Barren River Lake
1 camping site
Kentucky Camping
Dispersed (free) and developed (reservable) camping across Kentucky’s National Forests and BLM land. Ranked by access type, terrain, and seasonal window with your rig factored in.
New to camping without hookups? Start with What Is Boondocking. Not sure what your vehicle can handle? See High Clearance vs 4×4.
Before you camp outside a campground, check who is allowed to camp where. Dispersed camping on state land, state by state covers what each state allows on its own land. Where dispersed camping is restricted tracks the National Forest orders now in force, each one cited and dated.
Kentucky camping at a glance
Kentucky has 8 camping sites in the Camprtron dataset: 8 developed campgrounds, across 4 areas.
- Camping sites
- 8
- Developed campgrounds
- 8
- Areas covered
- 4
- Distinct nearby towns
- 7
- Passenger-car accessible
- 8
Type
Access
Camping areas (4)
All sites
The Narrows
Barren River Lake
Passenger car accessibleDeveloped campgroundFee siteNear Glasgow
Grove
Daniel Boone National Forest
Passenger car accessibleDeveloped campgroundFee siteNear Keavy
Holly Bay
Daniel Boone National Forest
Passenger car accessibleDeveloped campgroundFee siteNear Keavy
Twin Knobs Campground
Daniel Boone National Forest
Passenger car accessibleDeveloped campgroundFee siteNear Lakeview Heights
Fishing Creek Campground
Lake Cumberland
Passenger car accessibleDeveloped campgroundFee siteNear Somerset
Kendall Campground
Lake Cumberland
Passenger car accessibleDeveloped campgroundFee siteNear Jamestown
Mammoth Cave Campground
Mammoth Cave National Park
Passenger car accessibleDeveloped campgroundFee siteNear Park City
Maple Springs
Mammoth Cave National Park
Passenger car accessibleDeveloped campgroundFee siteNear Brownsville