Established Camping
Koomer Ridge Campground
About
USDA Forest Service
Daniel Boone National Forest
Koomer Ridge Campground, located on Cumberland Ranger District in the Red River Gorge, features semi-primitive camping in a tranquil forest setting. The campground provides access to trails in the Red River Gorge. View Koomer Ridge guide & map. The campground amphitheater opens Memorial Day weekend and features a program each Saturday through Labor Day. The programs usually begin at dusk. Check the campground bulletin board or contact the Gladie Visitor Center for more information. Hiking/backpacking trails in the area: Cliff Trail #206 (.5 mile) Koomer Ridge Trail #220 (2.75 miles) Silvermine Arch Trail #225 (1.5 miles) Hidden Arch Trail #208 (1 mile). ACTIVITIES Camping: The Koomer Ridge Campground features semi-primitive camping in a tranquil forest setting. Interpretive Programs: Visitor programs are held on weekends. Recreational Vehicles
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Walk-InPark in a lot, walk to your site.
- Hike-InBackcountry sites.
Stay Connected
- WiFiPoor
- VerizonGood
- AT&TAvailable
- T-MobileAvailable
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
Features
For Campers
- Trash
- Picnic Table
- Phone Service
- WiFi
- Showers
- Drinking Water
- Electric Hookups
- Toilets
- Fires
For Vehicles
- Sanitary Dump
- Water Hookups
A favorite tradition
We camp here every time we go to KY! Gravel level sites. Typically very quiet. Pit toilets in camping loops but there is a bathhouse with showers and flush toilets.
Lovely NF Campground
Koomer Ridge is really an excellent campground! As of April 2023 all sites were first-come, first-serve (no prior reservations permitted). We camped one night and thoroughly enjoyed it! No hook-ups but the site was level for a 21" campervan and had a HUGE tent pad, 2 lantern posts, fire ring and picnic table in a spacious site. Plenty of trees for hammocks, too! Sites were more than adequately spaced out around the campground and some were quite private. Multiple trails leave straight out of the campground and head into the Red River Gorge, a nice feature. Campground is heavily wooded, too, so plenty of shade should be available during the summer months.
The shower house is next to Site 14 and was clean though chilly but had hot & cold running water and was modern/updated. Only ding here was that a couple of the toilets were out of service during our stay - no big deal as the campground was fairly empty and I hope they'll be addressed before summer crowds arrive.
The campground is on a ridge - so apart from the sites themselves, there is very little flat ground to be had. Not a drawback, just an observation. But the hills make for a lovely setting and beautiful sunsets/sunrises filtering through the trees. Only criticism is the proximity to the Mountain Parkway nearby; had we been tent camping, the traffic noise would have been a nuisance all night. But in the campervan it wasn't noticeable, fortunately! Not enough to cost a star, but worth noting if you're using a tent or soft-sided camper.
Red River Gorge is an extraordinary and beautiful place to explore, and Koomer Ridge is an excellent basecamp from which to do so!
Spacious sites
We went mid week and were surprised to find it less than half full. Spacious sites, the loop near the developed bathroom is convenient both for the bathroom (obviously) and a cliff view trail that was really nice.
The bathroom did get backed up the morning we left, assuming it was taken care of promptly considering we’ll saw several rangers doing various other things in the campground while we were there.
Location
Koomer Ridge Campground is located in Kentucky
Directions
Traveling east on the Mountain Parkway, take exit 33 at Slade. Turn left and then right onto KY 15. This campground is 5 miles on the left.
Coordinates
37.78436677225807 N
83.6312141070177 W