Best Tent Camping near Lebanon, KY

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Best Tent Sites Near Lebanon, KY (5)

    Camper-submitted photo from Horine Reservation Camping at Jefferson County Memorial Forest
    Camper-submitted photo from Horine Reservation Camping at Jefferson County Memorial Forest
    Camper-submitted photo from Horine Reservation Camping at Jefferson County Memorial Forest
    Camper-submitted photo from Horine Reservation Camping at Jefferson County Memorial Forest
    Camper-submitted photo from Horine Reservation Camping at Jefferson County Memorial Forest
    Camper-submitted photo from Horine Reservation Camping at Jefferson County Memorial Forest

    1. Horine Reservation Camping at Jefferson County Memorial Forest

    17 Reviews
    92 Photos
    109 Saves
    Fairdale, Kentucky

    Jefferson Memorial Forest features a campground for tent camping and can accommodate both families and groups. Although the Forest is only minutes from Metro Louisville, camping here seems like a much more remote camping experience. Located within the Horine Reservation, the campground is in the uplands of the Forest and has good separation between individual campsites. Seven family campsites and four group campsites are available. Latrines and water are near to all the sites.

    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • ADA Access
    • Tents

    $15 - $30 / night

    Camper-submitted photo from Wildcat Creek Farm
    Camper-submitted photo from Wildcat Creek Farm
    Camper-submitted photo from Wildcat Creek Farm
    Camper-submitted photo from Wildcat Creek Farm
    Camper-submitted photo from Wildcat Creek Farm
    Camper-submitted photo from Wildcat Creek Farm

    2. Wildcat Creek Farm

    3 Reviews
    36 Photos
    24 Saves
    Lawrenceburg, Kentucky

    Our farm is located on the property where the ferry brought individuals across the KY River from Versailles, KY. We are a private farm and live here for the pleasure of the land, the quiet from the city, and the outdoor activities. We want to share this with our guests.

    Come and enjoy bourbon country on the Kentucky River. We are located next door to the Wild Turkey Distillery, and within miles of a few others. Our 35-acre property offers immediate access to the KY River, and is within 5 minutes of an quaint downtown area, should you decide to go to town for a meal. Plenty of restaurants for your choosing! 7 minutes away is a Walmart should you forget anything. Come and relax in our peaceful surroundings. Horses, mini horses, goats, mini mules, all on site and loving attention. Bring your frisbees, cornhole, and yard games.

    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Reservable
    • Tents
    • Trash
    • Picnic Table

    $32 - $82 / night

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      3. Wolf Creek Resort Park

      1 Review
      1 Save
      Jamestown, Kentucky
      • Fires
      • Electric Hookups
      • Tents
      • Trash
      • Picnic Table
      • Toilets
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        4. Hidden Ridge Camping - Tents

        1 Review
        3 Saves
        Lake Cumberland, Kentucky

        Hidden Ridge Camping sits on 53-acres of wooded land on Lake Cumberland, near the lake's largest commercial marina, Conley Bottom.

        Over the years, the property

        has been a functioning farm, a team building destination with a climbing tower, the site of a theatre production and a winery!

        Today, it is a secluded camping destination that offers hiking trails to a natural spring, a waterfall and Lake Cumberland, as well as a stocked fishing pond. We are also home to a wide range of wildlife. including owls, foxes, and deer.

        Our spacious sites are perfect for large groups.

        • Pets
        • Fires
        • Reservable
        • Tents
        • Trash
        • Picnic Table

        $50 - $160 / night

        Camper-submitted photo from Halcombs Landing
        Camper-submitted photo from Halcombs Landing
        Camper-submitted photo from Halcombs Landing
        Camper-submitted photo from Halcombs Landing
        Camper-submitted photo from Halcombs Landing
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      Recent Tent Reviews in Lebanon

      285 Reviews of 5 Lebanon Campgrounds


      • MThe Dyrt PRO User
        Camper-submitted photo from Cummins Ferry RV Park, Campground on the Kentucky River
        Nov. 10, 2024

        Cummins Ferry RV Park, Campground on the Kentucky River

        Excellent first time!

        We spent 2 nights at Cummins Ferry with 2 other families! We absolutely LOVED it! The staff was friendly and the scenery was amazing! Our sites overlooked the river and we loved the walking trails along the river! We had kids that fished and played in the playground and sat by the fire every night! We will absolutely return!

      • Alex M.
        Camper-submitted photo from Heartland RV Park
        Oct. 26, 2024

        Heartland RV Park

        A great place

        I am a long term camper. This park has all the utilities water, electric, sewer. I haven't had issues with the free wifi and am able to stream movies and TV with no buffering.

