Canoeing/Kayaking

Firefly Hills

13 RV Sites

Firefly Hills in Beattyville, KY, offers 13 full-hookup back-in RV sites with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 70 feet. Every site is a back-in carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi and a fire pit. The park is rated big rig friendly, open all year, and explicitly LGBTIQA+ friendly. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, firewood, a community fire pit, and RV storage cover the practical side. Pets are welcome, with a dog park and a playground. A pond, walking trails, pickleball, and gaga ball fill the wooded grounds, with hiking and kayaking close by. Beattyville sits in Lee County in the eastern Kentucky mountains, minutes from some of the most concentrated outdoor terrain in the Appalachian South: Red River Gorge, Natural Bridge State Park, Clifty Wilderness, Daniel Boone National Forest, Muir Valley, and Hollerwood Offroad Adventure Park. Rates and availability are on the booking page. Climbing season at the Gorge fills this park — reserve well ahead for spring and fall.

from $47/night

Cumberland Falls RV Resort

25 RV Sites

Cumberland Falls RV Resort in Parkers Lake, Kentucky, offers 25 full-hookup RV sites with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout, at the gateway to one of the Appalachians' most extraordinary natural wonders. Premium WiFi, golf cart rentals, a lake, and a fishing pier serve guests exploring the Daniel Boone National Forest. Twenty-five sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp in back-in and pull-through configurations, sized to 45 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. A general store, restrooms, showers, firewood, and both standard and premium WiFi handle the practical side. Pets are welcome. A lake and fishing pier sit on the property, with a river and creek running nearby. Sports courts, pickleball, horseshoes, corn hole, walking trails, a pavilion, and a dog park fill the grounds, with golf cart rentals to cross the property and planned activities through the season. Hiking, whitewater rafting, canoeing, kayaking, stargazing, and birding all run from the area, with boating and a casino nearby. Cumberland Falls is the reason to come. The 125-foot-wide curtain of the Cumberland River plunges 68 feet through a sandstone gorge and produces a moonbow visible by full moon light — a phenomenon found in only a handful of locations worldwide. The state resort park, the Daniel Boone National Forest, and the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area all converge here, with SomerSplash Waterpark and Wildcat Off-Road Park nearby. Full moon weekends draw moonbow viewers specifically. Reserve well ahead for those dates and for October foliage.

from $69/night

Soggy Bottoms Campground

11 RV Sites, 3 Tent Sites

Soggy Bottoms Campground in Liberty, Kentucky, offers 11 RV sites and three tent sites with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted up to 120 feet. Full-hookup and water-and-electric back-in categories join a general store, playground, showers, and creek frontage. Eleven back-in sites run in full-hookup and water-and-electric categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted, sized to 120 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Confirm your tier, as the water-and-electric category does not carry sewer at the site. One hundred twenty feet is exceptional capacity for a park this size and accommodates anything on the road with room to spare. Three tent sites round out the lodging, and the tent rate covers one tent — additional tents need to be added to the reservation. A general store, dump station, and showers handle the practical side. A creek runs the property for fishing and canoeing and kayaking, with a playground and volleyball filling the rest. A national park area is nearby. Pets are welcome. Casey County sits in south-central Kentucky's rolling farm and forest country, genuinely rural and quiet. Liberty is the county seat, and the area is close enough to reach several of the state's better outdoor destinations without staying in a crowded corridor — Green River Lake, Lake Cumberland, and the Daniel Boone National Forest are all within a reasonable drive, with Mammoth Cave farther west. Spring and fall bring the most comfortable Kentucky conditions, with summer drawing lake traffic through the region. Demand runs steadily rather than seasonally at a park this size. Reserve ahead for holiday weekends.

from $15/night

Still Waters Campground

22 RV Sites

Still Waters Campground in Frankfort, Kentucky, offers 22 full-hookup RV sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 60 feet, in the state capital and the heart of the Bluegrass. Back-in and pull-through categories in both full-hookup and water-and-electric configurations sit beside a lake with a boat ramp. Twenty-two sites run in water-and-electric back-ins, 30/50-amp pull-throughs, and water-and-electric pull-throughs, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted, sized to 60 feet. Cabins and group camping round out the accommodations. Laundry, a dump station, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. The water is the setting. A lake, pond, and creek run the property with a boat ramp for direct access, supporting fishing, boating, canoeing, and kayaking. Walking trails, hiking, and biking run the forested grounds, with a barn and dog park besides, and birding is productive along the creek. A golf course is nearby. Pets are welcome. Frankfort sits at the Kentucky River crossing in Franklin County, which makes it a genuinely central base: Louisville, Lexington, and the Mammoth Cave region are all within day-drive range. The immediate attractions are dense — the Kentucky State Capitol, Liberty Hall Historic Site, the Buffalo Trace National Historic Landmark distillery, the Butterfly Greenhouse, the Salato Wildlife Education Center, Cove Spring Park, and the Sullivan House Visitor Center are all in town, alongside the horse farms and limestone gorge country that define the Bluegrass. Spring and fall are the most comfortable for touring the distilleries and horse farms, and carry the heaviest demand. Reserve ahead.

