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Pull-thru
USFSDaniel Boone National Forest · Kentucky
Grove
Overview Grove Campground is perched on a forested ridge above Laurel River Lake in Kentucky's Daniel Boone National Forest.
Sites9911 reservable
Elev.1,181ft
Comf.Mar-Dec10 months
Max rig50 ft
Electric50sites
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 1,181 ft, Grove has a 10-month comfortable window (Mar-Dec). Winter nights average around 31°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 99 sites total: 11 reservable and 88 first-come, first-served. Within about 4 miles: 2 named hiking routes, 1 peak, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and quiet. 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.
71%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 9
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 6.
69°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Lexington
98 mi
2h04
02
Louisville
175 mi
3h25
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 3.6 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 99 SITES
Color byShow only
94 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
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Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
99
Sites
★ The standout
Site 12
A · shaded.
To neighbor
7356 ft
Max rig
45 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
2
Trail segments
41
Peaks
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
3.6 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.