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Blackwater Hostel And Campsite
Lab Road
Kinlochleven
Argyll and Bute (Browse area)
PH50 4SG
Tel: 01855 831253
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Pitches: 30
Open: 24/03/2026 to 18/10/2026
22/03/2027 to 17/10/2027
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 Tent Pitches |
 No Caravans |
 No Motorhomes |
 No Campervans |
 Glamping Units |
 No Statics for Hire |
 No Statics for Sale |
 No Seasonal Pitches |
 No Electric Hookups |
 No Hardstandings |
 No Fully Serviced Pitches |
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Not Members Only |
 No Rallies |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
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| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 No Baby Changing |
 No Laundry |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 No Chemical Disposal |
 Battery Charging |
 No Gas Exchange |
 No Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 No Motorhome Point |
 Wifi Access |
 Shop <1 mile |
 Bar <1 mile |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile |
| Activities |
 Kids Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing <1 mile |
 No Wild Swimming |
 No Indoor Pool |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 No Horse Riding |
 No Cycle Hire |
 Golf <5 miles |
 No Tennis |
 No Beach |
 Watersports On Site |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
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 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport <5 miles |
 No Dog Walk |
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| Date of Visit: April 2025 |
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| Nights stayed: 1 |
Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: Richardh1905 |
30 reviews from this member |
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 Mixed feelings about this site. The camping area is flat but is rather small, and is for small backpacking tents only (2 person max).
The facilities are OK, and there is a small communal area with good cameraderie amongst West Highland Wayfarers.
Location is good, ideal as the last stop on the West Highland Way and also for excellent access to the mountains, especially the Mamores. But I don't think that I would stay here again unless I was repeating the WH Way. 
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| Date of Visit: August 2013 |
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| Reviewer: Mojomcn |
5 reviews from this member |
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Small campsite next to Hostel with a friendly, welcoming warden. Flat, firm pitches. Clean, showers and toilets. Dish washing, drinking water taps and cooking area. Drying room, useful for typical Scottish showers or mountain extreme weather changes affecting walkers resulting in soaked boots, clothes etc. Mobile device charging point and free wifi included in price and situated in shower/toilet block corridor. 5 minutes walk from West Highland Way walk, town centre, shops and the indoor rock and ice climbing centre, The Ice Factor.
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| Date of Visit: April 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Dunfie |
5 reviews from this member |
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My son and I stayed in one of the Microlodge Hobbits for a night during our West Highland Way walk.
The site is very well run and the owner, was very helpful when we checked in to make sure we knew where all the facilities were (at the site and also in Kinlochleven).
Access the toilet and shower block is via an access code that you receive when you check in. I can only assume that this is to stop them being used by WHW walkers who are walking past. This also meant that the block was clean and tidy which was good to see after a long walk.
The microlodges are really nice. We booked a 2 person lodge and what it lacks in space it more than makes up for in the facilities. They have a heater, TV, microwave and fridge along with a couple of raised mattresses running along the side. The lack of space meant that we had to keep out large bags in the hut beside the hostel (this wasn't in any way a problem and just made the lodge more comfortable). We paid £30 for a night so approximately double the cost of camping but I think it offers great value for money. I spoke to a chap who was in a 4 person lodge with his wife and child and was paying £40 so also felt it was very good value.
Kinlochleven has a Co-op that is open from 7am-10pm for provisions and there is a very good chip shop open from Tue-Sat.
I will certainly return here later in the year with a tent when I hope to do some walking in the Mamores.
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| Date of Visit: October 2008 |
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| Reviewer: Ted_ashby_2003 |
9 reviews from this member |
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The site itself is a narrow strip of flat grass between the river and business park. Probably more suited to smaller tents. A coded lock gives access to the drying room, showers and toilets, all clean and in good repair. Outside there is a small, covered food prep and pot wash area with useful picnic benches dotted around. Ample parking. Cost £5 per person/night.
Since the aluminium smelter closed down, Kinlochleven has promoted itself as an outdoor pursuits centre. It is certainly a good base for hill-walking (tip: save 700ft of climbing and park up at Mamore Lodge). The ‘Ice Factor’ centre is 50m away from the site so handy for year round ice climbing. Two stores are close-by and the town has a few pubs although we had trouble tracking down the Atlas real ale despite it being produced locally.
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| Reviewer: Ilse |
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July 2003
Straightforward, but nice campsite with convenient shelter for cooking and packing your rucksack on a rainy morning! Showers have see-through doors, fortunately the gents are separated from the ladies... :-)
There is a supermarket a few hundred yards from the campsite, handy if you're packed as light as possible during the day (while walking the West Highland Way) and still like to eat a decent meal in the evening!
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