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569 Reviews of 28 Hardin Campgrounds

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  Rodarius S.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 9, 2024

  Dispersed Campsite Shawnee National Forest

  Nice spots on the highway

  Love this spot! It's easily accessible by all rig types. Backs up to the open forest and you pull right back onto the highway.

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  Jeff F.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 31, 2024

  Paris Landing State Park

  Close to marina

  Close to the marina it's a hard walk uphill both ways to the bathroom but they are very nice and well kept. Big open areas for children to play overall very good state park campground

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  Abraham

  Guide

  

  Aug. 8, 2024

  Ginger Bay

  Nice spot on the water

  A few sites at a boat launch area.

  One large site before the main turnaround point and a couple by the water.

  Not a ton of space.

  4x4 or awd may come in handy leaving the sites (going back up the gravel hill)

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  Lisa M.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 7, 2024

  Sugar Bay Campground

  Swimming in the lake and eat lunch on the campsite

  Only stay for several hours,haven't spent the night yet,that will be planned next

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  Lisa M.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 7, 2024

  Twin Lakes Campground

  Planning to camp there

  This will be the next campground to go

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  Twan M.

  Ranger

  

  Jul. 24, 2024

  Oak Point - Lake Glendale

  Stellar Illinois

  This is a little gem of a refuge within the Shawnee NF - about 30min from Marion, down a beautiful country road before nestling among the trees around the lake. The drive is paved/gravel the whole way, so very easily drivable for anyone in anything. Plenty of camp sites, both with electric and non-electric, double and single. Bring bug spray - horseflies and ticks. Beautiful lake, beautiful biking trails, etc. Firepits w/ grates are spacious and nice, fees are online. 1 bar verizon at camp, can get up to 3 bars within the area.

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  Kenda A.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 18, 2024

  Taylor Bay Campground

  Beautiful LBL site

  This is lakefront with a vault toilet and no running water. On a Wednesday night everything was quiet and peaceful. It is a self serve campground.

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  Melissa C.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 28, 2024

  Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area Piney Campground

  Beautiful Modern Campground with lots of activities

  Piney Campground is part of the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. It is wildly popular among locals and travelers alike. Lots to do for kids - bike paths, basketball court, multiple playgrounds, etc. Beautiful views of Kentucky Lake/Tennessee River, nice campground store.

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  James W.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 14, 2024

  Aurora Oaks Campground

  Nice, quiet and clean

  We stayed here in our tent. The lady who checked us in was exceptionally nice and the campsites were clean quiet and shady. The restrooms were spick and span. We would certainly stay here again.

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  Beth LeVar L.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 11, 2024

  Bumpus Mills

  An Okay Campground

  If you want a small affordable campground this is your place. The shower house could use for some regular cleaning. I’m not sure it was cleaned at all the time we were there. Not much to do in the area but fish unless you really want to explore outside of the campground.

  I learned after our time there our site is the worst with bugs. I thought the bugs were just extra because it had rained a lot but a friend told me to never book that site bc the bugs are always backs there. Our site also gets all the rain drained from the upper site. When we checked in the host did prepare us our site would flood for a few areas since rain was expected.

  The sunsets were fabulous!

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  Jeremy K.

  Guide

  

  May. 19, 2024

  KOA Campground Kentucky Lakes Prizer Point

  Great week in May

  Stayed here for a week and it was great. Plenty to do to keep you busy. Nice pool with retractable roof. Playset for kids. Full service marina with boat rentals. Golf cart rentals as well.

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  Siegfried M.

  Guide

  

  May. 12, 2024

  Cave-in-Rock State Park

  Awesome Campground

  Was the only one there $ 20 with Electricity, what a Deal Steve is a great Host Also had free Music….. Cicadas

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  Dante V.

  Guide

  

  May. 9, 2024

  Oak Point - Lake Glendale

  Solar Eclipse Crossroads

  We camped here during the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse and it was also the overflow site which at that time was the side of the camp entrance road. Fast forward to April 7,8 & 9 2024 We are again on overflow campground where this time was their group camping site which was much better than the side of the road. The overflow site has 4 unisex bathrooms but no showers (showers are at the main campground) there is dining (open) pavilion with a fireplace and a filtered well water system. We had a blast watching the Total Solar Eclipse.

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  Emily S.

