Holmes Bend
- Right now
- Closedrecreation.gov lists every site closed this weekend, read 16:16 UTC
- A night
- $20–$32When it reopens, per site
- Sites
- 126In the agency’s record
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 3 notices
In the agency’s own words
Situated along Kentucky's Highland Rim, Holmes Bend Campground is surrounded by forested tracks, rolling meadows and the pristine banks of Green River Lake. Click here for the Green River Lake Virtual Tour. Keep reading
Recreation
With 8,000 surface acres of water, the lake is an ideal place for boating. With ten boat ramps located around the shoreline, guests have plenty of room for fishing, jet skiing, wake boarding and more. Three full-service marinas are also located around the lake. Fishing is a popular activity at Green River Lake: Walleye, crappie, white bass, channel catfish, muskie and bluegill are all found in abundance. Hunters enjoy the surrounding land, with various habitats supporting deer, turkey, rabbit, quail, squirrel, dove and waterfowl. There are also miles of trails that wind around the lake and along the shore, affording some of the most scenic views in the region.
Facilities
Holmes Bend Campground offers 125 campsites, 40 of which have electric hookups only and 62 of which have water and electric hookups. Amenities like flush toilets, showers, fire rings and drinking water provide a comfortable camping experience. A playground and an interpretive trail offer additional recreation opportunities within the campground. Several miles of multi-use trails to include horseback riding are all located just down the road from the campground. A swimming beach, reservable picnic shelter, parking areas, additional playground, restroom facilities, boat ramp, courtesy dock, fishing pier all managed by the marina, as well as marina owned rental cabins are all located within 1 mile of the campground.
Natural Features
Green River Lake area encompasses a total of some 32,000 acres in the central portion of Kentucky, creating countless recreational activities for visitors on the water and on land.
Nearby Attractions
The Corps of Engineers Visitor Center and the Historical Civil War Atkinson-Griffin Log Cabin are located only a short 10 miles northwest from Holmes Bend . Several historical attractions and National Parks are located within an hour of Green River Lake, including the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln and Mammoth Cave National Park. Contact Info Between 04/17/2026 and 10/25/2026 this location is staffed. Please call (270) 384-4623 to speak with local staff. From 10/26/2026 to 04/16/2027 this location is unstaffed. Please call (270) 465-4463 for general information.
Charges & Cancellations
Customers who change their dates outside the original reservation date (i.e., different week or month) will incur a $10 change fee. No-shows are charged a $20.00 fee plus the first nights use fee.
What the agency tells you
Campground now ran by volunteers. There will be limited tollhouse hours and services offered. Reservations will not be marked in advance at the campsite. Do not set up at any campsite without reserving the site first. Reservations can be made by calling 1-877-444-6777 or on www.recreation.gov.
Off-road vehicles not permitted.
CAMPING REGULATIONS 1. Camping is permitted at designated camping areas with not more than six (6) people or the members of one family unit at any one site. A family unit is considered to be parent(s) and unmarried children living in the same household. All vehicles must be registered at the tollhouse. Vehicles and personal property are to be placed only on the site(s) rented by you, not on adjoining sites. All vehicles/boat trailers must be within the limits of your campsite or in a designated parking area. 2. Campers must have a reservation before setting up on any campsite. To prevent overloading electrical circuits, only one (1) camper unit may be plugged into the campsite electric pedestal. Unoccupied or unrented campsites may not be utilized for electric service. 3. Campers will display the user permit on the site identification post and return it to the tollhouse when departing. Checkout time is 4:30 p.m. on the day the permit expires. 4. All visitors will check in at the tollhouse and will be charged a visitor’s fee. Visitors must leave by 9:30 p.m. No more than six (6) visitors per campsite at one time are permitted. 5. Gear, equipment, trash, and debris shall be completely removed from the area upon departure. 