Kentucky Camping, More than Just Beautiful Horses and Bluegrass

By RA Manseau

Kentucky camping has more to offer than just bourbon, horses and bluegrass. This beautiful state is diverse in both terrain and culture. The Kentucky Lake is a playground to remember. Whether you are looking to fish, swim, water ski, hike, explore on horseback, or just kick back with Mother Nature, Kentucky Lake will accommodate. This lake is very large with about 160,000 surface acres and 2,300 miles of shoreline, it would not be hard to find a secluded cove to enjoy the peace, quite and beauty. In addition to a multitude of wildlife and water activities, the surrounding area offers fine dinning, golfing, shopping and lots of Kentucky campgrounds.

Cumberland river, Kentucky Camping

The Land Between the Lakes is a National recreational area located between Kentucky and Barkley Lakes. This beautiful area features such attractions as the Golden Pond Planetarium and Observatory. The Elk and Bison Prairie was once a natural habitat for these extraordinary animals and many others. It was almost lost and is still in the fragile process of renewal. The restoration of this area has created a magnificent drive through park where visitors can view the wildlife from the safety of their vehicles. There are many attractions in the Land Between the Lakes to keep your Kentucky camping fun, educational and relaxing.

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Five Tips & Hints to RV Kentucky

Plan ahead and book your Kentucky campsite online!
Kentucky has vast ranges in elevation, from 260 ft along the Mississippi River to 4,145 feet at Black Mountain.
For more to do in Kentucky, contact Kentucky Department of Travel.
For detailed hunting, fishing and boating regulations for your Kentucky camping trip, visit Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources.
Keep change near by as you RV Kentucky, because toll roads are frequently encountered.

Keeneland Race Track, Kentucky Campgrounds

Take an RV Kentucky vacation to the Mammoth Cave National Park area. This massive cave system in south central Kentucky is the longest known cave system in the world. Mammoth Cave has more than 367 miles of explored underground cambers and labyrinths. The National Park Service offers many tour options and there are some things you should know before you go. For more information on this superlative tourist attraction and updated information consult the Mammoth Cave National Park website. Inside and just outside the Mammoth Cave National Park are plenty of Kentucky campgrounds.

If your RV Kentucky trip includes exploring the rich historical sites and museums of Kentucky, don’t miss Bardstown, just southeast of Louisville. This historic town is full of magnificent early 1800’s buildings. The Civil War Museum in Bardstown is the 4th largest Civil War Museum in the United States. Bardstown is also the “Bourbon Capitol of the World”. While there you may get the opportunity to tour one of the distilleries. Walk through the historic down town and Museum Row. This town was the site of the first Cathedral built west of the Allegheny Mountains, Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral. This charming yet elegant Cathedral, constructed 1816-1819, is still in use today. Guided tours are available.

While staying at one of the Kentucky campgrounds in the area, drive down to New Haven. Here you will find the Kentucky Railway Museum. The Museum owns and operates its own rail line. Take a ride through the beautiful scenery of the Rolling Fork River Valley.

Louisville is home of the famous Kentucky Derby. Churchill Downs is a magnificent, beautiful horse racing facility. Even if you don’t plan a horse race into your Kentucky camping trip you should see this facility. Louisville is a modern bustling modern business center. However, the city has taken great pains to ensure the preservation of “Old Louisville”. If you love Victorian architecture, than you hit a bonanza. The neighborhood of Historic Old Louisville is the largest collection of Victorian mansions in the United States. Over 1,400 homes are in this forty-eight block area, which is a National Preservation District.

Muhammad Ali, one of the greatest boxers of all time, built the Muhammad Ali Center here in the city of his birth. “The Muhammad Ali Center serves as both a cultural attraction and international education center that is inspired by the ideals of its founder Muhammad Ali.”

downtown Louisville, RV Kentucky

Louisville has a plentiful supply of fine dinning establishments, museums, world-class performing arts, parks and the Louisville Zoo. With one of the most gorgeous night skylines in the United States, this city is fabulous. The Louisville area has lots of Kentucky campgrounds to base a Louisville vacation.

Along the Cumberland Plateau in the Appalachian foothills of eastern Kentucky you can hike the 269 mile Sheltowee Trace National Recreation Trail the entire length of the Daniel Boone National Forest. The forest is federally managed to provide the nation with natural resources, such as lumber, while protecting and maintaining the forest. Visitors enjoy hiking and horseback riding through the scenic beauty that is enhanced by the hundreds of miles of winding rivers and streams.

As you RV Kentucky the splendor of the scenery will take your breath away. From the historical sites to the natural caves, lakes and rivers this state is a camper’s paradise.