  Traveler

  

  May. 7, 2024

  Redd Hollow

  Clean, quiet, beautiful

  Stayed 2 nights. Nearly empty, but we’ll kept camp. Best sunsets!!! Lake is beautiful. Many many lakeside spots. Lots of room.

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  Jon H.

  Scout

  

  May. 6, 2024

  Oak Point Campground

  Nice national park campground

  Location is everything and this is well in the middle of a great area in Shawnee National Forest. Garden of the gods, Bell Smith springs, Ferne State park, and on and on. You can spend a week here and not see everything.
  There are primitive and electric (with water) sites. There are no sites with sewer hookup. There is a dump station at the entrance.

  Sites are generally level and well kept. Very large rigs (35+) will be challenging, but I've seen them - more towards the front. There are some lake front spots that can be had. Sites are first come and there are no reservations taken. During the week, no problem. Weekends would be iffy.

  Large lake with swimming, fishing, kayaking. Also has a bike trail around it - maybe 2 miles.

  Shower houses are kept clean, but as of this posting, they need some maintenance work.

  All in all, this is a must stop if you want to enjoy what the area has to offer.

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  George L.

  Scout

  

  Apr. 24, 2024

  COE Lake Barkley Canal Campground

  Nice campground, disgusting bathroom.

  Primitive campground with electric and water, who knew. Nice sites well kept. Showers were disgusting, drain had accumulated crud. Sinks also gross.

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  lowrent0321

  Traveler

  

  Apr. 9, 2024

  Cravens Bay - LBL Lake Access

  Quite, Private.

  Very nice campground, better than what I expected. We stayed at site 20 with a 36' travel trailer we had to actually drive all the way to the end of the campground to turn around so we could back into the site.  Cravens Bay is secluded and about a 2 mile drive off the main road running through LBL.

  There is a attendant at the site that you have to check in with first who will let you know what sites are available and pay after you have chosen your site and settled in.  The attendant station did have some snacks for sale as well ice, also in the event that you may need assistance with any problems at you camp site or even with your camper the attendant more than likely has the tools to help you.

  The road leading into the campsite is paved but narrow, the roads at the campsite are well hard packed gravel and very narrow.  Cravens Bay basically breaks down into two areas, the low ground (first sites upon entering) and the high ground (sites further in at the top of the hill), there are some sites scattered in-between these two areas but for the most part the largest campsites areas are the high and low ground sites.  The sites in-between the two high and low ground areas are very private and two are definitely secluded.

  We stay three days and during that time other than the occasional fisherman or the attendant driving by it was definitely very private and quite.  There were some seasonal campers there who were very helpful and friendly (even cut up some timber for us to burn).  

  If you don't mind not having any hook ups and dry/boon docking with your camper Cravens Bay has a lot to offer in terms of privacy, peace, boating, fishing, and swimming.  Defiantly for the nature lovers out there, nothing like seeing a Bald Eagle hunting fish while drinking coffee first thing in the morning.

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  Angela C.

  Ranger

  

  Apr. 8, 2024

  Paducah-Kentucky Lake KOA

  Great overnight!

  We called from the road to get an overnight stop - the staff were super nice both on the phone and in person. When we arrived, the lady who checked us in gave me a coupon for the drive-in movie theater that was literally down the road. Normally, when we camp we arrive so late it’s impossible to take advantage of area attractions so we decided to go and can I tell you, it was awesome!!! The theater accommodated our camper and the food (cheese fries especially) at the snack stand was great. As far as the campground, our site was a bit hilly but we had a nice view of the lake and close proximity to the playground. My kids also enjoyed the pool. Solid place to overnight!

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  Andrea L.

  Traveler

  

  Apr. 7, 2024

  LBL FS-326

  Lovely, quiet spot!

  This was a fantastic dispersed camping spot! A few cars went by looking for whatever, but the road dead ends at Energy Lake. It was quiet most of the time. Occasionally heard some obnoxious people across the lake where I believe a campground is located. Also heard a sound during the night, possibly coyotes. Otherwise, I felt safe and had a great time here!! The ground was flat and there was a lot of room. We were just passing through and needed somewhere quiet to sleep after two days of driving. There is a lot to do in this area! I hope I got the location right… it wouldn’t let me add the exact coordinates I saved when I was there.