6. Quiet hours are 10:00 p.m. – 6:00 a.m. The operation or use of any noise-producing devices that unreasonably annoy others at any time is prohibited. The use of properly muffled generators is permitted between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Individuals who are boisterous, rowdy, disorderly, or otherwise disturb the peace at any time may be requested to leave the campground and forfeit all camping fees paid. 7. Vehicles/boat trailers must be parked within the limits of the campsite (within defined border or on gravel driveway) or in a designated parking area. 8. Fires may be built only in fireplaces or grills. A responsible person must attend to all fires. Hang lanterns on metal holders provided at campsites. No burning of treated lumber or wood containing metal is allowed. 9. Any loaded projectile fire device, ammunition, and explosives of any kind are prohibited in the area except when in the possession of a Government employee or law enforcement officer on official duty. The possession or use of fireworks is prohibited. 10. Pets shall be kept on a leash not over 6 feet long or under physical control at all times. Pets shall not be left unattended. Pet owners are expected to clean up and properly dispose of their pet’s waste. 11. The destruction, injury, defacement, removal, or alternation of Government property, vegetation, rocks, or minerals is prohibited. 12. Motor vehicles, including mopeds, must comply with state licensing laws and may only be operated on designated roadways by a licensed operator in accordance with state law. Campground speed limits and all traffic signs and directional arrows must be followed. 13. Scooters and other battery-operated recreational riding devices may be used on campground roadways similar to bicycles, provided they are operated in a safe and courteous manner. Children may not operate low profile recreational riding vehicles on roadways UNLESS accompanied by an adult. Reckless operation or repeated unsafe behavior is prohibited and may result in loss of riding privileges within the campground. The use of golf carts is permitted only by campers who have signed the Green River Lake Golf Cart Use policy. 14. Recreational riding devices or similar equipment are not allowed on the sidewalks or steps around showerhouse facilities or other walkways and may not be operated after dark. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 126
- Hookups
- 102 electric, 62 water, 3 sewer
- Longest rig
- 99 ft
- Accessible sites
- 7
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
- Shade
- 107 of 114 sites
Facilities
- Toilets
- Flush Toilets
- “…and electric hookups. Amenities like flush toilets, showers, fire rings and drinking water provide a…”
- Showers
- Yes, the record doesn’t say what kind
- “Amenities like flush toilets, showers, fire rings and drinking water provide a comfortable camping experience.”
- Drinking water
- Yes
- “…flush toilets, showers, fire rings and drinking water provide a comfortable camping experience. A…”
- Dump station
- Yes
- recreation.gov lists “Dump Station”
- Boat ramp
- Yes
- Playground
- Yes
- Camp host
- On site
- recreation.gov lists “Host”
- Stay limit
- 14 nights
- recreation.gov facility rule maxStay
Around the campground
- On the water
- Lake, River, Beach, Meadow
- Amphitheater
- Biking
- Boating
- Canoeing
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Horseback riding
- Hunting
- Ranger programs
- Kayaking
- Other Recreation Concession Site
- Picnicking
- Swimming
- Water access
- Night sky · 24th darkest of 60 in KY
- Bortle 4
Nothing to book until it reopensread 16:16 UTC
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What you actually pay
“Customers who change their dates outside the original reservation date (i.e., different week or month) will incur a $10 change fee. No-shows are charged a $20.00 fee plus the first nights use fee.” · this campground’s own no-show terms
Who keeps the booking fee
The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →
How we know this receipt · 5
Why this page can’t say why
recreation.gov lists every site at Holmes Bend closed this Friday and Saturday night. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has published no closure notice we hold, so this page can’t say why, and it won’t fill the gap with a guess. A closed night isn’t a sold-out one: the reservations its record still carries were taken before the sites were closed.
There’s no notice to quote and no reason to argue with, so this page offers you the watch and the list below, and no letter.
Open within 60 miles · 4
The agency’s own word that these are open, not our reading of a season.
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recreation.gov availability, read 16:16 UTC · rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
126 sites · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 125 mapped sitesAll 126 sites
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 125 of the 126 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
Measured shade is NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC) read at the site’s own coordinate, 27% canopy or more, and only for the sites the agency gave no Shade value. It never changes the agency’s own shaded count beside it.
