Tent Camping in Kentucky

Jellystone Park™ Mammoth Cave

159 RV Sites, 77 Cabins, 13 Tent Sites

Jellystone Park at Mammoth Cave in Cave City, Kentucky, offers 159 RV sites, 77 cabins, and 13 tent sites just outside the national park entrance, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 85 feet. Buddy sites join premium and standard full-hookup categories, alongside a splash pad, beach, and mini-golf. One hundred fifty-nine sites span 30-amp water-and-electric, standard 30-amp full hookup, standard 30/50-amp full hookup, standard 30/50-amp buddy, and premium 30/50-amp full hookup categories, sized to 85 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. Buddy sites suit two families traveling together. Seventy-seven cabins and 13 tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, dump station, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. A daily resort fee covers mini-golf, the playground, and the wider amenity set. A splash pad, outdoor pool, and inflatable water toys anchor the summer, with a lake, pond, and beach supporting fishing and swimming. Mini-golf, an arcade, jumping pillow, gaga ball, gem mining, sports courts, basketball, volleyball, horseshoes, and corn hole fill the grounds, with golf cart rentals, a recreation center, pavilion, dog park, community fire pit, on-site dining, and a snack bar besides. Pets are welcome. Mammoth Cave is the longest known cave system on Earth and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the park entrance is minutes away. Summer is decisively the season. Reserve well ahead.

from $29/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

Three Springs Campground

25 RV Sites, 4 Cabins, 1 Tent Site

Three Springs Campground in Sadieville, Kentucky, offers 25 RV sites, four cabins, and a tent site in Scott County's rolling bluegrass farmland, with 20, 30, and 50-amp water-and-electric service and rigs accepted to 61 feet. A pond, dog park, and community fire pit anchor a low-key rural retreat about 15 miles north of Lexington. Twenty-five back-in sites carry water and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp, sized to 61 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables — note there are no sewer hookups at the sites, though a dump station is available. Four cabins and a tent site round out the accommodations. Restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. The pond is the centerpiece of on-site recreation, with fishing directly from the property. Walking trails run the grounds, and a playground, dog park, and community fire pit fill the rest. The intimate scale and natural pond setting make this a restful alternative to the busier campgrounds nearer the I-75 corridor, which is much of the appeal. Pets are welcome. Sadieville sits in the heart of the Bluegrass Region, roughly 15 miles north of Lexington and 20 miles south of Georgetown. That puts central Kentucky's horse farms, bourbon distilleries, and cultural attractions within easy reach while keeping the campground itself in genuine countryside. The campground serves the Kentucky season, with spring and fall delivering the most comfortable conditions for touring the horse farms and distilleries, and summer carrying steady family demand. Keeneland race meets and major Lexington events tighten area lodging considerably — reserve ahead if your stay overlaps one.

Rustling Pines Campground

16 RV Sites, 1 Tent Site

Rustling Pines Campground in London, KY, offers 16 RV sites and 1 tent site, with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 80 feet. Sites come in two categories, full-hookup and electric-only, with full-hookup sites carrying water, sewer, and electric plus site-delivered WiFi and a fire pit, in back-in and pull-thru layouts. The campground is rated big rig friendly, and at 80 feet it takes the longest coaches. A general store, firewood, and a bathhouse cover the essentials. Pets are welcome, and there's a playground. The trails are the differentiator: four miles of clearly marked riding and hiking trails on the property itself, suitable for all abilities, with longer routes running out from there. Creek frontage and walking trails fill the rest of the 40 acres. London sits in Laurel County adjacent to the Daniel Boone National Forest, in southeastern Kentucky's Lake Cumberland region — a practical base for the forest, the reservoir, and the waterfall country around it. A state park and a lake are nearby. Rates for full-hookup and electric-only sites are on the booking page. Trail-riding weekends fill the campground.

