Blackwell Campground

US Forest Service · Indiana

Blackwell Campground in Indiana. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 80 public campsites we map in Indiana.

The camp is located along Tower Ridge Road in the center of the Charles Deam Wilderness area, approximately one mile from Highway 446. The camp also is a trailhead for the Charles C. Deam Wilderness trail system. Recreation Blackwell is a campground for all types of users. It provides access to the Charles C. Deam Wilderness Trail system with approximately 35 miles of trails. The nearby Hickory Ridge Trail system is also available.

What we know about it

Managed by

US Forest Service

Fee

Not published (the agency does not list one)

Booking

Reservation required

Dogs

Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)

Number of sites

400

Season

Open year-round

Phone

Brownstown Ranger District Front Office:

Coordinates

39.01744, -86.38984

Nearest sites we map

• Hardin Ridge4 km · US Army Corps of Engineers
• H.R. Eads Loop4 km · US Forest Service
• H.R. Bluegill Loop5 km · US Forest Service
• Monroe Lake Allen's Creek SRA5 km · State park system
• H.R. Pine Loop5 km · US Forest Service
• Paynetown8 km · US Army Corps of Engineers

Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-04-15, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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