Federal campgrounds in Kentucky

63 campgrounds you can book on Recreation.gov. Pick what your kids like to do to narrow the list.

Axtel Army Corps of Engineers · boating and paddling, fishing, swimming
Bailey's Point Picnic Shelter Army Corps of Engineers
Baileys Point Army Corps of Engineers · hiking, picnic and day use, swimming
Barren River Lake Tailwater Picnic Shelter Army Corps of Engineers
Big Oak Picnic Shelter Army Corps of Engineers · hiking, picnic and day use
Boat Gunnel Group Campground Forest Service
Buckhorn Campground Army Corps of Engineers · boating and paddling, swimming
Buckhorn Day Use Army Corps of Engineers
Bumpus Mills Army Corps of Engineers · boating and paddling, fishing, hiking, picnic and day use, swimming
Cadiz Army Corps of Engineers · boating and paddling, fishing, picnic and day use
Canal Army Corps of Engineers · fishing, picnic and day use, swimming
Carr Creek Lake Shelters Army Corps of Engineers · boating and paddling, fishing, hiking
Cave Creek Army Corps of Engineers · boating and paddling, fishing
Cave Run Dam Tailwater Army Corps of Engineers
Claylick Boat-In Campground Forest Service
Confluence Recreation Area Army Corps of Engineers
Craigs Creek Group Area Forest Service · biking, fishing, hiking
Cumberland Point Campground Army Corps of Engineers · boating and paddling, fishing
Dewey Lake Campground Shoreline Sites Army Corps of Engineers · biking, boating and paddling, fishing, hiking, swimming
Dewey Lake Shelter Army Corps of Engineers · biking, boating and paddling, fishing, hiking, picnic and day use, wildlife and birds
Dog Creek (Ky) Army Corps of Engineers · biking, boating and paddling, fishing, hiking, swimming
Dog Creek Day Use (KY) Army Corps of Engineers · boating and paddling, fishing, picnic and day use
Eureka Army Corps of Engineers · biking, boating and paddling, fishing, swimming
Fall Creek Campground Army Corps of Engineers · boating and paddling, wildlife and birds
Fishing Creek Campground Army Corps of Engineers · boating and paddling, fishing
Fishtrap Lake Shelters Army Corps of Engineers · boating and paddling, fishing, wildlife and birds
Grayson Lake Damsite Shelters Army Corps of Engineers · biking, boating and paddling, fishing, hiking, picnic and day use, wildlife and birds
Grove Forest Service · boating and paddling, fishing, hiking
Holly Bay Forest Service · biking, boating and paddling, fishing, swimming
Holmes Bend Army Corps of Engineers · biking, boating and paddling, fishing, hiking, picnic and day use, swimming, wildlife and birds
Houchin Ferry Campground National Park Service · boating and paddling, fishing, picnic and day use, wildlife and birds
Hurricane Creek Army Corps of Engineers · fishing, swimming
Kendall Campground Army Corps of Engineers · boating and paddling, fishing, hiking
Laurel Branch Army Corps of Engineers · boating and paddling, fishing, swimming
Laurel River Lake Picnic Area Army Corps of Engineers · hiking, swimming
Leatherwood Recreation Area Army Corps of Engineers
Linton Army Corps of Engineers · swimming
Littcarr Campground Army Corps of Engineers · boating and paddling, fishing, picnic and day use, swimming
Mammoth Cave Backcountry Camping National Park Service · biking, boating and paddling, fishing, hiking, wildlife and birds
Mammoth Cave Campground National Park Service · biking, boating and paddling, hiking, wildlife and birds
Mammoth Picnic Shelters National Park Service · hiking, picnic and day use, wildlife and birds
Maple Springs National Park Service · biking, hiking, picnic and day use, wildlife and birds
Mill Springs Mill Shelter Army Corps of Engineers
Moutardier Army Corps of Engineers · boating and paddling, fishing, hiking, picnic and day use
Moutardier Day Use Army Corps of Engineers · boating and paddling, hiking, picnic and day use, swimming
North Fork (Ky) Army Corps of Engineers · boating and paddling, fishing, swimming
Old Kuttawa Army Corps of Engineers · boating and paddling, fishing, picnic and day use, swimming
Port Oliver Picnic Shelter Army Corps of Engineers
Quarry Road Picnic Shelter Army Corps of Engineers
S-Tree Campground Forest Service
Satterly Picnic Shelter Army Corps of Engineers · boating and paddling, fishing, hiking, picnic and day use, swimming
Smith Ridge Army Corps of Engineers · boating and paddling, fishing, hiking, picnic and day use, swimming, wildlife and birds
Tailwater Army Corps of Engineers · fishing, hiking, picnic and day use, wildlife and birds
Tailwater Day Use (Nolin River Lake) Army Corps of Engineers · boating and paddling, fishing, picnic and day use
Tailwater Picnic Shelter Army Corps of Engineers · boating and paddling, fishing, picnic and day use, wildlife and birds
The Narrows Army Corps of Engineers · hiking, picnic and day use
The Narrows Picnic Shelter Army Corps of Engineers
Trace Branch Campground Army Corps of Engineers · boating and paddling, fishing, swimming
Twin Knobs Campground Forest Service · biking, boating and paddling, fishing, hiking, picnic and day use, swimming, wildlife and birds
Visitor Center Picnic Shelter Army Corps of Engineers · fishing, hiking, picnic and day use, wildlife and birds
Waitsboro Campground Army Corps of Engineers · boating and paddling, fishing, picnic and day use
Wilderness Road Campground National Park Service · biking, hiking, picnic and day use, wildlife and birds
Zilpo - Daniel Boone Nat. For. Forest Service · boating and paddling, hiking, swimming

Campground list from the Recreation Information Database (RIDB), ridb.recreation.gov, full export, refreshed Oct 15, 2026. Each name opens the campground on Recreation.gov, the federal booking site: check it for dates, availability, fees and alerts. We show no prices or availability, and Dad Field Manual isn't affiliated with Recreation.gov or any agency.