Houchin Ferry Campground — Mammoth Cave National Park

All the spots are very close to each other. Mostly filled on a Saturday in early March. The only river access is just a muddy ramp. Clean porta potty’s and picnic tables and fire rings at every site.

I originally booked three nights here to explore Mammoth Cave.

I arrived to find the campground pretty much empty, but a lot further from the main area of the park than I thought.

Poor research on my part....

Ended up transferring over to another campground closer to the main park entrance.

Still, this spot is right on the river for fishing and/or kayaking and a lot more private than the other campgrounds in the park if that's what you're looking for!

It's just about a 20-minute drive over to the caves and main hiking trails.

Great primitive sites. Very secluded. Water, dumpster toilet, table and fire ring. What else could you need. The sites were well maintained, I saw a few Rangers make the rounds cleaning up.

Lost of space to run around with the kids. Pretty view of the river. Sites 1-6 were pretty close together. I would have picked site 8 if I had to go again.

Easy drive back and forth from cave and trails to campsite.

We kayaked the Nolin and Green rivers. Both were very pretty! Recommend a trip on the Nolin.

We will definitely be back when more of the cave is open for tours after COVID.