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I believe this is what is called the Headwaters Campground. This is located on an elevated area of the 820 Forestry Road, on the 8.4km mark. You need to do a steep climb from the water source to get here, and you also need to downclimb the other side to get to the relentlessly steep Mt. Bilu trailhead. The campground is flat and since it is on some sort of a mini-plateau, not much animals wander on the campsite itself. There are a lot of spiders during the night, and you can still hear a lot of animal noises.
Had the chance to spend the night here with my girlfriend last 26-27 December 2019, and there were no other hikers during that time. There are a lot of human artefacts that are left here (chopping boards, tarps, big water bottles and even pillows). There are also a lot of human excrement that are left out in the open on what is considered as the “toilet area”. I wish people will dig proper cat holes and take the wetwipes with them as these does...
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Probably the worst camping experience I've had, but the river is beautiful and convenient so 3 stars for that.
The campsite is located on a wider section of the trail, and can be extremely crowded on weekends, with tents pitched within a meter of each other. Groups of hikers often pass through speaking/yelling at full volume as early as 2 or 3 am. Good luck sleeping if there's a lot of hikers on the trail.
There's also a noticeable amount of garbage, excrement, and used toilet paper ringing the campsite. Wish people would actually dig cat holes and pack out...
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One of bilu mountains campsite.. near the bilu falls also the last water source before...
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