        They have a community building with restrooms, showers, laundry, kitchen area, and mail pick up. They also have an outdoor community area with a fire pit, lounge chairs, and grill.

        They have been having events for the children. Movie night, outdoor games, and a camp fire with smores.

        It's quiet and 5 minutes away from town. Door dash delivers.

        The manager is a sweetheart and makes sure any issues are taken care of.

      • Lisa M.The Dyrt PRO User
        Camper-submitted photo from White Acres Campground
        Sep. 26, 2024

        White Acres Campground

        Love this place!

        Great hosts, quiet camping location, 5 minute drive into town. No, it doesn’t have all the bells and whistles, but we don’t need all that stuff. I’d rather pay a cheaper price than to stay at a place with activities going on all the time and so much noise you can’t enjoy the countryside.

      • Benjamin A.
        Camper-submitted photo from Wildcat Creek Farm
        Sep. 15, 2024

        Wildcat Creek Farm

        Nice spot on riverside

        First thing first. Keven was awesome! Hands down best stay at a camp area I've ever had. Hospitality awesome. Animals awesome. Neighbors were quiet as well. Even though we had an accidental mishap. Kevin was super cool. Would definitely recommend. Will be coming back for sure. 

        The "island" site is a nice little shaded area above the riverside. Off to the right corner of the site is a set of stairs leading down to the river with an area to take some chairs and relax by the water. On a clear night it was super relaxing listening to nature and looking up in the night sky and seeing orions belt and the moon directly above the river. Pretty damn cool especially if you have never seen country sky at night. The animals are a few donkeys, chickens, and a farm cat all are very friendly and won't get into your stuff but occasionally will stop by and say hi. Overall....great experience. If you get a chance to book this spot. Don't think about it just do it. THANKS KEVEN! keep the bottle caps going!!!

      • Holdun R.The Dyrt PRO User
        Camper-submitted photo from Horse Cave KOA
        Jul. 29, 2024

        Horse Cave KOA

        Wonderful!!

        I stayed in spot 87 for 4 days. It was a clean camp with all kinds of variety of camping spots. The only reason is not getting 5 stars is bc it's right on the Interstate, and that noise wasn't the most peaceful. There were a ton of things for kids and families to do. There was a pool, playground, pond, etc. There were some really cool wagon tents, teepee's, and actual tree houses.

      • D
        Camper-submitted photo from Louisville South KOA
        Jul. 22, 2024

        Louisville South KOA

        Clean and fun. Nice location.

        My family visited Louisville South at the beginning of June for an extended family trip.

        Pros- Lots of activities for kids. Nice pool, great playground, bounce pad. Bike rental. Decent (not spectacular) hiking trails. The RV sites with patio were very nice, but could be bigger.

        Cons- some (not all) of the staff. One lady in particular was always rude, and didn’t like answering questions. There was a security light for the bounce pad that was on all night long, and thoroughly illuminated the adjacent tent sites. My brother’s family of 6 did not sleep well. This is something that is easily corrected by installing a shade over one edge of the light, but the staff didn’t seem to care.

      • C
        Camper-submitted photo from COE Green River Lake Smith Ridge
        Jul. 20, 2024

        COE Green River Lake Smith Ridge

        Nothing ever fixed

        This campground is clean and the campsites are decent. However, our campsite had two stumps there were hard to work around when backing up the camper in the dark. If you need to use the showers or bathroom, they never fix anything. One bathroom hasn’t had electric in two years and another women’s bathroom only has hot water in one shower and the hand dryers don’t work.

      • JASON L.The Dyrt PRO User
        Camper-submitted photo from Taylorsville Lake State Park Campground
        Jul. 15, 2024

        Taylorsville Lake State Park Campground

        Great place to stay and close to Pure Kentucky

        Excellent campground. Clean and quiet. Can get busy but sites are not tight but spread out and plenty of space. Fine gravel sites with well kept grounds, shower house, and attentive host. We want to return and visit more Bourbon Trail Distilleries.

      • Jennifer M.The Dyrt PRO User
        Camper-submitted photo from Taylorsville Lake State Park Campground
        Jul. 6, 2024

        Taylorsville Lake State Park Campground

        Great stay!

        The campground is easy to navigate. The ranger met us on the way in and was super-friendly. Our site was small bit not cramped, and there was a picnic table and fire pit. Plenty of space between each site. Neighbors were quiet and friendly. Will camp here again!