from $49/night

Camper Village RV Park

8 RV Sites

Camper Village RV Park in Dry Ridge, KY, offers 8 full-hookup RV sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 45 feet. Sites come in four categories — deluxe back-in, deluxe lakeview back-in, lakeview back-in, and deluxe pull-thru — all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table. Lakeview sites are the ones to request. The park is open all year, with laundry, a bathhouse with showers, and a clubhouse. Cabins each sleep four. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. An outdoor pool, boat docks, a boat ramp, and boat and kayak rentals fill 20 acres on the water, with fishing, boating, paddling, paddle boats, paddle boarding, and swimming, plus a playground. Dry Ridge sits on Boltz Lake in Grant County, about 45 minutes south of downtown Cincinnati and 10 minutes from the Ark Encounter, in country that feels genuinely rural despite easy highway access. A state park is nearby. Rates for sites and cabins are on the booking page. Eight sites on a lake this close to Cincinnati means summer books first.

from $63 $55/night

Mammoth Ridge RV Park

20 RV Sites

Mammoth Ridge RV Park and Campground in Greeneville, Tennessee, offers full-hookup RV sites on a lake with its own beach, a dog park, a general store and golf cart rentals. Sites take rigs up to 75 feet with electric hookups, which accommodates most large coaches traveling the Nolichucky valley between Morristown and Johnson City. Full-hookup RV sites with electric service accommodate rigs to 75 feet, and a dump station is on site. RV storage is available for guests leaving a rig between visits. Bathrooms, showers and laundry cover the practical side of a stay, a general store stocks basics and firewood, and WiFi reaches the sites. The lake is the property's center of gravity. A beach gives swimmers direct access, and fishing, boating, canoeing, kayaking and paddle boats put guests on the water without leaving the campground. Walking trails and biking routes run the grounds, volleyball and gaga ball serve the younger crowd, and a covered pavilion handles group gatherings. A fenced dog park is on site and pets are welcome. Golf cart rentals make the property easy to move around, and a golf course is nearby. One practical note: this is bear country despite the populated setting, so store food accordingly. Greeneville is the home of Andrew Johnson, and the National Historic Site downtown preserves his homestead, tailor shop and cemetery. The Nolichucky River Gorge lies 20 miles south in the Cherokee National Forest, where a 14-mile canyon carries Class III–IV whitewater, and Great Smoky Mountains National Park's Cosby entrance is a 45-mile drive southwest. The campground runs spring through fall. Cherokee National Forest wildflowers peak April into May, and October foliage on the northeast Tennessee ridgelines is the busiest window of the year — with the Roan Mountain rhododendron bloom, 40 miles northeast, drawing heavily from mid-June into early July. Reserve ahead for both.

from $60/night

Lakeview RV Resort

87 RV Sites

Lakeview RV Resort in Bluff City, Tennessee, offers 87 full-hookup RV sites overlooking Boone Lake with 20, 30, and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 50 feet, open all year. Standard, cable-equipped, and wide back-in categories join a storm shelter, fishing pier, boat docks, and outdoor pool. Eighty-seven back-in sites run in standard, with-cable, and wide with-cable categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp, sized to 50 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. The wide category is worth requesting for larger rigs or guests who want elbow room. Cabins round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills, restrooms, and firewood handle the practical side, with a storm shelter on site — a genuine safety feature in the Tennessee Valley. Site rates vary by category and date. An outdoor pool anchors the warm months, with a lake, pond, fishing pier, boat docks, and boat rentals giving direct water access for fishing, boating, canoeing, and kayaking. A recreation center, playground, pavilion, dog park, horseshoes, corn hole, biking, and on-site dining fill the rest, with planned activities through the season. Pets are welcome. The elevated viewshed over Boone Lake against the Blue Ridge is the resort's signature. Bluff City sits on US-11E between Johnson City and Kingsport, with the lake's bass and walleye fishery and the South Holston River tailwater close by. Year-round operation makes this viable across seasons. Summer and October foliage are the peaks — reserve ahead.

from $55/night

Buddy Bear in the Smokies RV Campground

25 RV Sites, 1 Cabin, 3 Cottages

Buddy Bear in the Smokies RV Campground in Sevierville, TN, offers 25 full-hookup RV sites and 4 cabin and cottage rentals, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 85 feet. Sites are tiered as standard back-in, premium back-in, signature back-in, and pull-thru, all carrying water, sewer, electric, and cable TV with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, picnic table, and barbecue. The campground is rated big rig friendly and at 85 feet takes the longest coaches with a toad — genuinely rare this close to the Smokies. A general store, a bathhouse, and a pavilion cover the essentials, and pets are welcome. The property is gated, and guests are issued the gate code at booking. An outdoor pool and creek frontage anchor the grounds, with planned activities, swimming, kayaking, and fishing on the calendar. Sevierville sits at the top of the Smoky Mountain corridor, with Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, Dollywood, and the national park entrance all a short drive south. Rates for sites and cabins are on the booking page. Signature sites and the summer and fall foliage weeks book earliest.

