Otter Creek Park Campground, near Louisville, Kentucky, is a lively spot that offers a mix of outdoor fun and convenient amenities. With a variety of sites for tents, RVs, and even cabins, it’s a great place to set up camp and enjoy the great outdoors.

The campground is known for its beautiful hiking trails that provide stunning river views, making it a hit for those who love to explore. Visitors have mentioned that the trails are accessible and not overly strenuous, perfect for a casual hike. The facilities here include showers with good hot water pressure, which is always a plus after a day of adventure.

While the campground can get a bit noisy, especially with the RV area and close-knit sites, many campers appreciate the vibrant atmosphere. One reviewer noted, “It’s inexpensive and the firewood bundles are sizable,” making it easy to enjoy a cozy campfire. Plus, the campground hosts fun seasonal activities, like Halloween festivities that the whole family can enjoy.

For those looking to escape the hustle and bustle of the city, Otter Creek Park Campground is just a short drive away from Louisville, offering a quick getaway without sacrificing comfort. Whether you’re here for a weekend or a longer stay, you’ll find plenty to keep you entertained and relaxed.

Otter Creek Park Campground

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The Best Camping Near Garrett, Kentucky

Very popular campsite for the surrounding area. Otter Creek runs through the Outdoor recreation area. Lots of hiking, biking and horse trails. Great opportunities for fishing also abound.

It is an older campsite with the facilities in need of an upgrade, but serviceable. Used to be owned by the city of Louisville Parks and Recreation, then set dormant and unused for several years before the State of Kentucky took over.

Great Public Camp Site

There are a ton of primitive sites! It is first come, first serve though, which is scary if you like to plan. Most sites are spaced out, but some are wide open. There isn’t too much privacy, so you really have to choose your site well. 

Good for a quick trip

Love going camping here it’s a great place for both tent and camper I’ve been camping here for years. 

Love it

Folks taking the reservation not have been nicer.  Thank you Alice!  We were the only tent campers! 

Nice Quiet Spot

We go every fall with our entire family to enjoy the Halloween activities. The campers all go all out and let the kids trick or treat. There is even a group who does a haunted house and it is so fun!
My only complaint is it's very close to Field of Screams, the haunted park and it gets noisy at night.

Easy, Fun campsite 

One of our favorite spots to camp. Beautiful trails for hiking, great creek for swimming, close to Louisville. 

Great Park

We are on a cross country road trip and just stopped for the night.  Very nice campsite.   The area we were in was nice and private. Campgrounds has showers with good hot water pressure.  Definitely recommend this campsite.  

Nice campground 

My husband and I camped here in the May to escape Derby in Louisville. It's close enough to the city that it makes for an easy get-away. Even if you're not camping the hiking is pretty incredible and none of the trails are really to strenuous for an experienced hiker compared to other trails in the region.   
  
This isn't the most quite campground you're going to find. There is an RV area and a loop for tent camping, the sites are fairly close together with some only having as little as a few saplings or briars between sites. The loop itself is a bulky gravel road that is VERY NOISY when campers drive on it, or in our case... a child drives their Barbie Power Wheels up and down the road until 10pm in the dark.   
  
That being said.... it's close to the city. It's inexpensive and the firewood bundles are sizable. Our site didn't have a picnic bench, just a fire ring but the ground was mostly grassy and very level. It was a comfortable site and the majority of them looked pretty similar so it's hard to say there's a "best site" for privacy on the loop.  Our site was on the road leading up to the loop and those sites seem best since a few don't have campers across from them and they are spaced out slightly more than the sites on the actual loop... although you're further from water.    
  

\*This campground does allow you to make reservations

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