| A | 001 | standard nonelectric | 58 ft | 80 ft | 1,214 ft | $20 | ||
| A | 002 | standard nonelectric | 60 ft | 80 ft | 1,291 ft | $20 | ||
| A | 003 | standard nonelectric | 69 ft | 53 ft | 1,383 ft | $20 | ||
| A | 004 | standard nonelectric | 60 ft | 82 ft | 1,370 ft | $20 | ||
| A | 005 | standard nonelectric | 60 ft | 78 ft | 1,387 ft | $20 | ||
| A | 006 | standard nonelectric | 76 ft | 85 ft | 1,343 ft | $20 | ||
| A | 007 | standard nonelectric | 42 ft | 78 ft | 1,313 ft | $20 | ||
| A | 008 | standard nonelectric | 37 ft | 63 ft | 1,217 ft | $20 | ||
| A | 009 | standard nonelectric | 62 ft | 48 ft | 1,264 ft | $20 | ||
| A | 010 | standard nonelectric | 60 ft | 67 ft | 1,169 ft | $20 | ||
| A | 011 | standard nonelectric | 64 ft | 48 ft | 1,235 ft | $20 | ||
| A | 012 | standard nonelectric | 52 ft | 62 ft | 1,130 ft | $20 | ||
| A | 013 | standard nonelectric | 41 ft | 57 ft | 1,155 ft | $20 | ||
| A | 014 | standard nonelectric | 55 ft | 86 ft | 1,244 ft | $20 | ||
| A | 015 | standard nonelectric | 54 ft | 57 ft | 1,192 ft | $20 | ||
| A | 016 | standard nonelectric | 54 ft | 68 ft | 1,234 ft | $20 | ||
| A | 017 | standard nonelectric | 59 ft | 84 ft | 1,295 ft | $20 | ||
| A | 018 | standard nonelectric | 55 ft | 66 ft | 1,295 ft | $20 | ||
| A | 019 | standard nonelectric | 49 ft | 54 ft | 1,362 ft | $20 | ||
| A | 020 | standard nonelectric | 63 ft | 54 ft | 1,337 ft | $20 | ||
| A | 021 | standard nonelectric | 59 ft | 56 ft | 1,371 ft | $20 | ||
| A | 022 | standard nonelectric | 66 ft | 62 ft | 1,294 ft | $20 | ||
| A | 023 | standard nonelectric | 57 ft | 53 ft | 1,353 ft | $20 | ||
| B | 024 | standard electric | 73 ft | 50 amp | 62 ft | 1,233 ft | $26–$32 | |
| B | 025 | standard electric | 98 ft | 50 amp | 54 ft | 1,158 ft | $26–$32 | |
| B | 026 | standard electric | 68 ft | 50 amp | 70 ft | 1,218 ft | $26–$32 | |
| B | 027 | standard electric | 73 ft | 50 amp | yes | 50 ft | 1,144 ft | $26–$32 |
| B | 028 | standard electric | 66 ft | 50 amp | 70 ft | 1,171 ft | $26–$32 | |
| B | 029 | standard electric | 80 ft | 50 amp | 50 ft | 1,128 ft | $26–$32 | |
| B | 030 | standard electric | 60 ft | 50 amp | 65 ft | 1,106 ft | $26–$32 | |
| B | 031 | standard electric | 77 ft | 50 amp | 50 ft | 1,093 ft | $26–$32 | |
| B | 032 | standard electric | 52 ft | 50 amp | 59 ft | 1,050 ft | $26–$32 | |
| B | 033 | standard electric | 72 ft | 50 amp | 52 ft | 1,044 ft | $26–$32 | |
| B | 034 | standard electric | 41 ft | 50 amp | 59 ft | 996 ft | $26–$32 | |
| B | 035 | standard electric | 80 ft | 50 amp | yes | 53 ft | 994 ft | $26–$32 |
| B | 036 | standard electric | 59 ft | 50 amp | 67 ft | 932 ft | $26–$32 | |
| B | 037 | standard electric | 81 ft | 50 amp | 53 ft | 947 ft | $26–$32 | |
| B | 038 | standard electric | 46 ft | 50 amp | 65 ft | 861 ft | $26–$32 | |
| B | 039 | standard electric | 60 ft | 50 amp | 58 ft | 887 ft | $26–$32 | |
| B | 040 | standard electric | 49 ft | 50 amp | 65 ft | 795 ft | $26–$32 | |
| B | 041 | standard electric | 82 ft | 50 amp | 57 ft | 828 ft | $26–$32 | |
| B | 042 | standard electric | 50 ft | 50 amp | 66 ft | 729 ft | $26–$32 | |
| B | 043 | standard electric | 81 ft | 50 amp | yes | 57 ft | 771 ft | $26–$32 |
| C | 044 | standard electric | 75 ft | 50 amp | yes | 64 ft | 686 ft | $26–$32 |
| C | 045 | standard electric | 70 ft | 50 amp | 66 ft | 644 ft | $26–$32 | |
| C | 046 | standard electric | 71 ft | 50 amp | 53 ft | 735 ft | $26–$32 | |
| C | 047 | standard electric | 84 ft | 50 amp | 53 ft | 784 ft | $26–$32 | |
| C | 048 | standard electric | 64 ft | 50 amp | 60 ft | 805 ft | $26–$32 | |
| C | 049 | standard electric | 53 ft | 50 amp | 72 ft | 846 ft | $26–$32 | |
