Field guide · route /state/ky
Kentucky
26 federal campgrounds at 1,181 ft and below. 73% of the catalog is USACE. Comfortable most of the year.
CATALOGUSACE 19 · USFS 5 · NPS 2 · 1 real but not yet itemized
26campgrounds
1,631sites mapped
367–1,181ft elevation
3agencies
26 campgrounds
Each dot a campground. Ringed dots carry a synthesized What campers say read.6,000+ ft2,000–6,000 ftUnder 2,000 ft
Climate range
ELEVATION × COMFORTABLE MONTHS
JFMAMJJASOND
Lowland / coast367–1,181 ft
Best of Kentucky
8 RANKINGS · FILTERED TO STATE
federal campgrounds for hikersMaple Springs10 routes · 1 peaksPull-through campsites atMammoth Cave Campground37 pull-through sitesWalk-in & hike-in tent sitesBuckhorn Campground4 walk-in sitescampgrounds with 50-amp RV sitesBaileys Point159 × 50-amp · up to 107 ftMost secluded federal campsitesGroveSite 12 · 7356 ft to neighborQuietestBuckhorn Campground8.5 mi to nearest highwayYear-roundKendall Campground11 comfortable months · 610 ftcampgrounds with water accessBaileys Point215 sites
The full catalog
26 CAMPGROUNDS · FILTERABLE
NAME / AREA
AGENCY
SITES
ELEV
COMFORT
QUIET
Baileys PointBarren River Lake
USACE
215
545
Mar–Dec · 10 mo
3.3 mi
Twin Knobs CampgroundDaniel Boone National Forest
USFS
208
823
Mar–Nov · 9 mo
3.5 mi
AxtelRough River Lake
USACE
153
525
Mar–Dec · 10 mo
0.6 mi
Holly BayDaniel Boone National Forest
USFS
138
1,171
Mar–Dec · 10 mo
7.3 mi
Kendall CampgroundLake Cumberland
USACE
120
610
Feb–Dec · 11 mo
0.2 mi
Mammoth Cave CampgroundMammoth Cave National Park
NPS
111
640
Mar–Dec · 10 mo
6.3 mi
GroveDaniel Boone National Forest
USFS
99
1,181
Mar–Dec · 10 mo
3.6 mi
The NarrowsBarren River Lake
USACE
90
614
Mar–Dec · 10 mo
2.9 mi
North Fork (KY)Rough River Lake
USACE
81
568
Mar–Dec · 10 mo
0 mi
Cave CreekRough River Lake
USACE
64
604
Mar–Dec · 10 mo
4.3 mi
Laurel BranchRough River Lake
USACE
62
574
Mar–Dec · 10 mo
1 mi
TailwaterBarren River Lake
USACE
49
499
Mar–Dec · 10 mo
4.5 mi
Fishing Creek CampgroundLake Cumberland
USACE
46
774
Mar–Dec · 10 mo
1 mi
Littcarr CampgroundCarr Creek Lake
USACE
45
1,115
Mar–Nov · 9 mo
0 mi
Buckhorn CampgroundBuckhorn Lake
USACE
38
1,096
Mar–Nov · 9 mo
8.5 mi
Cumberland Point CampgroundLake Cumberland
USACE
31
732
Feb–Dec · 11 mo
5.1 mi
Trace Branch CampgroundBuckhorn Lake
USACE
29
968
Mar–Nov · 9 mo
1.5 mi
Waitsboro CampgroundLake Cumberland
USACE
24
735
Mar–Dec · 10 mo
0.2 mi
Fall Creek CampgroundLake Cumberland
USACE
11
1,007
Mar–Dec · 10 mo
3.8 mi
Maple SpringsMammoth Cave National Park
NPS
7
814
Mar–Dec · 10 mo
5.9 mi
Craigs Creek Group AreaDaniel Boone National Forest
USFS
4
1,106
Mar–Dec · 10 mo
7.8 mi
Old KuttawaBarkley Lake
USACE
3
367
Mar–Dec · 10 mo
1 mi
LintonBarkley Lake
USACE
1
390
Mar–Dec · 10 mo
7.9 mi
CadizBarkley Lake
USACE
1
387
Mar–Dec · 10 mo
1.3 mi
Boat Gunnel Group CampgroundDaniel Boone National Forest
USFS
1
807
Mar–Nov · 9 mo
3.3 mi
German CampgroundDewey Lake
USACE
missing
797
Mar–Nov · 9 mo
0.7 mi
If you are flexible
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