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Clifty Falls State Park Campground

So many falls, so little time—unless you’ve elected to stay a night or two at Clifty Falls State Campground

Clifty Falls State Park

With a name like this, the outdoor fun is obvious.

Hike rugged terrain to waterfalls and climb through deep gorges when camping near Williamstown.

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Camp Kokovoko

Kokovoko is a breeding farm specializing in Swedish Gotland Ponies and Lincoln Longwool sheep, both rare breeds. We're a sustainable family farm, and love the idea of sharing the land with people who aren't as fortunate as we are to live here! You’re welcome to book a tour. 

Once the land of native Americans, Daniel Boone, then tobacco and cattle farms, now it's yours to explore and enjoy. Come visit, bring your bicycle and binoculars.

Learn more about this land:

Season nearly over! Last date 11/15. Pitch your tent and enjoy a campfire on a gorgeous north central Kentucky farm just 5 miles off I-75 halfway between Lexington You'll have 150 acres to romp on, explore nature, run the dog, go for a rural bike ride, or just sit back and enjoy the gorgeous sky and relax.

Fields and pond, woods, hills and creeks teeming with wildlife are waiting for you. 

Nearby fishing (Corinth Lake), antiquing, bourbon trail, wineries, Toyota plant, KY Horse Park, Lexington and Cincinnati -- All within an hour's drive.

The neighboring canine decided to drop in to say hello

The front yard chickens were happy and fluffy

We loved learning about the area from Leslie

Showers

Summers in the south get stupid hot. So I jumped in the lake. And I don't regret it.

Hidden Lake Farm

 Small family run private farm. A few primitive camp sites back by the lake. We do have a bathroom with shower at the barn by the entrance for use by guests. A portajon back by the lake. please message if you have any questions. We took a little break but are back. 

Tons of places to set up tents, but I hid from the July sun in a little grove of trees.

A little obsessed with these ghosty trees in the lake. Super neat.

Pretty gentle road back to the campsite. Only a couple rough spots, but most vehicles could make it!

There were a couple of squirrels around that legitimately threw things at me from the trees... but they were cute so I let it slide.

Quick path to the water right outside my tent.

Sisters hiking out to look at the deer and turkey

This is the longing look you get when you forget your fishing poles.

Water Hookup

Farm and Forest

Due to the sharp entrance from the road to the driveway, we CANNOT accept rigs over 34' long.  We cannot accept 5th wheels (due to height) because of some lower hanging tree branches along the driveway.  WE DO NOT ACCEPT LONG TERM STAYS! 

This land has previously been a tobacco farm, a hay farm, and is now home to a few beef cattle. We have blazed trails through the woods for hiking, created campsites with fire rings, farmed hay, and grown various vegetables for self-consumption. We love the proximity of the farm to town, yet the seclusion we feel when we are on the farm.  

Campsite with fire ring, accessed by car or short hike. Can accommodate up to four tents, and hammocks.

Campsite at creekside, accessed by a short hike. Can accommodate up to 2 tents.

The natural spring and creek beginning. Accessed by hiking trail.

Pictured is our beloved Red Bud Meadow, where we had our first picnic as brand new homesteaders with two small boys, and where over last 35 years so many memories have been created, like the one seen here, a cowboy campout we did for our boys & their friends. 

Camping Along the Old Bison Trail

Peaceful Secluded Campsites are what you want.  Several beautiful settings will be what you get and much much more.

Our campsites lie along the Old Buffalo Trace, the name given by early pioneers to the massive trail left by centuries of migrating bison that traveled right through this property.

Making their way between salt and mineral licks along the Ohio and Kentucky Rivers, these herds were part of the plentiful wild game which was the reason so many local native tribes referred to old "Cain-tuk-ee" as their "Happy Hunting Ground".

Our 7 campsites are constructed on "The Old Coates Homestead" where we make our home in the original 1858 Homestead house which we recently restored and where we make our delicious  gourmet foods.  (learn more here: www.steepleviewfarmstore.com)

We have sites to fit everyone's needs.  Five sites are accessible by vehicle.  Two are "walk in" only.  

The vehicle accessible sites range from sites for one tent, pop up or van campers, to our featured site "Thistledown Gathering Place" which a large group size setting great for scouting trips, church groups, multi-family camping and parties of up to 16 people.

Each site has a fire ring, fire wood is available for purchase,  we offer clean and well maintained portable toilets, municipal drinking water, hiking trails, and lots and lots of wildlife to help you commune with the absolute beauty of this peaceful farm named Steepleview Farm (learn more here: www.steepleviewfarm.com).

But camping isn't the only reason to choose Steepleview Farm.  It becomes base camp for so many people looking to take in the amazing itinerary of activities so close by.  Here are just a few:

The Ark Encounter

The Creation Museum

Historic Old Frankfort (state capitol) with historic home and capitol tours

Historic Madison Indiana, a river captains town of magnificent homes and a quaint little town for strolling, or the Madison Regatta or the BBQ festival

Big Bone Lick State Park, massive prehistoric dinosaur dig

Buffalo Trace Distillery

Neeley Family Distillery

Belterra Casino

Clifty Falls State Park

Old Frankfort Cemetery, burial site of Daniel and Rebecca Boone

and so much more....

