Blue Heron Campground

Spent 3 nights here in mid-Oct in our new smaller fifth-wheel. No camphost on site, I guess it's late season and they are gone until next year. There were quite a few other campers here, which surprised me as it's mid-week and late season. Very quiet. I reserved site 30 but it was short and steep and couldn't get level, so moved to site 32 which was better.

There appears to be some nice hikes that we will check out and then the old mining town/museum of Blue Heron.

The road getting in was windy and curvy, up and down but no problem. Closest town for firewood, supplies, food, etc is Whitley City about a 15 min drive. It's best to bring what you need.

Nice place.

Driving here you would never expect to see a busy little campground. Lots of kids on bikes and electric things whizzing by most of the day. Very pretty and clean. A little busier than my taste. Sites are close but level. My site 42 is on the opposite side of all others in numerical line of sites. The water electric connection is on the wrong side if you back in, so is the table and fire ring. It felt weird to pull in head first. But if I didn't, the door would not have the faced the amenities. The host is next to us, gave permission to pull in instead of back in. Thankfully my rig is only 28 feet long, we barely fit. I have no idea where you would get firewood.

35 ft travel trailer fit easily and we really enjoyed heated bathrooms and showers! (some cold weather) Hiking trails start a half mile from the campground, but were interesting and well-kept. Overlooks, outdoor mining museum. We mostly had the whole campground to ourselves during the week but it was never actually busy. The road is in windy and has some steep inclines, but even big rigs seem to do OK. Great cell service - verizon.

Stayed here while I fished and visited the sites. Newly paved roads in the area, finished while I was here. Saw an owl fly across the road on the way in! Beware of copperheads. Saw one dead and one of those also crossed the road in front of me not far from the campground.

Water spirits are a bit odd. Otherwise the site was roomy, fairly level, and nice.

Cell service was good enough for me to work on AT&T. Also streamed a movie at night on Verizon.

Stayed at Blue Heron Campground for an long girls weekend. We had a great spot (number 29) nearby the bath house.

The campground was nicely kept, even though the sites seemed fairly close to one another. We appreciated the bear boxes for our outside kitchen items.

We had some trouble with the electrical box, but the office sent an electrician over. Which we were very grateful for since it was Friday night. He got it fixed up for us, Wayne was awesome!

The bath house was clean and well maintained.

We had a great time here, and look forward to coming back again!

What a wonderful place sitting 1/2 mile back off the roadway. Very quiet, except for weekend when kids are around, which is a delight to hear, but during week, it's pretty quiet. Lot's of birds to hear and wind swishing through the trees. You see an occasional turkey meander thru in the mornings and there are Bear boxes at each site, if tent camping, to protect your food, just in case a bear does drop by.
Sites are pretty level and have tons of space to enjoy the great outdoors. Each site has electric, water, a fire pit, picnic table and Bear box, all resting upon a gravel base framed in by PT wood. Plus we love that they have recycling bins! Nicely done NPS and Blue Heron staff!
You have the freedom, at this time, to go and gather whatever wood you want to build a fire. It has to be down, so no cutting it down to get it. There are also places in Stearns to buy firewood if you need.
Since it is a bit of a distance from Stearns (about 7 miles), be sure to have all your essentials before you head there. Once here, enjoy your stay, however long that may be, we did and loved it!

Hats off to "Wandering Pulse" for the great pictures! It really tells the story of the place.

Quiet and secluded on top of a mountain. Loved it. The back loop would be great if you don’t have neighbors but they are close. The rest of the sites seemed spacious enough. Had to tie down the handle on the water to keep it on. Road in is windy and narrow but doable. There was a MH in the host spot but we never saw anyone. Lots to do in the area. Check out the old Blue Heron mining camp. Overall a great place to relax.

This campground is located on high ground in the forest. Two loops host sites with electricity and water. A dump station is available. The sites on the outside of the loops are pretty well spaced, but the interior sites are wide open and close.

A toilet building has showers for no additional fee.

Trails lead off to interesting places but we encountered rain so we stayed in camp.

The camp is well maintained. For some unknown reason, the lowest numbered sites are marked closed.