Big Paint Campground is a primitive, non-modern campground in Yellow River State Forest's Paint Creek Unit with spacious, well-maintained grassy sites featuring picnic tables and fire rings, offering direct access to Paint Creek for fishing and nearby hiking trails.

The campground has vault toilets and water available at the nearby information center, with sites reservable April-October and first-come, first-served availability November-March at $12-15 per night.

Located near Harpers Ferry, Iowa, it serves as a base for exploring over 45 miles of trails and seven miles of stocked trout streams throughout the forest.