KY, OH, IN or TN

[NekkidFish]

So we get our new RV next week and we're trying to figure out where to go on our first adventure! :B

We are in northern KY, right below Cincy, and would like to not go too far way on our first trek out. We would also love to be able to have a spot on the water. !!!

We also prefer a campground with full hookups.

Any ideas?

Thanks bunches! Jules

[NekkidFish]

RGar974417 wrote:
You will severely limit yourself and miss out on a lot of good camping locations if you must have full hookups.Many state and federal parks only have electric or sometimes water and electric.COE ( Army Corps of Engineer) campgrounds have many lakeside campgrounds.As to seeing pictures of campsites,go to campgroundphotos.com. While they don't have all campgrounds,they do have some in each state that will show you individual campsite.Usually state and federal campgrounds have more privacy between sites while commercial campgrounds try to pack as many campers in as possible.

Maybe I didn't word something right. Once we get our dish set-up, we will be fine going to campgrounds that just have water and electric. But, we are almost at the end of this season, so for our few trips out before winter hits, we want to stay at a few places that have everything. We are new to this, so we need a little warming up session and getting used to everything before we let loose.

Hope that makes sense.

[RGar974417]

You will severely limit yourself and miss out on a lot of good camping locations if you must have full hookups.Many state and federal parks only have electric or sometimes water and electric.COE ( Army Corps of Engineer) campgrounds have many lakeside campgrounds.As to seeing pictures of campsites,go to campgroundphotos.com. While they don't have all campgrounds,they do have some in each state that will show you individual campsite.Usually state and federal campgrounds have more privacy between sites while commercial campgrounds try to pack as many campers in as possible.

[NekkidFish]

mclark50 wrote:
Green River Lake State Park has some great sites on the water. It is close to Campbellsville.

Thanks! From everything I'm finding. The state parks don't seem to usually have cable, and until I get our dish set-up set up, for these first few adventures we will be going to places with cable. (TV addict here.) however, next year we will be going to them for sure!

[mclark50]

Green River Lake State Park has some great sites on the water. It is close to Campbellsville.

[NekkidFish]

Thanks Fred!!

[shootandfish1]

Unless I missed it---Kentucky Horsepark near Georgetown. Not too far of a drive from you.

Big South Fork

Oh, about 5 mi from me -- Cummins Ferry Campground, Just north of Harrodsburg, off US 127 a few miles. Campground is located on the Kentucky River. Owners have really done a nice job. They are set up for large rigs.

Cummins Ferry

Fred

[NekkidFish]

Yeah, it sounds like a good place to start. I think the other weekend we might go to the Lake Cumberland RV Park.

[6_7_tow_rig]

NekkidFish wrote:
Right now I am looking at the Corbin Laurel Lake KOA. They get good reviews and have availability on the weekend we can go. Still looking.

Its good or a KOA but some of the sites are tight. Their "path" to the lake is more like mountain climbing. Its not a bad place to just get away for the weekend like you were looking for though.

[NekkidFish]

Right now I am looking at the Corbin Laurel Lake KOA. They get good reviews and have availability on the weekend we can go. Still looking.

[Dog_Folks]

If you would like a quiet, park that is shaded, try Kendall campground at Lake Cumberland.

It is COE park and on the reservation site ,it has pictures of the sites. It is only 5 miles further south than the State Park.

Lin here: Kendall

Come On Down!!!

[NekkidFish]

Thanks everybody! I will be researching and calling all of the places ya'll mentioned. The state park website is a little letdown as there are no pictures, like say a KOA or independent place has. I hate the idea of booking our first trip or two and being totally let down.

Anyhoo, thanks for all of the ideas!!

[TPUC]

Defeated Creek COE in Northern Middle Tennessee

[noe-place]

Land Between The Lakes in western Kentucky, Lake Cumberland in Burnside, Ky all have full h'ups and are on beautiful lakes.

[camperforlife]

Itching2go wrote:
Might also check out Brookville Reservoir In Indiana. It's a couple of hours away from you, and I do know that the Mounds SRA has full hookup sites. Whitewater state park in the same area is a great park with large sites, but no full hookups... electric only, I believe.

Whitewater is 15 & 30 amp electric only, no water or sewer. It is still a very nice park. It has access to Whitewater lake and Brookville Lake but no lakefront sites.

Mounds SRA does have full hookups and is on Brookville lake but does not have lakefront sites. If you make a reservation for Mounds SRA (state recreation area), make sure it specifically says Brookville Lake. There is a Mounds State Park near Anderson Indiana that some people confuse the two.