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Public land camping

Army Corps of Engineers Campgrounds in Kentucky

27 places to camp in Kentucky run by the Army Corps of Engineers.

27
federal places to camp
27 Army Corps
24
take reservations
On Recreation.gov. The rest are first come, first served, or not listed there
1,051 ft
at the highest of them
Trace Branch Campground. The lowest, Hurricane Creek, sits at 381 ft
1,835
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 80 feet

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Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

Select any point to see who manages the land.

Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Army Corps of Engineers campgrounds in Kentucky

27 places

  1. Axtel Army Corps · Rough River Lake · Breckinridge County 523 ftelevation 153sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Baileys Point Army Corps · Barren River Lake · Allen County 550 ftelevation 215sites 79 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Buckhorn Campground Army Corps · Buckhorn Lake · Perry County 1,018 ftelevation 35sites 55 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Canal Army Corps · Barkley Lake · Lyon County 411 ftelevation 115sites 69 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Cave Creek Army Corps · Rough River Lake · Grayson County 592 ftelevation 63sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Confluence Recreation Area group campground Army Corps · Buckhorn Lake · Perry County n/aelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Cumberland Point Campground Army Corps · Lake Cumberland · Wayne County 751 ftelevation 30sites 68 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Dog Creek Army Corps · Nolin River Lake · Hart County 537 ftelevation 68sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Eureka Army Corps · Barkley Lake · Lyon County 434 ftelevation 26sites 68 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. Fall Creek Campground Army Corps · Lake Cumberland · Wayne County 954 ftelevation 10sites 61 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Fishing Creek Campground Army Corps · Lake Cumberland · Pulaski County 740 ftelevation 46sites 59 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  12. German Campground Army Corps · Dewey Lake · Floyd County 741 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  13. Holmes Bend Army Corps · Green River Lake · Adair County 846 ftelevation 125sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  14. Hurricane Creek Army Corps · Barkley Lake · Trigg County 381 ftelevation 51sites 78 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  15. Kendall Campground Army Corps · Lake Cumberland · Russell County 603 ftelevation 113sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  16. Laurel Branch Army Corps · Rough River Lake · Breckinridge County 565 ftelevation 61sites 70 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  17. Leatherwood Recreation Area group campground Army Corps · Buckhorn Lake · Perry County n/aelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  18. Littcarr Campground Army Corps · Carr Creek Lake · Knott County 1,044 ftelevation 45sites 54 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  19. Moutardier Army Corps · Nolin River Lake · Edmonson County 631 ftelevation 164sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  20. North Fork Army Corps · Rough River Lake · Breckinridge County 555 ftelevation 79sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  21. Pikes Ridge Army Corps · Green River Lake · Taylor County 709 ftelevation 60sites 80 ftlongest rig First comeor not listed
  22. Smith Ridge Army Corps · Green River Lake · Taylor County 831 ftelevation 79sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  23. Tailwater Army Corps · Barren River Lake · Allen County 489 ftelevation 49sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  24. The Narrows Army Corps · Barren River Lake · Barren County 611 ftelevation 90sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  25. Trace Branch Campground Army Corps · Buckhorn Lake · Leslie County 1,051 ftelevation 28sites 55 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  26. Waitsboro Campground Army Corps · Lake Cumberland · Pulaski County 735 ftelevation 21sites 70 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  27. Wax Army Corps · Nolin River Lake · Grayson County 525 ftelevation 107sites 80 ftlongest rig First comeor not listed