# Blackthorn Retreat

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- **Location:** Randolph, Kansas, United States
- **Price:** from $25.00/night
- **Rating:** 99% recommend (250 reviews)
- **Sites:** 14
- **Size:** 101 acres
- **Host:** Dave C.

## Overview

Blackthorn Retreat is a private campground unlike anywhere else in the area. Our campsites are nestled among towering oak, osage orange, walnut, and cedar trees. The result is a forest sanctuary where nature still thrives, wildlife roams freely, and campers can find both solitude and adventure.

Here you’ll find a variety of ways to stay: dispersed camping under the trees, secluded sites for maximum privacy, canvas tents already set on wooden decks, a group gathering space, small cabins, and even areas for hammocks, RVs, and camper trailers. Every site comes with a picnic table and fire ring, and all guests enjoy access to clean porta johns, a hot-water outdoor shower, potable water, an electronics charging station, and plenty of communal amenities—a massive BBQ grill, multiple fire rings, a pavilion, clay pizza oven, and a playground for the kids. Beyond your campsite, 80 acres of woods, winding trails, and a river are yours to explore.

Whether you’re here to watch wildlife, listen for the birds at dawn, share stories by the fire, or simply slow down and breathe in the stillness, Blackthorn Retreat is ready to welcome you. Adventure awaits—come see for yourself.

## Highlights

- **Best Hipcamps in Kansas:** Named one of the best Hipcamps to visit in 2026.
- **Best in Kansas: Finalist:** Named one of the best Hipcamps to visit in 2024.
- **Staff verified:** Accuracy verified by Hipcamp's on-the-ground team.
- **Dave is a Star Host:** Star Hosts are highly rated, responsive, and committed to providing incredible experiences.

## Amenities

- **Amenities:** Potable water, Toilets, Campfires, Showers, Trash, Cooking equipment, Picnic table, Wifi, Playground
- **RV amenities:** Generators
- **Activities:** Biking, Boating, Fishing, Hiking, Paddling, Off-roading (OHV), Swimming, Wildlife watching
- **Terrain:** Forest, Lake, River, stream, or creek, Field

## Sites

- **Blackthorn Basecamp** (rv-tent, up to 6 guests, $25.00/night)
- **The Gothic Pod** (glamping-pod, up to 2 guests, $74.00/night)
- **Gothic Pod 2** (glamping-pod, up to 2 guests, $74.00/night)
- **The Swing Camp** (tents, up to 6 guests, $30.00/night)
- **Bell Ravine** (bell-tent, up to 6 guests, $74.00/night)
- **Camp Ash!** (tents, up to 6 guests, $30.00/night)
- **Rock Ridge** (canvas-tent, up to 4 guests, $75.00/night)
- **Group Camping in the Woods** (tents, up to 20 guests, $150.00/night)
- **Shepherds Wagon** (shepherd-s-hut, up to 3 guests, $85.00/night)

## Recent reviews

> Great host, helped us out last second when we needed a place to camp
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> - Kade P., October 19, 2026

> Hidden gem in Kansas… great host… great location… great privacy… nature galore, heard every type of animal Kansas has to offer…
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> - Scott G., October 11, 2026

> This site was quiet and peaceful, the outdoor shower was very welcome after a long drive, and Dave was very accommodating!
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> - Stephen T., October 5, 2026

> Super nice location and Dave was super friendly! It was a nice low key spot to just get away for a little bit.
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> - Ashley D., September 19, 2026

> Our tenting campsite was great! Spacious and private. We were just passing through so we didn't get to enjoy anything else on site. Host was friendly and helpful.
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> - Liza F., September 14, 2026