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Pull-thru
USACELake Cumberland · Kentucky
Fall Creek Campground
Overview Fall Creek Campground is located at 1144 New Fall Creek Road, Monticello and is situated along the shores of the vast Lake Cumberland in southern Kentucky.
Sites11all reservable
Elev.1,007ft
Comf.Mar-Dec10 months
Max rig61 ft
Electric1010×50-amp
From Lexington2h04real 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 1,007 ft, Fall Creek Campground has a 10-month comfortable window (Mar-Dec). Winter nights average around 32°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 11 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Of the sites, 10 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 61-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 5 peaks, lake or river access.
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-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
69%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 4
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 14.
70°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Lexington
99 mi
2h04
02
Louisville
152 mi
3h08
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 3.8 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 11 SITES
Color byShow only
11 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
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Walk-in
10
50-amp
1
Accessible
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Prime
11
Sites
★ The standout
Site 06
FALL CREEK CAMPGROUND · shaded.
To neighbor
103 ft
Max rig
25 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
2
Peaks
5
Viewpoints
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
3.8 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.