And don't forget, the history of this place makes your stay that much more than just a night in a campground.  You will be sleeping among the spirits of history, the native Americans who hunted this land, the earliest pioneers who mapped it for the expansion west, the early 1800's homesteaders who cleared and worked the land with teams of horses, the centuries of tobacco farmers who shipped their goods to market on the many rivers and streams that surround you.

We work very hard to make this THE best camping destination you will find anywhere.  And, upcoming.........Pioneer Log Cabins.  We have recently acquired a collection of log cabins for a true to life, historic reenactment staycation.  

We are fortunate that one of the cabins was the frontier church known as "Shilo Baptist Church" from 1830-1840.  The pastor of this church baptized Abraham Lincoln's father and is credited with having changed his attitudes toward ending slavery.

Our hiking trails and nature trails bring you lots of knowledge, peace, shade, cool breezes and you can bring your horse (no motorized recreational vehicles) oh and lots of wildlife viewing.

Here are a few of our featured campsites:

 

REDBUD MEADOW: Our first campsite used by hundreds of people over the years.

 A secluded lawn in the midst of redbud trees, easy to drive to and from with a pile of firewood and a metal fire ring.

 The premier site on our property.

 

THE BAPTISMAL POND: As history goes the pond in front of this site was used in the 1800's for baptisms for the church visible from everywhere on the farm, thus our name.

This is a tent site, easy to drive into and out of, fires permitted in season.

THISTLEDOWN GATHERING PLACE: This is a very large meadow, surrounded by trees with the capacity for large groups, many tents and gatherings of lots of people.

Very level, easy in and out with vehicles. Fires permitted in season.

WHITETAIL SANCTUARY: Every night for decades a herd of whitetail deer graze in this pastoral setting.

Drive in and out, fires in season.

Suitable for a family sized tent.

THE PENNINSULA:

 This camping spot is WALK IN ONLY.

You can drive to the trailhead on grass and walk the path to the campsite (about 200 yards).

 One of two remote sites.

It sits in the woods, on the bank of a wet weather creek which flows around two sides of the campsite.

Fires permitted in season.
TOTEM TREES: This site is WALK IN ONLY.

 A short hike down the hill from the grass parking area and you have a small spot for a tent, in the woods, surrounded by trees and a lot of standing dead ash which appear as if you are in the presence of totem poles.

NO OPEN FIRES.  MUST USE BACKPACKER STOVE AND FLAMELESS LIGHTING. 

SPOTTED FAWN HIDEAWAY: This totally secluded walk in campsite is suitable for a small tent only AND PERFECT FOR HAMMOCK CAMPING.

NO FIRES as the site benefits from the shade and protection of overhanging cedar trees and the ground is covered in cedar needles.  NO OPEN FIRES.  MUST USE BACKPACKER STOVE AND FLAMELESS LIGHTING.  

SO WHAT'S OUR STORY?

https://steepleviewfarm.com/our-history

So many great people, so many great stories and so many opportunities to share the blessings of our little piece of heaven with you.

We hope to see you here.

This is an expanded view of the Hipcamp Tent and Popup Camping area with details.

Our nature trail is dotted with informational signs and inspirational quotes.

Mornings and evenings at Steepleview Farm offer magical moments like these.

Away at Green Hill

Fall is finally here. It's so Welcomed - summer was brutal - either 95 degrees/95% humidity or raging storms! So cool temps & beautiful leaves are looking good.  NOTE: many weekends are already booked through Oct so get yours booked asap

Entry point to western Boone County in Northern Kentucky, neighbor to Cincinnati, Rabbit Hash, Indiana the Ohio River, this 27 acre property marks a geographical change from rolling farmland to steep, forested hillsides. Our end-of-the road, ridgetop property means privacy. Our isolated campsites are surrounded by woods full of turkey, deer, owls, and woodpeckers. Onsite there are wide, easy strolling paths, a growing number of single-track hiking trails, open fields, and forest. And if not booked, a historic log home to explore and do some porch sitting. A great place for solo campers, friends, and families, whether newbies or experienced. Drive-in sites make unloading/loading easy peasey.  

Standard amenities include privacy - we only book two sites at any time, which are far apart from each other and surrounded by woods. Also, an exceptional outhouse, tables, fire rings, lanterns, Welcome kit (paper, fatwood, lighter, candle). And onsite firewood purchased during booking or while onsite. 

Site 1 - Open Sky accommodates solo or the group, tents to small campers. It comes with extra amenities: hammock, trampoline, (badminton & cornhole by request). It's also closest to the cabin, strolling trails, firewood shed, outhouse. 

Site 2 - Gobbler's Knob is a more cozy space - a small rise surrounded by forest. A short walk from the outhouse and firewood shed. It can accommodate pop-ups, small pull-behinds, tents, hammocks. Vehicles can park on site or park at site entrance, just 50'.

Site 3 - Henry's Holler. By request only. For 4WD overlanders only. Read site description in full before requesting. 

Boating, kayaking, biking, hiking, or lazing about in tiny riverfront towns minutes away,  The curvy, scenic roads lead quickly out of the paved civilization of Union, Kentucky to us and onto the Rabbit Hash General Store, the Ohio River,, historic Dinsmore Homestead and State Nature Preserve, Middle Creek Park, and Big Bone State Park "Home to Modern Vertebrate Paleontology" or the Creation Museum.  Do nothing or do something.

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