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  sean

  Traveler

  

  Mar. 28, 2024

  LBL FS154 - Dispersed

  Several Nice Spots

  I stayed at two difderent spots in March 2024. You might need 4wd; it had rained all day before I got here and there were some rough/sloppy patches in the road. The pit toilt at the entrance is about a 10-12 minute drive away. Both spots had fire pits

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  MARY K.

  Ranger

  

  Mar. 25, 2024

  Fern Lake Campground and RV Park

  Friendly, well kept, just off I24

  This is a convenient and pleasant campground, just off exit 3 on I24 in Paducah. The staff was friendly and walked us to our site and showed us the hookups. He gave us a lovely spot in the shade by the little lake. Have not used the showers yet so can't comment on that. We stayed on a Sunday night. The park was about half full. Seems to be a nice quiet family place. 

  They are across the street from a Mexican restaurant. There is a liquor store next door. Other businesses nearby.

  Noise from the nearby traffic may bother some, but we didn't mind it and it was not loud enough to hear inside our RV.

  It is a good place for us to stop on our way from MN to visit friends in FL. Also convenient for visiting the National Quilting Museum. We will stop here again.

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  julia B.

  Scout

  

  Mar. 7, 2024

  Energy Lake Campground

  Serene bliss at the lake

  We had so much fun at Energy Lake Campground. We were only able to stay one night but it was the reset we needed. Our pups loved it too! Bathrooms were clean, electricity worked great and the view was STELLAR! Super easy check in and check out.

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  Wendy T.

  Guide

  

  Feb. 25, 2024

  Cypress Lakes RV Park

  Looks are deceiving

  Mostly seasonal and permanent with a few spots for weekly and overnight. All sites are level, gravel with concrete patios and fire rings. The staff makes you feel like a friend immediately. Laundry is 1.50 per machine and the showers are large and clean. Interstate 24 is half a mile from this campground and some of the best restaurants in the area are within walking distance.

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  Randy S.

  Guide

  

  Dec. 9, 2023

  Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area Redd Hollow Campground

  Great dispersed campground

  Great dispersed campground. Approx 1-1/2 miles off the highway down a one lane gravel road. Approx 30 sites. Sites are gravel and pretty level. At least half of the sites have a view of the lake. All sites have fire rings and picnic tables. Definitely would like to go back and camp there again. Were there with a 26 foot towable.

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  Jennifer N.

  Guide

  

  Nov. 26, 2023

  Fern Lake Campground and RV Park

  Easy booking, pretty lake front

  Fern Lake was super easy to book and very inexpensive. The host was easy to access and was happy to show us to our site since it was dark when we arrived. We stayed on site 51 which had a fire pit (we brought our own wood) and very pretty view of the lake. The bathhouse was very close to walk to and the showers and bathrooms were fine. Like most small campgrounds, it was pretty outdated but had the basics. One bummer was that the electrical outlets were not functioning in the bathrooms so I had to leave them with a wet head assuming I could dry my hair in the van, but unfortunately the electric pedestal was not compatible with our 30amp plug. Our inverter doesn’t like the heavy power suck of a blow dryer so I was counting on plugging in. :( Being in the 30’s I was looking forward to dry hair. Oh well.

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  Anna M.

  Guide

  

  Nov. 13, 2023

  Energy Lake Campground

  Very Noisy and Camp Sites Stacked Closely

  We usually start camping in November since the campgrounds are usually getting closer to empty. This place was packed with people hunting and fishing. The camp sites are so close together that you can hear the people talking at their campsite next to you even when they are talking at a very calm conversational level. People were letting their kids run wild until about 10pm then you could hear a pin drop it got so quiet. However, by 3 am the place starts hopping. People getting in and out of their cars, doors closing and cars driving off in the gravel, RV doors opening and closing, gravel crunching under foot as people walk to and from the bathroom. Two women stood outside our tent (but at their camp site) at 5am chatting it up and opening and closing and opening and closing the car doors for over half an hour. If you can function on 5 hours of sleep and don't mind hearing everything everyone around you says in clear detail it isn't a bad place. The bathrooms are clean and warm in the winter.

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  Scott B.

  Scout

  

  Nov. 3, 2023

  Cravens Bay Campground

  Super nice campground.

  We basically had the place to ourselves. Just a couple boat launchers was it. Dark skies, lots of stars. There are seasonal showers, ice and firewood sales. Boat ramps, day use areas... it was really nice. I would definitely come back here again. Good cell coverage too.