| C | 050 | standard electric | 74 ft | 50 amp | 60 ft | 859 ft | $26–$32 | |
| C | 051 | standard electric | 63 ft | 50 amp | 77 ft | 923 ft | $26–$32 | |
| C | 052 | standard electric | 80 ft | 50 amp | 68 ft | 867 ft | $26–$32 | |
| C | 053 | standard electric | 65 ft | 50 amp | 52 ft | 963 ft | $26–$32 | |
| C | 054 | standard electric | 68 ft | 50 amp | 52 ft | 966 ft | $26–$32 | |
| C | 055 | standard electric | 74 ft | 50 amp | 50 ft | 828 ft | $26–$32 | |
| C | 056 | standard electric | 72 ft | 50 amp | 53 ft | 933 ft | $26–$32 | |
| C | 057 | standard electric | 79 ft | 50 amp | 47 ft | 780 ft | $26–$32 | |
| C | 058 | standard electric | 62 ft | 50 amp | 65 ft | 865 ft | $26–$32 | |
| C | 059 | standard electric | 72 ft | 50 amp | 47 ft | 733 ft | $26–$32 | |
| C | 060 | standard electric | 65 ft | 50 amp | 65 ft | 802 ft | $26–$32 | |
| C | 061 | standard electric | 93 ft | 50 amp | 50 ft | 685 ft | $26–$32 | |
| C | 062 | standard electric | 63 ft | 50 amp | 65 ft | 737 ft | $26–$32 | |
| C | 063 | standard electric | 99 ft | 50 amp | 53 ft | 641 ft | $26–$32 | |
| C | 064 | standard electric | 64 ft | 50 amp | 77 ft | 660 ft | $26–$32 | |
| C | 065 | standard electric | 85 ft | 50 amp | 48 ft | 586 ft | $26–$32 | |
| C | 066 | standard electric | 57 ft | 50 amp | 75 ft | 578 ft | $26–$32 | |
| C | 067 | standard electric | 72 ft | 50 amp | 48 ft | 554 ft | $26–$32 | |
| C | 068 | standard electric | 64 ft | 50 amp | 74 ft | 510 ft | $26–$32 | |
| C | 069 | standard electric | 97 ft | 50 amp | 59 ft | 530 ft | $26–$32 | |
| C | 070 | standard electric | 62 ft | 50 amp | 65 ft | 459 ft | $26–$32 | |
| C | 071 | standard electric | 61 ft | 50 amp | 64 ft | 443 ft | $26–$32 | |
| C | 072 | standard electric | 60 ft | 50 amp | 64 ft | 440 ft | $26–$32 | |
| C | 073 | standard electric | 48 ft | 50 amp | 75 ft | 489 ft | $26–$32 | |
| C | 074 | standard electric | 96 ft | 50 amp | 65 ft | 538 ft | $26–$32 | |
| C | 075 | standard electric | 62 ft | 50 amp | 64 ft | 495 ft | $26–$32 | |
| C | 076 | standard electric | 90 ft | 50 amp | 61 ft | 602 ft | $26–$32 | |
| C | 077 | standard electric | 62 ft | 50 amp | 64 ft | 495 ft | $26–$32 | |
| C | 078 | standard electric | 80 ft | 50 amp | 61 ft | 646 ft | $26–$32 | |
| C | 079 | standard electric | 64 ft | 50 amp | 82 ft | 538 ft | $26–$32 | |
| C | 080 | standard electric | 67 ft | 50 amp | yes | 68 ft | 700 ft | $26–$32 |
| C | 081 | standard electric | 63 ft | 50 amp | 53 ft | 614 ft | $26–$32 | |
| C | 082 | standard electric | 81 ft | 50 amp | 71 ft | 763 ft | $26–$32 | |
| C | 083 | standard electric | 76 ft | 50 amp | 47 ft | 659 ft | $26–$32 | |
| C | 084 | standard electric | 68 ft | 50 amp | 47 ft | 682 ft | $26–$32 | |
| D | 085 | standard electric | 84 ft | 50 amp | 56 ft | 542 ft | $26–$32 | |
| D | 086 | standard electric | 70 ft | 50 amp | yes | 56 ft | 487 ft | $26–$32 |
| D | 087 | standard electric | 70 ft | 50 amp | 85 ft | 414 ft | $26–$32 | |
| D | 088 | standard electric | 62 ft | 50 amp | 48 ft | 347 ft | $26–$32 | |
| D | 089 | standard electric | 67 ft | 50 amp | 48 ft | 300 ft | $26–$32 | |
| D | 090 | standard electric | 48 ft | 50 amp | 53 ft | 304 ft | $26–$32 | |
| D | 091 | standard electric | 99 ft | 50 amp | 47 ft | 240 ft | $26–$32 | |
| D | 092 | standard electric | 52 ft | 50 amp | 50 ft | 251 ft | $26–$32 | |
| D | 093 | standard electric | 76 ft | 50 amp | 50 ft | 203 ft | $26–$32 | |
| D | 094 | standard electric | 92 ft | 50 amp | 71 ft | 163 ft | $26–$32 | |
| D | 095 | standard electric | 58 ft | 50 amp | 44 ft | 225 ft | $26–$32 | |
| D | 096 | standard electric | 75 ft | 50 amp | 35 ft | 236 ft | $26–$32 | |
