Established Camping
Smith Bay Campground
About
National Forest
Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Walk-InPark in a lot, walk to your site.
- Hike-InBackcountry sites.
Stay Connected
- WiFiUnknown
- VerizonUnknown
- AT&TGood
- T-MobileUnknown
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
Features
For Campers
- ADA Access
- Trash
- Picnic Table
- Phone Service
- Toilets
- Pets
- Fires

Right off water & clean!
We stayed at a site right off the water. We kayak so it was perfect for us to leave them on the shoreline so we could come and go as we please. It is a rocky beach but very clean. Just a short paddle away are some sandy beaches.
Smith Bay is very small and the sites are very close together. We…
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2nd visit in 2 weeks
Returned to Smith Bay to tent camp with our adult boys. Same campsite on the water and with it's own pebbly beach. Unlike last week when both Smith Bay and Birmingham Ferry were quite busy, we have been the only campers here! I'm guessing that the rain over the weekend scared folks away. We…
Peaceful shoreline
This is one of my favorite LBL camping areas most of the time.
We visited Smith Bay for 4 days last week and plan on returning with our adult children next week.
Smith Bay is back to being a self-serve $10/night facility. (A little aggravating as we still have a few months left on our annual…
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Location
Smith Bay Campground is located in Kentucky
Address
100 Van Morgan Drive
Benton, KY 42025
Coordinates
36.9103475 N
88.14939775 W