      • Lindsey M.The Dyrt PRO User
        Camper-submitted photo from COE Green River Lake Smith Ridge
        May. 27, 2024

        COE Green River Lake Smith Ridge

        Great location and power supply issues

        Location was excellent, close to the water. They have a known power issue, 30amp service went out several times at the pole. Their solution was to use less appliances. There are other campgrounds on the lake that I would choose instead of this one for that reason. The site itself was fine, and if not for the power issues we would come back.

      • Elizabeth R.The Dyrt PRO User
        Camper-submitted photo from Wildcat Creek Farm
        Apr. 26, 2024

        Wildcat Creek Farm

        Quiet and social animals!

        Such a quiet place. The resident goats, mules, donkeys and horses are very friendly - just like the hosts!

      • Lisa M.The Dyrt PRO User
        Camper-submitted photo from White Acres Campground
        Apr. 17, 2024

        White Acres Campground

        Good quiet place to stay

        If you’re looking for a quiet campground in a semi-rural setting, this is the place for you. No frills, full hookups for 50 amp. No laundry on site and only one local laundromat. Super Walmart and Kroger within 5 or so miles. There’s a lake on-site but requires a medium sized hike downhill and through undergrowth. Shade is at a premium as there aren’t many trees.

      • Angela C.The Dyrt PRO User
        Camper-submitted photo from Lake Cumberland State Resort Park
        Apr. 11, 2024

        Lake Cumberland State Resort Park

        Depends when you go

        We rented a cabin during the off-season and our cabin was cute - very old fashioned. What we found out quickly that was everything was pretty much closed, including the main lodge restaurant that we had hoped to eat at.

        The indoor pool WAS open and a pretty decent size. Our kids had a blast romping around in it and the next day we hiked one of the Park trails and were able to do some geocaching, which they loved.

        It would be a longish walk to the Lodge pool from the cabins. I don’t know if everyone has a golf cart in the summer, but I imagine it gets packed. There was some really cool larger cabins and at least the section we were in, you had a nice view of the marina.

        We found the view of the lakes beautiful and would absolutely go back a bit more during the season to take advantage of the lake activities. I say that even though we found mice droppings in our kitchen - the staff took care of it right away and gave us a partial refund.

      • Lisa M.The Dyrt PRO User
        Camper-submitted photo from Louisville South KOA
        Apr. 10, 2024

        Louisville South KOA

        Great place to stay

        The staff are super helpful. The site we had was for a 38’ RV. Full hookups, dog park, lots of places to walk, even trails. We had a great stay here and will most likely come back next time we’re near Louisville.

      • Kurt B.The Dyrt PRO User
        Camper-submitted photo from Wildcat Creek Farm
        Dec. 11, 2023

        Wildcat Creek Farm

        Wonderful Hospitality and Beautiful Location

        A campsite settled upon the bank of the Kentucky River with a friendly farm cat, goats, horses and cow we delighted in a campfire as the sun set and the stars came out. Our host had guided us into our weekend home and delivered a wagon load of firewood for a night of warmth and comfort. The night sky of stars and quiet stillness brought a calm and peace from our busy week. 

        We look forward to another weekend excursion to the farm next year.

      • Raquel R.
        Camper-submitted photo from Cummins Ferry RV Park, Campground on the Kentucky River
        Oct. 9, 2023

        Cummins Ferry RV Park, Campground on the Kentucky River

        Heaven!

        We had the most amazing time and actually ended up extending our stay here because of how lovely this spot is. Secluded and tucked away along the river. Very clean sites, both back-in and pull-through. Full hookups. They have live music and a food truck on Saturdays. Entry is by card-swipe only, so very safe. Peaceful spot without much noise. Little trail along the river to walk.

      • K
        Camper-submitted photo from Camp on the Kentucky
        Oct. 9, 2023

        Camp on the Kentucky

        No refund policy and owner is rude.

        Campers beware. We had a family emergency and had to cancel our week at CAMP ON THE KENTUCKY. I gave them almost 3 weeks notice. This is the reply I finally got after a week of trying to get a response. I also sent him hospital discharge papers as proof of the situation.

        "Well, as of now, we have a no refund policy so I feel I'm being very generous, that said, our time is not free. I'm sorry for you current situation and I wish you and your family all the best."

      • Hannah B.The Dyrt PRO User
        Camper-submitted photo from Lake Shelby Campground
        Oct. 9, 2023

        Lake Shelby Campground

        Our childhood camping location

        Loved this campground growing up! We tent camped and our relatives RV camped. However they have cut down most of the trees, the facilities aren’t maintained very well and the campground/park looks more run down than ever. It’s sad but I hope they update and maintain it more in the future.