Pigeon Forge Landing

99 RV Sites

Pigeon Forge Landing in Sevierville, Tennessee, offers 99 full-hookup RV sites along a lazy river, with 30 and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 50 feet at a brand-new resort. Executive Waterfront back-in, Mountain View Executive Plus, and Executive+ pull-through categories join standard tiers, with a pool, fitness center, and clubhouse. Ninety-nine sites span Executive back-in, Executive+ pull-thru, Executive waterfront back-in, Mountain View Executive Plus, Mountain View, and pull-thru categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 50 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Naming categories by outlook — waterfront or mountain view — tells you exactly what you are booking. A general store handles the practical side. One policy to clear first: the resort has a ten-year age restriction on all RVs, though older coaches are reviewed for approval — send a photo to [email protected] before booking. An outdoor pool anchors the property, with a fitness center, clubhouse, playground, and dog park filling the grounds. Canoeing, kayaking, pickleball, and hiking round it out. Pets are welcome. The property is new throughout, which shows in the finishes. Sevierville sits minutes from the Pigeon Forge entertainment corridor and the western entrance to Great Smoky Mountains National Park — the most visited national park in the country at more than 12 million visitors a year. Summer and fall foliage drive demand hard in the Smokies. Reserve well ahead, and clear RV approval early if your coach is older.

from $66 $57/night

Creekside RV Park - TN

106 RV Sites

Creekside RV Park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, offers 106 full-hookup RV sites along Walden's Creek, with 30 and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 45 feet behind a gated entrance. Creekside categories at both amperages join standard full-hookup and pull-through tiers, with a lazy river, outdoor pool, zip line, and mini-golf. One hundred six sites span 30-amp full hookup, 30-amp creekside full hookup, 50/30-amp full hookup, creekside full hookup 30/50-amp, and pull-thru full hookup categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 45 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. The creekside categories put you on the water and are worth requesting early. A general store, laundry, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. Rates run by season — roughly $55 for 30-amp and $60 for 50-amp in early spring, rising to $60 and $65 through the summer, with separate fall pricing. A lazy river and outdoor pool anchor the summer, with a zip line, mini-golf, pavilion, walking trails, and on-site dining filling the grounds. The creek supports fishing, canoeing, and kayaking, with hiking, biking, horseback riding, whitewater rafting, live music, and productive birding nearby. A golf course and skiing are close. Four miles from Dollywood puts the resort inside the most entertainment-dense corridor in the southern Appalachians, with the national park's 521,000 acres just beyond. Summer and fall foliage drive demand hard. Reserve well ahead.

from $55/night

Cove Ridge Marina & Resort

5 RV Sites, 1 Cabin, 2 Houses

Cove Ridge Marina and Resort in Butler, Tennessee, offers five full-hookup back-in RV sites and three cabin and house units in a private cove on Watauga Lake, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 72 feet, behind a gated entrance. A single back-in category joins a marina, boat rentals, boat storage, on-site dining, and food trucks. Five back-in sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 72 feet. One consistent category and no guesswork, and 72 feet accommodates a long coach with a tow — genuinely generous for mountain lakeshore terrain. Three cabins and houses round out the lodging. A general store, restrooms, boat storage, on-site dining, and food trucks handle the practical side. The marina anchors the property, with boat rentals opening the lake for boating, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, and fishing. A playground fills the rest. Pets are welcome. Watauga Lake is Tennessee's highest-elevation major lake at roughly 1,959 feet, and it is genuinely striking — flanked by the ridges of the Cherokee National Forest, with water clarity that rivals mountain lakes much farther west and almost no shoreline development because the forest owns most of it. The private cove position means protected water and quiet even on a busy summer weekend. The Appalachian Trail crosses the lake at the dam, Roan Mountain and the Doe River Gorge are close, and Bristol and Johnson City are within a short drive. Summer lake season drives the heaviest demand, with fall foliage in the Cherokee National Forest drawing a strong second wave. Reserve well ahead.

Fish Springs at Little Pond Mountain Campground

19 RV Sites

Fish Springs at Little Pond Mountain Campground in Hampton, Tennessee, offers 19 full-hookup RV sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp service, sized for rigs to 45 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout, at the base of Roan Mountain in the upper Doe River valley. An outdoor pool and ball field sit on a property built as a base for southern Appalachian mountain recreation. Nineteen back-in sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp, sized to 45 feet, with picnic tables and site WiFi. A dump station, laundry, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. One vehicle is allowed per site, with an extra vehicle fee of $1 per night on arrival — among the more modest such charges in this batch. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, with a ball field and basketball on the grounds. Boating, swimming, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, snorkeling, hiking, and biking all run from the area, with off-roading and a golf course nearby. The cold, clear mountain streams around Roan Mountain hold some of the finest wild trout water in the East, which is why many guests book. Pets are welcome. Hampton sits in Carter County where the Cherokee National Forest's spruce-fir summits, the Appalachian Trail's high-elevation traverse, and Watauga Lake's shoreline converge — one of the most recreation-rich environments in the southern Appalachians. The campground serves the mountain season. The June rhododendron bloom on Roan Mountain and October foliage are the two peak windows, with summer lake and trout traffic between them. With 19 sites, reserve well ahead for any of the three.

from $20/night