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Clicking one of the pictures above will bring you detailed information about Lake Cumberland’s camping and picnicking areas including maps and reservation information.

To reserve a site please visit the National Recreation Reservation Service
or call the toll free number: 1-877-444-6777

Kendall Campground Site Numbers will change in 2013

There is currently a firewood quarantine. To protect our forest NO FIREWOOD transported from out of state is allowed. This is to stop the transportation of
the Asian longhorn beetle and the Sirex woodwasp. Once transported,
both insects can kill local trees.


 

New Opening and Closing Dates for 2012
Click on the links below for more campground details.
Campground Opening Date Closing Date

Kendall Recreation Area
    

      Day Use

Year Round

Year Round

      Main Campground

March 16

December 2

      Annex Campground

May 11

October 28

Walk-in sites are: 39, 40, 41, 47, 61, 63, 64, 78, 79, 120 and 121. Closed sites are: 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 14, 15, 16, and 18.   Site 85 is also closed as a “Volunteer Site”

 

 

 

Waitsboro Recreation Area

 

 

      Day Use

April 1

October 31

      Campground

April 6

October 28

 Walk-in sites are: 13 and 16

     

Cumberland Point Recreation Area

 

 

      Day Use

April 1

October 31

      Campground

May 11

September 16

Walk-in sites are: 1, 9, and 12

     

Fall Creek Recreation Area*

 

 

      Day Use

April 1

October 31

      Campground

April 27

October 28

 

 

 

Fishing Creek Recreation Area

 

 

      Day Use

May 13

September 18

      Campground

May 11

September 16

Walk-in sites are: 14, 24, 28, 31 and 45
     

* All sites at Fall Creek campground are on a first come, first served basis.  No reservations can be made prior to your arrival on site.

 

Other Recreation Areas Opening Date Closing Date


Halcombs Landing

 

 

      Day Use

Year Round

Year Round

 

 

 

Seventy-Six Falls

 

 

      Day Use

April 1

October 24

 

 

 

Mill Springs Mill Recreation Area**

 

 

      Day Use

April 1

October 31

      Mill Open

May 11

October 28

      Mill Grinding

Memorial Day Weekend to Labor Day weekend, Sat. Sun. and Holidays at 2:00pm

 

 

 

** Corn grinding demonstrations take place at historic Mill Springs Mill on Saturdays, Sundays, and National holidays at 2:00 PM.
 


Points of Contact: 

Questions about this page:

Natural Resource Management Office
Lake Cumberland
855 Boat Dock Road
Somerset, Kentucky   42501
(606) 679-6337

or e-mail: Public Affairs Officer

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Page Last Updated:
16 June 2011

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