      • L
        Camper-submitted photo from Wilson Creek Recreation Area
        Oct. 6, 2023

        Wilson Creek Recreation Area

        Campground Closed as of October 1, 2023

        As of October 1, 2023 Wilson Creek Campground was closed permanently by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Green River Lake. It is now under the control of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR). Any future opening, for instance, during hunting season, will be determined by KDFWR. Look for information on their website: https://fw.ky.gov.

      • M
        Camper-submitted photo from Horine Reservation Camping at Jefferson County Memorial Forest
        Sep. 17, 2023

        Horine Reservation Camping at Jefferson County Memorial Forest

        Beautiful campsites

        This is a great camp ground with private campsites. Lots of hiking trails. Very generous bundles of firewood that are well worth the money delivered to your site. The airplanes are worth noting, earplugs are a plus! My 2 downfalls for this campground is that there is no full bathhouse, only portapoties; Which were well kept. And 2, there is a locked gate that you have to let yourself thru even during the day.

      • GThe Dyrt PRO User
        Camper-submitted photo from Kendall Campground
        Sep. 13, 2023

        Kendall Campground

        Peace Again

        After spending a week or so at a commercial campground, it is such a Blessing to be back at a COE campground again! Nestled in the trees near the Cumberland Lake, and dam, this is a beautiful place to relax. We are in spot #71, adjacent to a small field where I saw 7 deer grazing, multiple squirrels near our spot, and beautiful cardinals feeding nearby. This campground provides electric and water at most sites, has two dump stations, level sites with gravel. and the Wolf Creek Fish Hatchery is adjacent to the campground. A great place to visit!

      • Road B.
        Camper-submitted photo from Green River Lake State Park Campground
        Aug. 11, 2023

        Green River Lake State Park Campground

        It's a comfortable parking lot

        This review is just about the campground not the lake or area surrounding it. The campground sites are ample but nothing special. I'd call them small to medium. Very few trees. Probably not a place I will visit a second time

      • Todd C.The Dyrt PRO User
        Camper-submitted photo from COE Green River Lake Smith Ridge
        Aug. 7, 2023

        COE Green River Lake Smith Ridge

        Nice Campground

        Overall it’s a very nice, clean campground. We were in A2 and it was a little closer to the road than we expected, and the picnic tables were secured to the ground taking up a good bit of the site for our rug and chairs. The dump stations are a little tricky I felt like but overall a good campground and would go back. Practically no cell service with Verizon or AT&T

      • Jeremy K.The Dyrt PRO User
        Camper-submitted photo from COE Green River Lake Smith Ridge
        Jul. 31, 2023

        COE Green River Lake Smith Ridge

        Weekend stay

        Stayed at site 5. We really liked The campground. The old part had plenty of shade the newer part not so much. The new bathhouse was nice. The old bathhouse needs some updating. They were both clean. Hosts were nice and helpful. We will be back.

      • Dana M.The Dyrt PRO User
        Camper-submitted photo from Taylorsville Lake State Park Campground
        Jul. 28, 2023

        Taylorsville Lake State Park Campground

        Beautiful!!

        What a gorgeous campground! The grounds are full of grass and well manicured. Campsites are gravel and level. We were on a very quiet loop with just 4 electric/water RV sites. We were just doing a travel overnight but definitely will go back to stay a few days! Bathrooms were very clean and the staff was super friendly!

      • K
        Camper-submitted photo from Fishing Creek - Lake Cumberland
        Jul. 10, 2023

        Fishing Creek - Lake Cumberland

        Lakefront, mostly shaded, nice campground

        Nice lakefront sites in this campground.  Access to the water is not so great.  You have to go down steep inclines between campgrounds.  I did find a picture of steps going down between two sites, but I must have missed it when we were there.  I stayed on site #6.  It had room to back my motorhome (37ft) into with barely enough room to park our truck sideways in front of the site.  We parked our boat trailer at the ramp and left our boat in the water below our site. We didn't use the bathhouse, but heard it was okay.  There should be a warning sign that when you get to the bottom of the hill coming in, there will be a sharp turn left into the campground.  If you miss it, you will be in the ramp parking.  It was very quiet during the week, but the weekend got pretty crowded and a little loud during the day.  It has a public picnic area and a beachy area that the locals use.  We swam there also.  It has a nice little playground.  Bike riding would be okay, but rather hilly.  The biggest drawback would be the dump station.  The switchback turn at the top of the hill to get to it was too daunting for me to try.  We started to try and backup the hill, but the shoulders were drop offs and narrow road.  I didn't chance it.  Brought it home to dump.



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      • Which is the most popular tent campsite near Lebanon, KY?

        According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular tent campground near Lebanon, KY is Horine Reservation Camping at Jefferson County Memorial Forest with a 4.2-star rating from 17 reviews.

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