from $16 $14/night

Spacious Skies Belle Ridge

49 RV Sites, 12 Cabins, 6 Tent Sites

Spacious Skies Belle Ridge in Monterey, TN, offers 49 full-hookup RV sites, 12 cabins, and 6 tent sites, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 90 feet. Sites come in four categories — back-in, premium back-in, pull-thru, and deluxe pull-thru — all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table, and ADA-accessible sites are available. The campground is rated big rig friendly, and at 90 feet the deluxe pull-thrus will take almost anything on the road. Open all year. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, firewood, a community fire pit, and golf cart rentals round it out. On arrival, all guests and visitors check in at the main office and sign the terms. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. The property spreads across more than 500 acres of the Cumberland Plateau, with waterfalls, caves, spring-fed swimming holes, and miles of hiking and UTV trails built into the forest, plus a pond for fishing, gem panning, a pavilion, a playground, and planned activities. The resort also hosts weddings. Monterey sits on the plateau between Nashville and Knoxville off I-40, with golf nearby. Rates for every accommodation type are on the booking page. Deluxe pull-thrus book first.

from $26/night

Sun Outdoors Lake Rudolph

255 RV Sites, 70 Cabins, 42 Tent Sites, 149 Cottages

Sun Outdoors Lake Rudolph in Santa Claus, Indiana, offers 255 RV sites, 219 cabins and cottages, and 42 tent sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp full hookups and rigs accepted to 96 feet behind a gated entrance. A water park, splash pad, and lake anchor a two-time National RV Park of the Year in America's Christmas Hometown. Two hundred fifty-five sites span standard 30-amp back-in, super 30-amp back-in, deluxe 50-amp back-in, and deluxe 50-amp pull-through categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric, sized to 96 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, BBQ pits, and site WiFi. Two hundred nineteen cabins and cottages and 42 tent sites make this one of the largest and most varied properties in the worklist. A general store, laundry, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. A daily resort fee covers WiFi, the adult and kiddie pools, restrooms and showers, basketball courts, horseshoe pits, playgrounds, and the splash pad. A water park, outdoor pool, and splash pad anchor the summer, with a lake supporting boating, fishing, and paddle boats and boat rentals on site. Mini-golf, an arcade, game room, recreation center, sports courts, volleyball, basketball, horseshoes, and gem mining fill the grounds, with golf cart rentals, walking trails, a dog park, pavilion, on-site dining, and a snack bar besides. Pets are welcome. Santa Claus is the only community in the United States with the name, and its post office has issued Christmas-postmarked mail since 1856. Summer and the Christmas season both drive demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $44/night

Camper Hollow RV Park and Campground

4 RV Sites, 4 Tent Sites

Camper Hollow RV Park and Campground in Bradyville, Tennessee, offers full-hookup RV sites and primitive RV or camper sites with 30 and 50-amp service, in a quiet Cannon County country setting open year-round. Laundry, showers, and site WiFi serve guests who want rural calm within reach of Middle Tennessee's busiest destinations. Full-hookup back-in sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp, with primitive RV and camper sites available for guests needing less. The two-tier structure is useful — self-contained rigs can take a primitive site at a lower rate. Laundry, restrooms, showers, and WiFi handle the practical side, and the park operates all year. This is a small property, so call ahead rather than arriving on spec. Pets are welcome. The amenity set stays deliberately simple, and the rural quiet is the product. Guests come for the country setting rather than programming, and the park is priced and equipped accordingly. The park sits on Toy Denny Road in Bradyville, in the quiet rural landscape between Murfreesboro and the small agricultural town of Woodbury. The position is the genuine advantage: 15 minutes from Murfreesboro's shops, restaurants, and Middle Tennessee State University, and within 45 minutes of Nashville's full entertainment and cultural landscape. Campground addresses that combine real rural tranquility with that much urban access are rare. The park operates year-round. Nashville event weekends and MTSU dates tighten Middle Tennessee lodging considerably — reserve ahead if your stay overlaps one.

