Weldon Springs’ campground is open year-round; the shower building closes in the fall and reopens in the spring. It offers 75 Class A sites with electricity, vehicular access, sanitary dumping station, shower building, cooking grills, picnic tables, pit toilets. Playground equipment and water hydrants are available in the campground. Campers with disabilities have access to three campsites designed for special needs offer a large hard-surfaced pad. Privies and water are easily accessible. Areas for tent, backpack, large group and youth camping are also available. Primitive backpack campsites are located along Salt Creek. Please call ahead for conditions, as these backpack sites could be flooded in spring. The shower buildings are closed by November 1 (maybe earlier if bad weather persists) and reopen May 1 (maybe earlier if weather allows). Camping and Group Camp Reservations are accepted online at
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Black Locust Group Camp can accommodate 150 campers. Amenities in this area include a 24x40 picnic shelter (no electricity), water, pit toilets, fire pits/grills and picnic tables. Long Point is for youth groups only and can accommodate up to 75 campers. This group tent camping area is lakeside and located near the main campground. Amenities at Long Point include a shelter with electricity, water, pit toilets, fire rings and picnic tables and access to the shower building.
Alcohol is prohibited in the tent camping area, primitive backpack sites, and the Black Locust and Long Point Group Camps.