This conservation area access point in northeastern Johnson County provides seasonal access to the Blackwater River via Highway 23, with parking areas and a hiking trail system that connects to multiple fishing lakes and ponds.

The area offers primitive camping at designated sites, a rifle and pistol shooting range, and boat access to area waters with electric motors permitted on lakes and ponds.

Note that Blackwater Road river access is closed from October 15 through the waterfowl season.