Best Tent Camping near Parksville, KY

Recent Tent Reviews in Parksville

345 Reviews of 5 Parksville Campgrounds

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  Maison H.

  Scout

  

  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!

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  Butch K.

  Ranger

  

  Nov. 7, 2024

  Fort Boonesborough State Park Campground

  big, lots of trees and noisy

  Stayed here a week. Had the place pretty much to myself especially on the rainy days. Outstanding features for me were the 4 pull thrus, one of which I scored,. Water is available here and there but not at every site. One side of the campground abuts an asphalt plant which was quit noisy at times. The park is on the river at the bottom of a valley. The highway traffic comes down one side with engine brakes bellowing and the passing lane going back up is almost as loud with truck drivers using every gear to stay up to speed. I noticed the number of dump trucks near the park/asphalt plant on my way in. Near quitting time for the plant the highway many feet above you sounds like the scene in full metal jacket on the beach with the helicopters coming and going,  the plant is on the same side of the river next to the bridge. I was very close.

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  Alex M.

  Scout

  

  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.

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  Shiner T.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 14, 2024

  Oh! Kentucky RV Park & Campground

  OK enough

  Just ok. Nothing wrong. Showers old and poorly done but clean. Sites roomy enough but packed in. Have propane and trash. Popular park. Lots of coming ad going.

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  Pam B.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 14, 2024

  Rockcastle Riverside

  Easy access to Daniel Boone National Forest

  We stayed here as the kick off to the KAT.  The sites are grassy right next to the river.  Bathroom is clean, and there is also a small camp store.

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  john F.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 6, 2024

  Still Waters Campground

  Great for long term or seasonal

  Lots of run down RV’s and shanty town in the back of the park. More long term renters than weekend warriors. One dump station, no sewage on the sites. One bathroom, for the whole Park. lots of tents sites (that were busy) makes for poor bathrooms. Not to mention its outhouse style with no climate control. 1/3 men’s bathrooms were out of order and 1/3 urinals were too. 2/3 showers where out of order and the two useable toilets, the door locks were broken. No wifi. Fires are allowed. Fire pits are run down so be mindful. 2/5 bars for ATT services. Sites aren’t labeled or labeled extremely bad. Electrical seems very out dated. Make sure you have protection. Over priced at $60 + tax for the night. Scattered shade. Pull through sites mainly. Picnic tables have seen better days (years more like it). Good space between sites and access to the river for water sports. Little lake for fishing. No pet area and strict leash laws. I wanna give this a 2/5 because they were pleasant. They encouraged me to review on multiple sites but I think that would be bad for them so I’ll stick to my main review site. 1/5, if the price was better like 30-40/night maybe 2/5 but for the price of a motel 6 and only electrical and that is sketchy. Save your money book elsewhere or avoid.

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  Lisa M.

  Guide

  

  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.

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  Benjamin A.

  Traveler

  

  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!!!

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  josh S.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 9, 2024

  Elkhorn Creek RV Park

  Great Family Spot

  We last minute booked this spot as a family getaway and we are so happy we did. It was perfect for our kids and dogs. Kids were none stop walking the dogs, and scootering up and down the road. Everyone was so kind, there was even live music! And can I take a moment to say the restroom/shower was the cleanest I have EVER used. Huge thanks to the staff, you can tell they truly take pride in their work. We had a site next to the creek and it was beautiful! We are already talking about coming back!

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  Kristen S.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 27, 2024

  Still Waters Campground

  Excellent weekend trip

  Campsites are shady and flat, bathhouse is clean and well maintained. Office staff are friendly and helpful. We had a blast spending the day in the creek! Thanks for an A+ weekend campout!

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  Will I.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 13, 2024

  Kentucky Horse Park Campground

  Very nice!

  Just stopped for one night late in the afternoon and was easy to get off the interstate. Very nice grounds, clean restrooms, and quiet

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  Christina S.

  Scout

  

  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.

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  Karen S.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 15, 2024

  Oh! Kentucky RV Park & Campground

  Family friendly

  We have stayed here many times. Very clean campground.the staff is helpful and friendly. The shower and bathrooms have always been clean . Just wish that they had a fenced in dog park

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  JASON L.

  Guide

  

  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.

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  Karen P.

  Ranger

  

  Jul. 15, 2024

  COE Lake Cumberland Fall Creek Campground

  Beautiful and quiet

  We arrived on a Tuesday and left on Friday. This campground has 10 sites on a hill. It is quiet and away from towns. Some sites are close but not bad. The shower/bath house is fairly new and clean. Being on the hill, to get to the lake is a steep walk. They have a set of steps going down the back side of the hill if you want to leave your boat in the water down there. It’s in a hollow off the main lake. The only drawback would be that the dump site was too tight and unlevel for me to feel comfortable trying to dump.

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  Carolin C.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 6, 2024

  Rockcastle Riverside

  Quiet on riverfront

  Cool pet friendly place with hookups, and friendly people. Sites are close to the river.

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  Jennifer M.

  Scout

  

  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!

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  Lindsey M.

  Traveler

  

  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.

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  Amy K.

  Scout

  

  Apr. 27, 2024

  S-Tree Campground

  Great Campsite!!!

  Bathrooms were clean. Campsite was clean. Campground very well maintained. So peaceful!! I have cell service with Verizon. I was able to make & receive calls. Internet signal was not the best, but I wasn't there for that anyway!

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  Elizabeth R.

  Scout

  

  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!

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  Lisa M.

  Guide

  

  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.

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  Angela C.

  Ranger

  

  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.

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  Eleanor the Airstream R.

  Ranger

  

  Apr. 7, 2024

  Kentucky Horse Park Campground

  Quiet offseason stay

  Beautiful campground surrounded by horse country. Slightly rolling hills in campground but mostly level sites. We chose site 13 because it looked level in pics and had some open green space behind for our dog (neighboring site did as well). Able to set up with no boards or leveling blocks.

  Lots of trees in campground (leaves hadn’t started back yet) and medium size lots with water and electric only. Two dump stations available. 2 laundromats, a pool (closed when we were here), and large camp store.

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  Kurt B.

  Scout

  

  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.

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  Zach T.

  Traveler

  

  Dec. 3, 2023

  Kentucky Horse Park Campground

  Quick Trip

  Came for just one night. It was decorated beautifully for Christmas. Site wasn’t the easiest to back in. Obviously no sewer hookup which isn’t a huge problem. Hooked up to water and nothing came out. We got here at 9pm and left at 7:15am. Just an inconvenience but other than that it’s a beautiful park

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  Douglas T.

  Ranger

  

  Nov. 12, 2023

  Renfro Valley KOA

  Mount Vernon, KY…Disappointed in KOA’s

  The office never seemed to be open. We needed propane upon leaving but couldn’t find anyone. Sites are small, not level and in need of some upkeep. The hookups were poorly placed and the electric hookup was loose. When we plugged in it recessed back into the unit and difficult to plug into. They were to pick up trash at 11 but by putting it b/4 11 I always seemed to miss it.

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  Johanna R.

  Traveler

  

  Nov. 10, 2023

  Kentucky Horse Park Campground

  Beautiful

  Very clean. Really pretty. Felt a little out of place only bc I had an older camper.