from $30/night

Sleeping Bear Retreat

1 RV Site, 4 Tent Sites

Sleeping Bear Retreat near French Lick, Indiana, offers 1 water-and-electric 20-amp RV site and four tent sites across more than 60 acres of mature woodland, with rigs accepted to 20 feet. A disc golf course, pond, walking trails, and community fire pit serve a quiet retreat in the southern Indiana hill country. The RV site is water-and-electric on 20-amp, sized to 20 feet, with a fire pit and picnic table. The retreat is direct about this: they offer small camper sites only, for rigs up to 20 feet, and no large RV sites. Plan accordingly — this suits vans, teardrops, and small trailers, and nothing bigger. The sites carry water and electric rather than sewer, with a dump station on site. Four tent sites round out the lodging. A dump station, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. A disc golf course, pond, walking trails, sports courts, volleyball, community fire pit, and firewood fill the grounds, with fishing, hiking, biking, and productive birding. Planned activities run through the season, and a golf course is nearby. Pets are welcome. Sixty acres of mature woodland for a handful of sites is the entire proposition — genuine quiet and space rather than a numbered pad. Orange County holds an unusual combination. French Lick and West Baden Springs are historic mineral spring resorts with grand hotels — the West Baden atrium was once called the eighth wonder of the world — alongside the Hoosier National Forest's hiking, Patoka Lake, and one of the darkest night skies in Indiana. Spring and fall are most comfortable. Reserve ahead, and check your rig against the 20-foot limit.

from $20/night

The Broken Banjo RV Park

37 RV Sites, 13 Tent Sites

The Broken Banjo RV Park in Manchester, Tennessee, offers 37 full-hookup pull-through RV sites and 14 tent sites halfway between Nashville and Chattanooga, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 88 feet. Gravel and paved pull-throughs, some with paved patios and one with a fenced patio, join an outdoor pool, splash pad, and mini-golf. Thirty-seven sites span gravel pull-thru, gravel pull-thru with paved patio, long gravel pull-thru with paved patio, and paved pull-thru with fenced patio categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 88 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Publishing both the surface and the patio type is unusually transparent, and the fenced patio is a genuine find if you travel with dogs. An all-pull-through layout at 88 feet handles anything on the road. Fourteen tent sites and cabins round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills, dump station, restrooms, showers, firewood, and on-site dining handle the practical side. An outdoor pool and splash pad anchor the summer, with mini-golf, sports courts, pickleball, volleyball, basketball, gaga ball, billiards, corn hole, a pond, playground, pavilion, walking trails, hiking, and a dog park filling the rest. Coffee County sits on the Highland Rim, with waterfalls, cave systems, and forested creek corridors close — and Bonnaroo's farm just outside town. Bonnaroo week fills the county. Reserve as early as you can.

from $28/night

Piney River RV Resort

117 RV Sites, 4 Tent Sites, 2 Glamping Sites, 1 Onsite RV/Trailer, 4 Tiny Houses, 7 Park Models

Piney River RV Resort in Bon Aqua, Tennessee, offers 118 full-hookup RV sites, 11 park model and tiny house units, four tent sites, and two glamping sites on the Piney River, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 80 feet, open all year. Pavilion Waterfront, Waterfront, and Super Premium categories join standard and upper campground tiers, with a splash pad, pool, and barn. One hundred eighteen sites span standard, premium, super premium, super premium upper campground, waterfront, and Pavilion waterfront categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, sized to 80 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. Eighty feet accommodates the longest coaches with a tow. The waterfront tiers are the ones to request. Eleven park models and tiny houses, four tent sites, two glamping sites, and RV rentals round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. The address is 6869 Piney River Road North. A splash pad and outdoor pool anchor the summer, with the river carrying canoeing, kayaking, water sports, swimming, and fishing. A game room, barn, sports courts, pickleball, basketball, a pond, playground, pavilion, dog park, and on-site dining fill the rest, with live music, hiking, biking, and strong stargazing and birding. A golf course, state park, and wine tasting are nearby. Fifty miles from downtown Nashville, minutes from Johnny Cash's farm, in the Western Highland Rim's cedar and limestone country. Summer drives demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $49/night