Buckhorn Dam Campground
Reviewed May. 12, 2021

Great Family Camground in the Mountains of E. KY

This has ranked #1 for campgrounds for our family this season.

Nestled in the mountains of eastern Kentucky, this campground has all the things your family could want to do in nature.

Check in was super easy and the staff was great.

The site was very easy to get to.

We were on site 13 and it was nearly perfectly level from left to right. It had both 30 and 50 amp hookups and water (about 35psi on pressure). Each site has a charcoal grill, a fire pit with a grate for cooking and a large picnic table.

Our site backed up to the creek and a nice little levee for fishing. You could also go up back the park and fish right at the spillway from Buckhorn Lake Dam. Really fun experience.

Hands down the best playground for kids we have seen in a campground.

They had a large bathhouse with super clean bathrooms. Unsure about showers as I use the one in my TT.

There were horseshoe pits in two locations in the campsite. Several locations to dispose of trash. They also provided trash bags upon arrival.

Laundry facilities onsite and firewood you could purchase.

The dump station was clean and easily accessible with a hose for flushing.

Erica and her husband are the hosts and were so friendly and helpful. We were there over Mother’s Day weekend and they provided coffee juice and doughnuts for Mother’s Day.

A ton of kiddos for kids to play with and a great area for their bikes, etc.

We 100% will be back to this campground this season.

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  • Review photo of Buckhorn Dam Campground by Marissa G., May 12, 2021
  • Review photo of Buckhorn Dam Campground by Marissa G., May 12, 2021
  • Review photo of Buckhorn Dam Campground by Marissa G., May 12, 2021
  • Review photo of Buckhorn Dam Campground by Marissa G., May 12, 2021
  • Review photo of Buckhorn Dam Campground by Marissa G., May 12, 2021
  • Review photo of Buckhorn Dam Campground by Marissa G., May 12, 2021
  • Review photo of Buckhorn Dam Campground by Marissa G., May 12, 2021
  • Review photo of Buckhorn Dam Campground by Marissa G., May 12, 2021
  • Review photo of Buckhorn Dam Campground by Marissa G., May 12, 2021
  • Review photo of Buckhorn Dam Campground by Marissa G., May 12, 2021
  • Review photo of Buckhorn Dam Campground by Marissa G., May 12, 2021
  • Review photo of Buckhorn Dam Campground by Marissa G., May 12, 2021
  • Review photo of Buckhorn Dam Campground by Marissa G., May 12, 2021
  • Review photo of Buckhorn Dam Campground by Marissa G., May 12, 2021
  • Review photo of Buckhorn Dam Campground by Marissa G., May 12, 2021
  • view from of the back of sites 13,14 and 15
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