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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

Off the Hook RV Campground

5 RV Sites

In Nancy, Kentucky—in Pulaski County in south-central Kentucky's Lake Cumberland corridor where the 101-mile reservoir on the Cumberland River creates the largest Army Corps of Engineers lake east of the Mississippi by surface area, the most extensive freshwater boating and fishing destination in the region, and the resort community that the 1,200-plus miles of Lake Cumberland's shoreline has built into the houseboat capital of the world—Off the Hook RV Campground, a Streamside Parks property, provides 31 spacious full hookup sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp service on level gravel pads to 50 feet, fire rings and picnic tables at every site, WiFi, 24-hour showers and laundry, a playground, a shaded gazebo, a catch-and-release pond, a ropes-style obstacle course, and complimentary seasonal live music and activities, all less than one mile from Lake Cumberland's shoreline and the 1,200 miles of coves, bays, and forested shoreline that the reservoir's houseboat and pontoon boat culture organizes around. One mile from Lake Cumberland. Obstacle course. Free seasonal music. The 31 full hookup sites—gravel pads to 50 feet with 20, 30, and 50-amp electric, water, and sewer—accommodate the full range from the travel trailer to the large fifth wheel or Class A in the Pulaski County campground configuration that the Lake Cumberland outdoor community's RV travel style favors. Each site provides a fire ring and picnic table, and WiFi covers the campground property. The 24-hour shower and laundry access accommodates the lake-day schedule that doesn't always align with the standard check-in and check-out window, and the playground, shaded gazebo, and catch-and-release pond provide the on-property activity for the non-lake morning. The ropes-style obstacle course adds the physical challenge activity that the elementary-school age camper finds engaging between swimming and fishing excursions, and the complimentary seasonal live music evenings create the campground's social calendar without the event-ticket cost. Nancy sits in Pulaski County on KY-80 east of Somerset, in the Lake Cumberland State Resort Park corridor between the lake's Waitsboro and Burnside areas. The lake's 101-mile length and the 1,200-plus miles of shoreline that the Army Corps of Engineers' Wolf Creek Dam on the Cumberland River created in 1951 produce the inland sea character that Lake Cumberland's houseboat fleet—one of the largest concentrations of houseboats in the United States—occupies from spring through fall. The Somerset-Pulaski County waterfront marinas, the Lake Cumberland State Resort Park's lodge and cottages, and the commercial outfitters operating from the Jamestown and Russell County ends of the lake create the recreation infrastructure that the Off the Hook's less-than-one-mile proximity accesses directly. Daniel Boone National Forest, whose eastern boundary passes through Pulaski County, provides 708,000 acres of eastern Kentucky mountain terrain—the Red River Gorge Geological Area and Natural Bridge State Resort Park, both accessible within 90 minutes north on US-27, represent the national forest's most dramatic sandstone arch and canyon landscapes. Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument, 20 miles east, preserves the January 1862 battle site where Union forces decisively defeated the Confederate Army of Central Kentucky—the battlefield museum, the overshot mill, and the monument to General Felix Zollicoffer create the Civil War experience in the Lake Cumberland corridor. Off the Hook RV Campground operates year-round in Pulaski County's temperate Kentucky climate, with the Lake Cumberland boating season from April through October the primary camping window and the spring fishing tournament season—the lake's largemouth and smallmouth bass, walleye, and crappie fishing attracting the tournament circuit from March through June—the most active angling period. Reserve your site at Off the Hook and let the obstacle course, the seasonal live music, and Lake Cumberland's 1,200 miles of houseboat-covered shoreline deliver the south-central Kentucky lake experience that Pulaski County's most complete RV campground provides.

