Established Camping
Mammoth Cave Campground — Mammoth Cave National Park
About
National Park Service
Mammoth Cave National Park
Overview
Mammoth Cave Campground puts campers in a prime spot to explore the depths and overland treasures of Mammoth Cave National Park. Mammoth Cave is an underground passageway containing more than 400 miles of naturally sculpted limestone and sandstone. It is the longest recorded cave system in the world. The grand-scale chambers and long, winding passageways were the inspiration behind the park's name. The campground doubles as an entry point to 14 miles of hiking and biking trails. It's also a five minute walk to the visitor center, where cave tours begin.
Recreation
A must-do activity in the park is exploring Mammoth Cave. Walking tours of the caverns leave from the visitor center daily. There are also miles of bike trails and hiking trails within the park.
Facilities
A must-do activity in the park is exploring Mammoth Cave. Walking tours of the caverns leave from the visitor center daily. There are also miles of bike trails and hiking trails within the park.
Natural Features
The campground is tucked inside Mammoth Cave National Park, which boasts scenic valleys along the Green River. The river is within walking distance of the camp, and the hilly Kentucky countryside expands beyond the valley. Deer and turkeys commonly stroll around the campground, so visitors are likely to see them grazing in the early morning and at dusk.
Nearby Attractions
Nearly 30 miles of the Green and Nolin rivers offer canoeing and boating through the park. Commercial outfitters outside the park rent canoes, kayaks and safety equipment.Most trails north of the Green River are open for horseback riding. Commercial liveries outside the park rent horses and some may provide organized excursions.
Charges & Cancellations
For rules and reservation policies please follow the link below: https://www.recreation.gov/rules-reservation-policies
Location
Mammoth Cave Campground — Mammoth Cave National Park is located in Kentucky
Directions
Note: Do not rely exclusively on your mobile GPS, Google Maps or similar automated navigation systems to get to the Mammoth Cave Campground. Routes can be misleading and incorrect. Directions from the North: Take Interstate 65 to Exit 53 (Cave City Exit). Turn right onto KY-70. Follow 70/255 as it becomes the Mammoth Cave Parkway in the park. Follow the Mammoth Cave Parkway towards the Visitor Center. Turn left into the campground by the Cavers Camp Store.__ Directions from the South: Take Interstate 65 to Exit 48 (Park City Exit). Turn left onto KY-255 and follow 255 as it becomes the Park City Road into the park. Follow Park City Road until it joins the Mammoth Cave Parkway; turn left. Follow the Mammoth Cave Parkway towards the Visitor Center. Turn left into the campground by the Cavers Camp Store.
Address
P.O. Box 7
Mammoth cave, KY 42259
Coordinates
37.1902778 N
86.0913889 W
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Walk-InPark in a lot, walk to your site.
Stay Connected
- WiFiGood
- VerizonGood
- AT&TAvailable
- T-MobileUnknown
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Group
- Cabins
- Tent Cabin
Features
For Campers
- Market
- Trash
- Picnic Table
- Firewood Available
- Phone Service
- WiFi
- Drinking Water
- Electric Hookups
- Toilets
- Alcohol
- Pets
- Fires
For Vehicles
- Sanitary Dump
- Sewer Hookups
- Pull-Through Sites
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Great park campground
Really enjoyed our 3 night stay in Mammoth Cave campground. Level sites, tables, fire rings, running water bathrooms, spigots. Great location walkable to the camp store, lodge, visitor center, and cave tours.
Easy access/ clean spot
Got in on a Sunday evening for tent camping. Nice woman working the entrance let us switch campsites without any hassle.
The site was well maintained and had a nice fire pit. Concrete picnic table in the space.
Closest proximity to Cave
The actual campground is pretty basic. Sites are woodsy and spread out, there is a picnic table and fire ring, bathhouses and water spigot can be a little bit of a walk depending on your campsite, and the atmosphere overall was quiet. We experienced terrible weather so we didn’t explore much and would agree with some of the other reviewers that the RVs seemed out of sync with the more rustic vibe. What I appreciated was how easy and quick it was to drive to the Visitor Center the next morning for our bright and early tour of Mammoth Cave (and yes, book ahead).
