Established Camping
Kentucky River Campground
About
Kentucky River Campground was established in 1973. We are located right on the beautiful Kentucky River just minutes from our state's historic capital city and is situated along the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. For over 40 years friends and families have come together for relaxation, good food and great fun. Throughout the summer we offer a full schedule of activities for children and adults alike. From Memorial Day through Halloween we are always celebrating life on the river. In addition to the great American traditional holidays we have a few of our own. Campsites for our annual Rock Bar Party and many other events fill up fast so call early to join in on the fun at KRC where our motto is: "Relax!...you're on river time now."
We offer many great amenities including:
On-site 24-hour laundry facilities All sites have full hookups sewer, electric, and water Children's playground area Year-round heated/air-conditioned restrooms/showers for our guests Full-time maintenance crew On-site propane service
Indoor pavilion with big screen TV, refrigerator, and stove always open (unless reserved) A camp store that is open during all office hours Loads of river frontage for all your fishing, kayaking, boating, and swimming!!
Everything you need for a comfy-cozy, enjoyable stay! We can't wait to see you!
Fee Info
A Credit Card is required for the reservation of a Tent or RV site
Campers who have campsites reserved and do not show will be charged 1 nights fee.
There is a parking limit of 2 vehicles per site.
Checkout time: 12:00 pm
BOAT STORAGE: April through October- $50.00 a month You will be provided a secure spot for your boat.
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Walk-InPark in a lot, walk to your site.
- Boat-InSites accessible by watercraft.
Stay Connected
- WiFiUnknown
- VerizonAvailable
- AT&TUnknown
- T-MobileUnknown
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
Features
For Campers
- Trash
- Picnic Table
- Firewood Available
- Reservable
- WiFi
- Showers
- Drinking Water
- Electric Hookups
- Toilets
- Alcohol
- Pets
- Fires
For Vehicles
- Sanitary Dump
- Sewer Hookups
- Water Hookups
TravelerAwesome River View
Our site had a level concrete parking pad and concrete deck overlooking the river. On the deck was a patio set with an umbrella and 4 chairs and 2 Adirondack style plastic chairs with a portable fire pit. There was even a clean gas grill with a full tank of propane and utensils! It had rained really hard all day Friday and had cleared up just as we turned off the highway so the river was really muddy and had a lot of debris and a really fast current. We camped May 8th and 9th and the temperature dropped down to 25 degrees. “Angie”, the manager was awesome! She is so very nice, also the man that took care of the campground “Russ” was really nice and helpful, this was our first time using our camper and he even came in and helped us get our tv going. The restroom/bath house is older but I don’t think it could have been any cleaner! The small store/office was also nice, they aren’t trying to make a fortune on there items and there was even free coffee! I give it five stars. We will definitely be back.
TravelerQuite tenting by the river
Everyone was so friendly! Mostly campers here, but the tenting is the best spot... Right down by the river (van not included), but electricity is.
Close to: Castle and Key, Buffalo Trace, Woodford Reserve, and West Sixth Brewery. Perfect location for some Bourbon Trail and beer hoping! I will definitely go back. And tell Angie at the desk I sent you!
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RangerGreat place, great hikes
My family and I really enjoyed staying here. The campground was a decent size, although we didn't drive around the entire loop. We were lucky enough to get a spot close to the river, so at night we could hear the river rushing next to us. I know some people love this, and some people don't. A few things we really liked about this place:
- Great hikes nearby. We hiked 3 different trails while here. One of the days it was a little rainy, so the trail was muddy but we made it work. Recommend looking up good hikes nearby. I don't remember the names of the hikes we did, but I think one was called "Conner Meadow?"
- Spacious campsites. The campsites seemed almost "double" in size of other places we have stayed. Each campsite is divided off by trees and shrubs which we liked.
- Clean. Fire ring and table at each campsite
- River- Love having access to the river to swim in. There is also a lake nearby that we saw on one of our hikes
What we didn't like was that the bathrooms were a little far from our campsite. We were only able to find 1 bathroom, so not sure if there is another one located within the campground or not.
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Location
Kentucky River Campground is located in Kentucky
Directions
From I-75, I- 64, Lexington, East of Frankfort: Take I-64 West toward Versailles/Frankfort Take Exit 58 - US-60 Merge onto US-60 toward Frankfort (take a right at the bottom of the ramp) Follow US-60 for about 5 miles Merge right onto ramp for US-127 (This will be at the bottom of a hill) Turn left at the bottom of the ramp onto US-127, toward Owenton Follow US-127 for almost 5 miles. Turn left onto Steele Branch Road (first left after BP station)
Address
1489 Steele Branch Rd
Frankfort, KY 40601
Coordinates
38.2973138677304 N
84.8714918167442 W