only to leave there generator running never cutting off till I left next day was annoying. Other than that was very peaceful.

Was nice most of the stay, construction workers from I40 rebuilding were staying in a trailer 2 sites away. They left for a day and came back before dark, staying 45 minutes with there side by side running. Then left only to leave there generator running never cutting off till I left next day was annoying. Other than that was very peaceful.

Campsites were in good shape. Trails were open and in good repair.

Campsites were in good shape. Trails were open and in good repair.

This campground was reasonably well cared for, although not as clean as other FS campgrounds I have stayed. The first 3 of my 4 night stay was quiet as I was the only one there. The toilets were clean and stocked. The only negative was the entry gate. Having a lock is fine and it was nice that I could "lock myself in" so the campground was't getting cruisers, but on my second entry I was attacked by hornets from a nest between the gate reflectors (there is another nest on the mid-camp toilet). Received 6 stings to my face. Rangers or cleaning contractors should be prepared to check for and remove these to protect patrons. It made for a miserable night. Thankfully I was not allergic! This is a risk campers take, but it is not expected in an area that is easily mitigated and could become a medical emergency for some.