Nature Lovers Paradise
Site 46B is an exceptional site. Extra large with unobstructed views of the woods away from the roads So much to see and do beyond the cave! This campground is set in the woods with lots of hiking and biking trails within walking distance. Yes, the caves are amazing but don’t forget to explore the surface through hiking, horseback riding and kayaking. The campground has lots of tent campers to big rigs and everything in between. Big rig generators can put a major dent into the campground experience unfortunately but it’s still a beautiful family friendly experience. Bath houses were very clean. Sites are level. The dump station leaves a lot to be desired. It’s a two person operation. One person to use their foot to hold drain open and the other to deal with hose. Wish they offered electric at sites but still one of my favorite campgrounds. Very clean friendly and accessible to activities in the park.
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Great spot in a cool camp
My spot was a nice quite one (24B). Lots of room for tents, hammocks, chairs, or your dog to explore.
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Quaint spot for National Park
I took my family for two nights and we were surprised how quiet and well behaved everyone was. The spots are right up on each other but no loud music, generators or drunks. Dumpster is by the corner store that also makes sandwiches if you don’t want to grill out. Fire ring and picnic table with enough room for two small tents. Bathroom was very clean and the walk to the visitor center was 10 minutes.
Nice spot for camping
Nice spot to camp but unfortunately the tours of the caves get sold out so fast
Pretty standard National Park
Clean campground, bathrooms well maintained. Easy access to the camp store and a quick walk to the visitor’s center for cave tours. Sites are well-spaced: you don’t feel crowded. Most sites are pull-through, keep that in mind if you have a camper - you’ll be backwards if your site is on the left.
Beautiful & private
This is THE place to camp if you plan to visit Mammoth Cave NP. Sites are well spread out & most back up to forest. Very close to Mammoth Cave visitor center/trail head. (5 min bike ride). Bathrooms/showers were clean and updated.
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Nice clean and organized
Stayed here one night but was nice. Get here early enough to collect wood for your fire pit.
Amazing first solo trip
Stayed here during my first solo camping trip and it was great. The sites aren't the most secluded but there's plenty of trees to give some privacy between most sites, and I lucked out with no neighbors on the side with no trees. There's a trail right next to the campground which I liked to start my mornings on. It's also nice and close to the visitor center and camp. No outside firewood is allowed in the park so the store sells compressed sawdust logs. Would go back.
Close to the cave
I enjoyed 5 days in this primitive campground with my travel trailer. There is no internet or WiFi and I would occasionally get 1bar ATT to send a text message but usually not even that. Generators are allowed 8am to 8pm (but mine wasn’t working so I didn’t get to try it out). The shower house offers showers at $1.50 for 4.5 minutes. More time for more quarters. Great pressure and plenty of hot water. Bring quarters or there is a change machine for $1s and $5s. Great wildlife and trees, bathrooms were always clean and air conditioned so they were my favorite place some days. You can easily walk to the camp store/showers/laundry, quick drive to the visitor center. I would stay there again but would either plan for no electricity or bring a working generator. Solar did not do much in the dappled shade.
Easy camping
Nice clean campground but the site’s are to close. No much privacy and very little cell service. I enjoyed my visit.
Yuck
Camp sites are literally on top of one another. If you like being stared at all evening, while everyone tries to stay library quiet, stop on by! So much potential quiet space wasted.
Large private sites in National Park
Wonderful campground with large private sites, very quiet. Camping within the national park was great, easy access to hiking and biking trails, close to the cave attractions. Bathrooms were reasonably clean and adequate. Coin operated showers were good, 3 minutes is plenty long enough!