from $25/night

Soggy Bottoms Campground

11 RV Sites, 3 Tent Sites

Situated alongside the Green River in Casey County near Liberty, Kentucky, Soggy Bottoms Campground is a family-owned outdoor retreat that takes its name from the bottomland character of the river floodplain and delivers a genuine rural Kentucky camping experience centered on the river's fishing, paddling, and swimming resources in a wooded setting well removed from commercial campground infrastructure. The campground's position along the Green River gives it a natural foundation for outdoor recreation that combines the productive fishing and paddling access of a south-central Kentucky river system with the quiet woodland character appropriate to a family-owned property committed to an unhurried outdoor pace. The campground accommodates guests across primitive tent camping and hookup RV configurations, with the wooded riverside character of the property providing natural shade and the ambient sound of moving water that defines the Soggy Bottoms guest experience. Campfire cooking and outdoor cooking on the fire rings are standard features of stays here, and the campground's family-owned character translates to a personalized attention to the guest experience that guests frequently cite as central to the campground's appeal. Clean restroom and shower facilities serve the daily hygiene needs of guests choosing the full-stay experience over a simple overnight stop. The Green River provides the primary recreational focus for guest activity at Soggy Bottoms—a south-central Kentucky river with productive bass, catfish, and panfish fishing accessible from the campground's river frontage. Kayaking and canoeing on the Green River's Casey County section offer paddling on a waterway that flows through wooded lowlands and limestone bluffs in a section of the river upstream from the better-known sections closer to Mammoth Cave National Park. Swimming in the river during the warm summer months is a traditional activity at Kentucky river campgrounds, and the Green River's Casey County character provides a natural pool environment in the wooded bottomland terrain. Casey County and the surrounding south-central Kentucky landscape occupy a position between the Knobs topographic region to the north and the transition zone toward Tennessee's highland rim to the south—a varied terrain of forested ridges, limestone-underlain valleys, and the river systems that drain them toward the Ohio through the Green and Cumberland watersheds. The broader region's connection to Kentucky's outdoor recreation corridor includes access to Green River Lake State Park, Dale Hollow Lake, and—within a longer day-trip distance—Mammoth Cave National Park, one of the world's most extensive cave systems and the natural attraction that most defines south-central Kentucky's visitor identity. Soggy Bottoms Campground is open through the warm-weather outdoor season, with Kentucky's spring through fall climate providing the extended river recreation window that the campground's fishing and paddling orientation demands. Summer is the most active period for Green River swimming and casual fishing, while spring and fall bring the best conditions for more ambitious paddling excursions on the river's wooded Casey County stretches. The campground's family-owned scale means reservation windows can be competitive on summer holiday weekends, and advance contact with the campground is recommended to secure preferred dates during the peak season.

from $15/night

Yeary Valley Farms

4 RV Sites, 4 Tiny Houses

Yeary Valley Farms in Speedwell, Tennessee, offers four full-hookup RV sites and four tiny houses on a working farm in the Appalachian highlands, with 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Themed cabin rentals, farm animals, and a pond make this a farm stay rather than a conventional campground. Four back-in sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 50-amp, sized to 45 feet, with fire pits. Four tiny houses and individually themed cabins serve guests without a rig — the themed units are much of the appeal here. At four RV sites, availability is genuinely limited, so book well ahead. Pets are welcome. The farm setting carries the experience, with farm animals on the property and a pond for fishing. Hiking, boating, and stargazing run from the area, and the dark rural sky at this elevation is worth an evening on its own. The position is unusually good for outdoor recreation. Norris Lake — Tennessee's finest fishing lake — has a public boat launch two miles away, and the Royal Blue Wildlife Management Area's extensive ATV and UTV trail network is 12 miles out. Off-roading is nearby, which draws a steady share of guests. The farm sits right off Highway 63 in Speedwell, with Flat Hollow Marina, Blue Springs Hollow Boat Dock, Powell Valley Resort, a Sunoco fuel station, and a Dollar General all within short distance. Summer lake season and fall riding weather drive demand. With four RV sites and four tiny houses, reserve as far ahead as you can.

from $40/night

4 Guys RV Park

50 RV Sites, 2 Cabins, 3 Onsite RV/Trailers, 2 Houses

4 Guys RV Park in Stanton, Kentucky, offers 53 full-hookup RV sites and four cabin and house rentals in a forested valley with a river running through it, carrying 20, 30, and 50-amp service for rigs to 76 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Vintage camper rentals, a poolside home, tiny homes, and a barn house give the accommodation range real breadth. Fifty-three sites span economy full-hookup, premium full-hookup, deluxe back-in, and premium plus back-in categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp, sized to 76 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Vintage camper rentals — including the Timberwolf and a vintage green camper — plus cabins, tiny homes, a poolside home, and a barn house serve guests without a rig, covering parties of any size. A general store, laundry, restrooms, showers, firewood, and site WiFi handle the practical side. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, with a game room, arcade, golf cart rentals, a playground, pavilion, barn, and pond across the grounds. Hiking, fishing, basketball, and birding run from the property, with planned activities through the season. Pets are welcome. Stanton is the base camp for Red River Gorge. The Geological Area, Natural Bridge State Park, Clifty Wilderness, Daniel Boone National Forest, Muir Valley Nature Preserve and Climbing Area, Hollerwood Offroad Adventure Park, and Wild Things of Kentucky are all close. Climbing season in spring and fall and October foliage drive the heaviest demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $60/night

