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USACEBuckhorn Lake · Kentucky
Buckhorn Campground
Overview Buckhorn Campground on Buckhorn Lake, provides the perfect outdoor escape in eastern Kentucky's lush Cumberland Plateau.
Sites3824 reservable
Elev.1,096ft
Comf.Mar-Nov9 months
Max rig55 ft
Electric2929×50-amp
From Lexington2h18real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 1,096 ft, Buckhorn Campground has a 9-month comfortable window (Mar-Nov). Winter nights average around 30°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 38 sites total: 24 reservable and 14 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 4 walk-in, 29 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 55-ft rig.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on roomy sites.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Sep
Mar-Nov
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
75%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 16
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 4.
68°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Lexington
102 mi
2h18
02
Louisville
174 mi
3h36
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 8.5 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 38 SITES
Color byShow only
37 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
4
Walk-in
29
50-amp
5
Accessible
28
Prime
38
Sites
★ The standout
Site C09
BUCK · prime location · shaded.
To neighbor
76 ft
Location
Prime
Max rig
35 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
2
Water & Access
To nearest major road
8.5 mi
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.