Description

For a true “ghost stories by the campfire" experience, you really can’t top Mammoth Cave Campground. Home of the largest cave system in the world, the Mammoth Cave Park transports its visitors to Middle Earth (hobbits not included, sadly) for ranger-led tours. When you’re feeling a bit Vitamin D-deficient, the rest of the park offers nearly 84 miles of trails—many of which are bike- and horse-friendly—and more than 30 miles of the Green and Nolin Rivers, favorites of boaters and fishers/lovers of muskellunge, bluegill, catfish, bass, perch, and crappie.
Campsite area
Tent or RV sites
109 sites
Up to 8 guests per site
Up to 6 vehicles
No wheelchair access
Essentials
Toilet available
Pets allowed
No campfires
Amenities
Potable water available
Showers available
No picnic table

Activities

Offered near the campground.

Biking
Boating
Fishing
Hiking
Horseback riding
Paddling
Swimming
Wildlife watching

Terrain

Natural features you'll find at Mammoth Cave Campground.

Cave
Forest
River, stream, or...
Waterfall

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Hipcamper Maddie
Maddie K.
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March 21st, 2021

We tent camped for two nights at this campground mid March. Lovely, well kept park. Not too busy on the grounds, the facilities were clean and taken care of daily. You can buy bio-degradable firewood bricks on site for about $8 a load. If you want a natural wood fire, you have to forage for it or buy locally.

Tickets for cave tours were sold out the first day so we hiked the trails, which turned out to be AWESOME. Highly recommend. Buy tickets for the cave ahead of time online, it was definitely worth seeing for $23 per person. A KY camping gem for sure, will be back!

Hipcamper Jim
Jim B.
recommends this listing.
December 17th, 2018

great experience going thru the cave.

Hipcamper Ryan
Ryan P.
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February 16th, 2018

Fills up fast during events at the park, online booking is best to be safe.

Hipcamper Kelsie
Kelsie L.
recommends this listing.
November 24th, 2017

Fun place to explore and an easy location to check out the largest cave network in North America. Bring a jacket for the caves though.

Hipcamper William
William C.
didn't provide a recommendation.
March 15th, 2017

My girlfriend and I drove across the country, and this was one of our favorite spots we camped.

We were there on a particularly quiet night and we wish our schedule would have let us stay a few more nights!

You definitely must take a tour (or two) of the caves!

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Park
Mammoth Cave National Park
State
Kentucky
Country
United States
Phone Number
270-758-2424
Directions
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Official Website
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Coordinates
37.19° N, 86.091° W
Unknown price
Tent / RV / Trailer: 41 Sites
(Up to 8 people per site)
Unknown price
Tent / Van: 68 Sites
(Up to 8 people per site)