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Pull-thru
USACELake Cumberland · Kentucky
Waitsboro Campground
Overview Waitsboro Campground is at 500 Waitsboro Road and is situated on beautiful Lake Cumberland in southern Kentucky.
Sites2422 reservable
Elev.735ft
Comf.Mar-Dec10 months
Max rig70 ft
Electric2019×50-amp
From Lexington1h40real 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 735 ft, Waitsboro Campground has a 10-month comfortable window (Mar-Dec). Winter nights average around 31°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 24 sites total: 22 reservable and 2 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 19 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 70-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 4 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 9
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 13.
70°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Lexington
84 mi
1h40
02
Louisville
135 mi
2h42
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.2 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 24 SITES
Color byShow only
24 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
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Walk-in
19
50-amp
1
Accessible
0
Prime
24
Sites
★ The standout
Site 21
WAIT · shaded.
To neighbor
99 ft
Max rig
20 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
52
Peaks
4
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.