Barren River Lake State Park Campground Kentucky
Barren River Lake State Park Overview
Barren River Lake State Park campground has 99 campsites (all with electric/some full) and is located next to the lake and close to the golf course. A lodge with 51 rooms is also available.
Campsites can accommodate tents, trailers and RVs. In addition to the hookups, each site also has a table, fire ring and grate. Campground amenities include drinking water, flush toilets, hot showers, laundry facilities and a dump station.
The park also has a marina, boat ramp, boat rentals, golf course, restaurant, pub, meeting hall, sports courts, fitness center, gift shop, picnic areas, playground and mixed use trails.
Barren Rive Lake State Park – Area Recreation & Info
Barren River Lake State Resort Park is located near Kentucky’s famous cave area, which includes Mammoth Cave National Park, the longest cave system in the world. With a nearby attraction like that, who could ask for more? Outdoor recreation includes boating, fishing, swimming, water sports, golfing, hiking, biking, volleyball, tennis, picnicking and more. Wildlife viewing is also nice in the area
You may also like Mammoth Cave National Park.
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Amenities
- BBQ Grills
- Boat Launch/Ramp
- Campground Host
- Campsite Tables
- Concessionaire
- Drinking Water
- Dump Station
- Electrical Hookup
- Fire Pit
- Fire Rings
- Firewood Available
- Gift Shop
- Grills
- Group Pavilion
- Laundry
- Marina
- Meeting Room
- Pets OK
- Picnic Tables
- Ranger Station
- Recycling Center
- Restaurant
- Restrooms (Flush Toilets)
- RV Hookups
- Showers
- Snack Bar
Activities
- Basketball
- Beach
- Biking
- Bird Watching
- Boating
- Canoeing
- Fishing
- Golf
- Golf Course
- Golf Driving Range
- Hiking
- Horseback riding
- Horseshoes
- Kayaking
- Lake
- Mountain Biking
- Nature Trails
- Photography
- Picnicking
- Playground
- Shuffle Board
- Sports Court
- Stargazing
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Walking Trails
- Water Sports
- Wildlife Viewing
Lucas, Kentucky 42156
270 646-2151
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Regions
Campsite Types
- ADA
- RV
- Tent
- Trailer
# of Campsites:
99 + 22 Cottages
Season:
Mid March – Mid November
Elevation:
744
Barren River Lake State Park Comments & Reviews
Visited Barren River Lake State Park Campground lately? We'd love to hear about your adventure. Did you find us useful? Did we forget something? Anything our community should know before heading out to Barren River Lake State Park?
Visited 8/26/20 found no staff present and camp completely empty. sites have water extremely distant from elec hookup ==never seen that before in Ga.,Ala., Tn. La. Tx. Lots of sloping sites w/ no shade and few w/ partial shade ==Really glad I only did a scout visit and didn’t bring my camper and boat=will not be visiting your park =it badly needs update on asphalt on roads and campsites. Badly disappointed that I traveled 250 miles to see such a poorly maintained and planned park! Suggest sites be bull dozed to level and re pave and water outlet moved closer to elec. boxes!.
I was hiking over the week end and I came across an old bus in the woods close to the lake what’s the history of it would appreciate any infoe
HI Cecil,
Sounds like you’ve stumbled on a mystery! We don’t have any information about the bus. Perhaps someone may have some info and can comment here.
I’m considering camping at Barren R. campground for several days between 5/5 and the 11th but Dan Bragg’s critical review (Aug 27, 2020) addressed two major concern of mines, the slope on sites, & lack of partial shade. I was also concerened re the scarcity of restrooms & informative photos to reveal the meaningful differences between sites. This is in contrast to other campgrounds including most in other states where more written & photographic info is typically provided. I looked for a place to select more details re each site but couldn’t find any. That may have been my fault. I don’t know.
Hi George,
ReserveAmerica.com – which handles the reservations, has a maximum vehicle length for each campsite at Barren River Lake State Park.