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Enjoy camping on the banks of the Kentucky River year-round! The campground offers 166 sites with electricity and water hookups; 18 have full hookups. There are 2 central service buildings and 3 dump stations. An activities building can accommodate 150 people, and central service buildings provide showers, rest rooms, and laundry facilities. WiFi available. There is a small grocery at the check-in area. Open year-round. Restrooms and water fill-up available year-round. Four pull-throughs open year-round. Call 859-527-3454 or email: [email protected] with inquiries. Primitive campground closed indefinitely.
From I-75 take exit 95, go north on KY 627 for 6 miles and then turn right onto KY 388. The campground is the next left. From I-64 take exit 94 onto KY 1958 for 3 miles. Turn right on KY 627 and go 8 miles. Turn lefton KY 388 and the campground is the next left.
What a cool place full of colonial/pioneer history. You can park right at the fort or park further down the park and walk a short paved trail up to the park (it is a slightly inclined trail). The park has a small museum as you enter the fort. I wish it had more items for sale like t-shirts or magnets. It sells a few hand made items from that time period like hand dipped candles , wooden spoons, etc. Once you enter the fort, each little part focuses on a certain area like gunsmith; cloth spinning; wood working; pottery, etc. Some have employees demonstrating the craft and dressed as in the time period. A few parts are replicas of things like a tavern, living quarters, etc. There are bathrooms on each end and one side has a small auditorium that plays a short film about the fort. All of the staff were very friendly and knowledgeable. I’d estimate 1-3 hours here, depending how much you read the displays and look at the artifacts. It’s a very cool place and I’d highly recommend it if you are passing thru the area .
Great place to learn how settlers lived during the expansion west. The fort offers historical demonstrations through out the year, with winter being the slow season.
Nice campground, friendly staff, sites have water/electric and a few have full hookups. Best showers ever, nice and warm. A few sites you can see the river, but be sure you check how long the RV pad is before you book. Nice bike riding and walking to the river and history of the original Boonesbourough Fort.
A very well-done reconstruction. There are a couple of short videos to watch. One about the history of the fort. Then another about all the activities at the fort through out the year and in the surrounding community. Both were well done. The buildings were nicely done with informative signs, and some had individuals in period dress, providing short talks, demonstrations, and answering questions. Those individuals were all friendly and knowledgeable. We were able to watch the blacksmith make a candle stick that we then purchased from the gift shop, a very nice keepsake. It was an enjoyable and educational stop. Two or three hours at most, if you really spend time with the demonstrators, watching them work and asking questions.
I was passing through the area in May of 2005 and decided to stop in for a visit not knowing what the hours of operation that day. I found that I had arrived less than an hour before closing. Nevertheless, the staff were quite friendly and encouraged me to look around the fort. It is a wonderful recreation of the historic fort and well worth the visit if you are passing nearby. It would be a great place to bring the kids to learn a bit of history. It would also be a great place to just come to have a picnic!
