3
Pull-thru
USACELake Cumberland · Kentucky
Kendall Campground
Overview Kendall Campground is located at 80 Kendall Road, south of Jamestown, Kentucky, just below Wolf Creek Dam, which forms beautiful Lake Cumberland.
Sites120114 reservable
Elev.610ft
Comf.Feb-Dec11 months
Max rig99 ft3 pull-thru
Electric119112×50-amp
From Lexington2h05real 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 610 ft, Kendall Campground has a 11-month comfortable window (Feb-Dec). Winter nights average around 33°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 120 sites total: 114 reservable and 6 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 3 pull-through, 112 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 99-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on reservability and shade. 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
Feb-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
68%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 24
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 15.
71°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Lexington
98 mi
2h05
02
Louisville
133 mi
2h37
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.2 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 120 SITES
Color byShow only
114 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
112
50-amp
2
Accessible
0
Prime
120
Sites
★ The standout
Site 113
KENDALL ANNEX · good location · shaded.
To neighbor
58 ft
Location
Good
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
24
Viewpoints
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
0.2 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.