| D | 097 | standard electric | 88 ft | 50 amp | 35 ft | 252 ft | $26–$32 | |
| D | 098 | standard electric | 60 ft | 50 amp | 113 ft | 193 ft | $26–$32 | |
| D | 099 | standard electric | 52 ft | 50 amp | 99 ft | 171 ft | $26–$32 | |
| D | 100 | standard electric | 64 ft | 50 amp | yes | 80 ft | 160 ft | $26–$32 |
| D | 101 | standard electric | 62 ft | 50 amp | 80 ft | 165 ft | $26–$32 | |
| D | 102 | standard electric | 63 ft | 50 amp | 41 ft | 173 ft | $26–$32 | |
| D | 103 | standard electric | 60 ft | 50 amp | 35 ft | 214 ft | $26–$32 | |
| D | 104 | standard electric | 61 ft | 50 amp | 35 ft | 243 ft | $26–$32 | |
| D | 105 | standard electric | 64 ft | 50 amp | 36 ft | 271 ft | $26–$32 | |
| D | 106 | standard electric | 61 ft | 50 amp | 37 ft | 271 ft | $26–$32 | |
| D | 107 | standard electric | 64 ft | 50 amp | 37 ft | 252 ft | $26–$32 | |
| D | 108 | standard electric | 60 ft | 50 amp | 55 ft | 247 ft | $26–$32 | |
| D | 109 | standard electric | 57 ft | 50 amp | 59 ft | 241 ft | $26–$32 | |
| D | 110 | standard electric | 57 ft | 50 amp | 97 ft | 253 ft | $26–$32 | |
| E | 111 | standard electric | 99 ft | 50 amp | 90 ft | 349 ft | $26–$32 | |
| E | 112 | standard electric | 82 ft | 50 amp | 58 ft | 376 ft | $26–$32 | |
| E | 113 | standard electric | 76 ft | 50 amp | 58 ft | 427 ft | $26–$32 | |
| E | 114 | standard electric | 98 ft | 50 amp | 76 ft | 438 ft | $26–$32 | |
| E | 115 | standard electric | 79 ft | 50 amp | 76 ft | 511 ft | $26–$32 | |
| E | 116 | standard electric | 99 ft | 50 amp | 76 ft | 453 ft | $26–$32 | |
| E | 117 | standard electric | 99 ft | 50 amp | 76 ft | 528 ft | $26–$32 | |
| E | 118 | standard electric | 89 ft | 50 amp | 96 ft | 489 ft | $26–$32 | |
| E | 119 | standard electric | 99 ft | 50 amp | 78 ft | 586 ft | $26–$32 | |
| E | 120 | standard electric | 68 ft | 50 amp | 90 ft | 633 ft | $26–$32 | |
| E | 121 | standard electric | 93 ft | 50 amp | 66 ft | 729 ft | $26–$32 | |
| E | 122 | standard electric | 77 ft | 50 amp | 78 ft | 664 ft | $26–$32 | |
| E | 123 | standard electric | 69 ft | 50 amp | 81 ft | 744 ft | $26–$32 | |
| E | 124 | standard electric | 68 ft | 50 amp | 58 ft | 794 ft | $26–$32 | |
| E | 125 | standard electric | 78 ft | 50 amp | 58 ft | 851 ft | $26–$32 | |
| N/A | CGA00 | type not stated | 55 ft |
OpenStreetMap has no toilet mapped within 1 km of this campground, so no site here carries a toilet distance. That’s a gap in the map, not a finding about the campground.
25 of 126 listed
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Pikes Ridge4.8 mi
Smith Ridge5.9 mi
Kendall Campground25 mi
Cumberland Point Campground29 mi
Fall Creek Campground30 mi
Fishing Creek Campground33 miFrom Columbia, KY, take Cumberland Parkway to exit 49 and merge onto Highway 55 north. Continue for 1.5 miles, then turn right on Highway 551. After a mile turn left on Holmes Bend Road and follow directional signs to the campground.
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Columbia, KY
Typical weather
Typical October night 44°F, day 71°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical January night 26°F, below freezing. Bring a bag rated colder than that, and expect ice in the water bottle.
Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more
A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Julys are colder than the July line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
who answers for it
Who answers for this land
Holmes Bend is in Kentucky’s 1st congressional district. Its representative, James Comer (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: F. See every public-lands vote →