Quiet Woods Green River Stables

10 RV Sites

Offering full-hookup RV camping with an equestrian dimension uncommon in standard campground offerings, Quiet Woods Green River Stables in Campbellsville, Kentucky, serves a dual audience of guests drawn to the natural scenery and outdoor recreation of the Green River Lake area and those arriving with horses seeking proper stable facilities alongside comfortable hookup camping in a peaceful south-central Kentucky woodland setting. The campground's proximity to Mammoth Cave National Park—one of Kentucky's most visited natural destinations—and the Green River Lake State Park recreation corridor gives it a strong regional position for guests whose itinerary extends beyond the immediate property. Full hookup RV sites with electrical, water, and sewer service accommodate standard recreational vehicles, and an on-site Airbnb provides an alternative accommodation format for guests who want a fixed-roof lodging experience within the same property. Equestrian facilities with stall and pasture accommodations serve guests arriving with horses for trail riding in the surrounding Green River countryside—a feature that addresses a genuine gap in standard RV park amenities in the south-central Kentucky region. Modern restroom and shower facilities, on-site trails, and a management approach oriented toward personalized guest service round out the campground's offering for guests seeking a quiet and comfortable Kentucky woodland stay. Green River Lake, formed by the US Army Corps of Engineers dam on the Green River southeast of Campbellsville, encompasses over 8,200 acres of surface water in a protected watershed that supports fishing for largemouth bass, crappie, white bass, catfish, and bluegill across a productive reservoir in Taylor and Adair Counties. Green River Lake State Park provides marina services, boat launch access, campground infrastructure, hiking trails, and beach swimming facilities on the reservoir's eastern shoreline, making it a full-service state park recreation destination accessible within a practical drive from Quiet Woods. The Green River itself—downstream of the lake—flows toward Mammoth Cave National Park on a section of the river famous for cave country scenery and float fishing opportunities. Mammoth Cave National Park, accessible from Campbellsville via US Highway 68 or the Cumberland Parkway, is Kentucky's most visited natural destination and the site of the world's longest known cave system—more than 400 miles of mapped passages in a limestone karst landscape whose surface features of sinkholes, springs, and bluffs reflect the dramatic subsurface dissolution of the Mississippian limestone bedrock beneath south-central Kentucky. Cave tours ranging from accessible historic routes to demanding wild cave crawls give visitors a range of underground experience options, and the park's surface trail system through the floodplain forests of the Green River valley provides additional natural area recreation for guests whose interests extend beyond the cave itself. Quiet Woods Green River Stables is open through the warm-weather camping season, with the Kentucky climate supporting comfortable outdoor access from spring through fall. Fishing on Green River Lake is most productive in spring and early summer when bass and crappie are active near the shallows, and Mammoth Cave operates tours year-round with consistent underground temperatures around 54 degrees regardless of surface weather. The campground's equestrian amenities make it particularly appealing for guest groups combining trail riding with lake recreation and cave exploration across a multi-night south-central Kentucky stay. Advance reservations are recommended for summer holiday weekends when regional outdoor recreation demand peaks.

Little Patch of Heaven

33 RV Sites

Little Patch of Heaven Campground is one of the most inviting campgrounds in Bardstown, Kentucky. Whether you’re an RV traveler or a family looking for a relaxing getaway, our park offers the perfect escape into the natural beauty of the Bluegrass State. Open year-round and pet-friendly, we welcome you to experience the charm and tranquility that make us a top choice for RV parks in Bardstown, KY and for camping near Bardstown, KY. Whether you’re stopping for a weekend or planning a longer stay, Little Patch of Heaven Campground provides the ideal combination of convenience and relaxation. With its welcoming atmosphere, excellent amenities, and proximity to top attractions, our park is the perfect base for exploring everything Bardstown has to offer. Come see why so many travelers choose us as their go-to destination for campgrounds in Bardstown, Kentucky!

from $70/night

Forest Grove RV Resort

188 RV Sites

Forest Grove RV Resort in Dandridge, Tennessee, offers 188 full-hookup RV sites across 206 acres between Cherokee Lake and Douglas Lake, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 60 feet. Basic and standard back-in categories join a splash pad, outdoor pool, and pond in East Tennessee's lake country. One hundred eighty-eight back-in sites run in basic and standard categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 60 feet, with picnic tables. The sites are spacious across the 206-acre property. A general store, propane fills and exchange, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. A splash pad and outdoor pool anchor the summer, with sports courts, volleyball, basketball, horseshoes, corn hole, and an arcade filling the grounds. A pond supports fishing, with walking trails, hiking, a playground, pavilion, and dog park besides. The forest setting across 206 acres gives genuine space between sites. Pets are welcome. Dandridge sits in Jefferson County between two of the region's best fishing lakes — Cherokee and Douglas — with the broader Great Smoky Mountains corridor within reach. That combination of serious recreational infrastructure and direct lake proximity is what has built the resort's reputation in East Tennessee. The resort serves the Tennessee lake season. Summer fishing and boating drive the heaviest demand, with October foliage in the Smokies bringing a second wave and the shoulder seasons offering the most comfortable conditions. Reserve ahead for warm-weather weekends and fall color.

