Black River Camping and Black River Outfitters At Horse Shoe Ranch

Fantastic campground, family run. The owners are great people, very friendly and welcoming. It's small but very well kept, right along the Black River. Having read a few reviews myself I was prepared for camping with porta potties, I will say they were the cleanest ones I have ever used, cleaner in fact than some camp site bathrooms of other locations in the area. Firewood is available and for the price it is a decent amount of quality dry oak.

Unfortunately the last night we were there a couple just a few sites down from us had too much to drink, they were only there that night, and were up arguing until early morning hours. That was my only complaint and not the fault of the campground, I'm sure I could have said something and it would have been handled appropriately. None the less I will be back.

Great staff, clean restrooms, good camping right next to the river. We will be back!

Great campground. Clean porta potties. Right on the river. Easy to find. Free WIFI if thats your thing. Actually quiet after 11. Staff amazing. Even got a tour guide through town when done with float. Float prices are reasonable. Super happy! Will definately be back.

We have floated through this outfitter twice now and have really enjoyed it. It was the longest float we could find in the area, 7 miles, and conveniently located right in Lesterville. The guy with the longer curly hair that gets you set up and ready to go at the river is always friendly and helpful, and the bus driver has also been very friendly and knowledgeable about the area as well. There is a small office with bathrooms where you check in for your float that also sells water shoes, which is clutch if you forget to change out of your slides before leaving home like I did haha. We will continue to float here and recommend it to anyone who asks.

We are making B.R.O our yearly adult float trip destination! We love it here!

Enjoy the stay everytime I come! Great people and staff. Best place to camp in Lesterville. ...

This is the best place to camp at swim i like it. I recommend it

Very nice family owned and operated property.
Offer military discount.
Nice place to camp.

Billy McKenna and his staff run a top-notch property. Every once in a while they have live music too.

Great place to stay. Right on the river. Its our 2nd year here and we will be reserving our spot for next year as well

Great place for floating and the camper sites were great! Surprisingly clean bath house, the staff was very nice and helpful. If I would have known about the Airbnb cabins I would have definitely stayed in one of those instead of camping. Beautiful river, canoe was in great shape and didn't leak. They picked us up very promptly after we arrived at the take out point.

Rented from so many places over the last 25 years, and this is by far the best! Booking is easy and reliable online & by phone. Equipment is in good working condition and they have back up options if any swaps are needed. Most of all, the people seem to enjoy helping floaters, their job, and generally good to be with. As a personal note, I also appreciate their organization and speed with the launch. We rented two weekends ago and we are renting again this weekend!!

Great float, honestly we had so many laughs during our pit stops along the way. Joe Dirt will get you your raft, and on your way you go!

Just be prepared to get out and push at low spots.

Awesome friendly staff! Drop off service for wood directly to your site! Pick up and drop off of your personal floats or convenient reservation for high quality canoes kayaks and tubes. Extremely clean campground. Overall a fantastic experience!! Definitely will be back!

They do a great job! Fun floating on the Black River!

Fantastic little hide-away. Found this place after trying to get a spot at Johnson's Shut-ins. Shut-ins was full... and this spot is only 10 miles away! What a find. Nice and quiet. It was perfect for us and my Grand daughters. The river is crystal clear. Campgrounds are well maintained... very clean. Short drive for a return visit to shut-ins so this was a perfect weekend

I really love this place. The primative sites are usually not full during the week and there are several VERY CLEAN portapotties close to the sites. It's just a short walk to the river for playtime. There is shower access there but there is only one. It's not super clean so I would definitely recommend shower shoes but it works and the water gets hot. One downfall is the indoor toilet is in the same room as the shower and the door doesn't lock.

Love this campground. I get to it at least once a year. It has wonderful level well groomed shady areas for tents, easy RV hookups, fire pit, picnic tables and great river access all in one camping lot.

This place is awesome, just a very short walk from the campground to the river, and the 7 Mile float begins right there. Extremely convenient. The owner is a fantastic guy as well.

After Rude ass people at a couple other Float Company's. We where referred to Black Rivet Oufitters they did an amazing job, was as nice as anyone could be and went out of their way to make our time great! And the process was simple quick and easy! We brought our own kyaks and they was more then willing to help is and their rates are great. Cheaper then most!