Mammoth Cave National Park
Campsites are good sized & come with standard picnic table & fire ring. As in most National Park campgrounds, don’t expect to have a lot of privacy between sites. There is also a fairly busy road just outside the campground. Wildlife has become accustomed to people & within a few minutes of being here, we had a deer & fawn at our site; turkeys just down the road. Bathrooms are standard, showers located just down the road at the camp store. You have to purchase firewood, which are kiln dried blocks of sawdust. Not a lot to do in the park except the cave tours. The hiking and biking trails are relatively easy & short. Park staff & visitor center are excellent. It’s not exactly a wilderness experience, but comfortable and convenient if you want to enjoy Mammoth Cave & the surrounding area.
Just Plain Nice
Stayed one night in tent. No neighbors to left or right. Really nice sites, picnic tables, bathrooms, tent pads etc. You have to use their special wood, otherwise no fires. Lots of birds. Little general store. Friendly staff. We thought it was a wonderful campground.
Lots of shade and quiet
We really liked this campground. Spaces were decently spread (compared to many national & state parks), shade was abundant, and bathrooms were clean. It's walking distance to showers (pay so bring coins), cave tours, visitors center and a lit of hiking. Once we parked and set up we didn't drive again until we were driving away.
Good NP site
Good site for a National Park. Bathrooms and nice camp store within good walking distance. Walking distance to the visitor center.
Clean with Activities
Went for an extended weekend tent camp. Facilities were very clean and kept up. Tons of tours (paid) if you're interested. We had a wonderful time.
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A decent site to boondock for a night
This campsite felt very open/not very secluded and the neighboring sites are very close. It felt like it should have been mainly for tents because with the sites as small as they were, you very quickly feel confined when there is another trailer next to you. Not the fault of the campsite but we were surrounded by families with young, unattended, screaming children up very early and not at all supervised. There are several trails to the visitor center which is not too far from the sites, the trails are easy to moderate and do provide access to the cave as well as some riverfront trails. Worth noting that the shower facilities are a few minutes walk away at the camp store, not within the campground.
Mammoth Cave National Park
About your middle of the road campground. If your looking for much else to do other than the caves than your options will be limited. The bathrooms were clean, but arguably outdated. Walking distance to the caves which was good and each spot has tons of shade due to mature tree growth. Staff was nice and helpful. Small camp store with your usuals. Please note that you cannot bring in firewood, you must purchase bio blocks from the camp store.
First camping experience!
Great first camping experience! We got 2 sites and each site was very spacious, with tables and fire pits. It was extremely humid and hot when we went so make sure to bring bug spray! We were about a 5 min drive from Mammoth Cave so it was very convenient. There were clean shower and bathroom facilities but you had to pay to use the shower (back in 2015 at least). I found a faucet right next to the showers and I just bathed there in my bathing suit. Because it was so hot, we wanted to go swimming. The closest body of water we found was a river (definitely was not clean) and it helped cool us down, but we saw a water snake so we all jumped out (yup, we're city folks!). We found a little pond by a residents area so we paid a fishing fee and went fishing. Local small shops were very cool too!
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Spaced out sites
We visited during November and there wasn’t much of a crowd, so it was nice and peaceful! The sites seem pretty spaced out from each other too.
Pleasant little getaway close to the visitor center
Great campsite, quiet during the week, busy during scouting weekends. Clean flush bathrooms and plenty of water. Caver's camp store within walking distance.
Store close by
Bathrooms are clean and close to all sites. Trails close to campground. Visitor center that cave tours start from (a lot bus you to another entrance) and historic entrance are very close to the campground. Lots of frogs and bugs making noise at night
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Solid Campground!
Stayed here for four days and overall had a great experience. Not too noisy and there was enough space between sites. I loved how close it was to visitor center as it made it easy to get to tours on time.
Nice, Not the Beat
Mammoth Cave NP is a nice National Park, and not as crowded as some other more popular parks. We tent camped in the drive in campground. Bathrooms are few and far between, and the showers are located at the general store and are pay to use showers. They showers are probably one of my least favorite shower facilities I’ve been to. Overall the cave tours are fantastic and the weather was nice on October.