from $55/night

Spacious Skies Belle Ridge

49 RV Sites, 12 Cabins, 6 Tent Sites

Spacious Skies Belle Ridge spreads across 500-plus acres of the Cumberland Plateau near Monterey, Tennessee, delivering an outdoor experience rooted in the landscape itself—waterfalls, caves, spring-fed swimming holes, and miles of hiking and UTV trails built into the plateau's forested terrain rather than layered on top of it. The spacious skies belle ridge campground sits off I-40 at an elevation that keeps summer temperatures noticeably cooler than the Tennessee valleys below, making it a natural refuge for hot-weather camping. The campground offers 68 sites including full hookup RV sites for any rig size, monthly and seasonal options for extended stays, glamping accommodations, and tent sites for traditional campers. The amenity infrastructure includes a general store, laundry facilities, community fire pit, pavilion, dog park, and playground. WiFi is available at campsites throughout the property. The natural amenities, however, are what set Belle Ridge apart: miles of trails through plateau forest lead to waterfalls and hidden caves accessible from within the campground, a natural spring-fed swimming hole with a sandy beach provides the summer's primary gathering point, a secluded hike-in fishing hole gives anglers a backcountry feel without a long approach, and gold panning rounds out the discovery-based activities. Planned activities supplement the natural programming through the season. The Cumberland Plateau is one of the most biologically diverse regions in the eastern United States—a sandstone table elevated above the surrounding valleys, crossed by rivers that have carved dramatic gorges and waterfall corridors through millions of years of drainage. Monterey sits near the eastern edge of the plateau where the terrain drops sharply into the Crab Orchard Mountains, giving Belle Ridge access to the geological complexity that makes this part of Tennessee consistently reward slow exploration. The plateau's cave systems, created by water dissolving limestone beneath the sandstone cap, add an underground dimension to the landscape that is rare among eastern campgrounds of this scale. Fall Creek Falls State Park, about an hour southwest, is home to Fall Creek Falls—at 256 feet, among the highest free-falling waterfalls in eastern North America—and the surrounding state park encompasses additional cascades, gorges, and swimming areas in one of Tennessee's most spectacular natural settings. Burgess Falls State Natural Area, closer to the campground, protects a series of four cascading falls on the Falling Water River in terrain that provides some of the most rewarding short hikes in Middle Tennessee. Rock Island State Park nearby preserves the Great Falls of the Caney Fork River alongside swimming, camping, and geological formations that reflect the plateau's complex hydrology. Nashville is roughly 90 minutes west via I-40, providing a full urban day trip option. Spacious Skies Belle Ridge operates through the Tennessee camping season with spring and fall delivering the most comfortable plateau weather for trail exploration and cave visits. Summer's spring-fed swimming hole becomes the property's social center during hot weather, and the elevated plateau setting shaves several degrees off the temperatures visitors experience in Nashville or Knoxville at the same time. The combination of natural discovery activities—caves, waterfalls, gold panning, spring swimming—with a full-service campground infrastructure makes Belle Ridge one of the more distinctive camping destinations on the Cumberland Plateau.

from $26/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

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

Rockwood Marina & RV Resort

77 RV Sites

Rockwood Marina and RV Resort in Tennessee offers 77 full-hookup RV sites on 1.5 miles of Watts Bar Lake shoreline, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted up to 105 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Beachfront, lakefront, premium lakefront, poolside, and poolside waterview categories name exactly what you are booking, alongside a marina, boat ramp, and fishing pier. Seventy-seven sites span beachfront back-in, lakefront back-in, lakefront pull-in, premium lakefront back-in, poolside back-in, poolside waterview back-in, pull-thru, and waterfront categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp, sized to 105 feet, with fire pits. Naming every category by its position is genuinely useful, and 105 feet accommodates the longest coaches on the road. A general store, laundry, and restrooms handle the practical side. The marina is the anchor, with boat docks, a boat ramp, and a fishing pier giving direct access to Watts Bar for boating and fishing. An outdoor pool, sandy beach, pavilion, and on-site dining fill the rest. Pets are welcome. The resort opened in summer 2023 as one of the most ambitious marina-integrated campground developments in the Tennessee Valley, and it shows in the facilities — everything is new. Watts Bar is a 39,000-acre TVA reservoir in Roane County between Knoxville and Chattanooga. Summer lake season drives the heaviest demand. Reserve well ahead for Memorial Day through Labor Day weekends, with spring and fall fishing strong and considerably easier availability.

from $52/night