National Park Service · Mammoth Cave National Park · KY

Site Turnhole Bend.

at Mammoth Cave Backcountry Camping

This site, photographed by the agency
Filed by the agency against this site and 1 other campsite here
Back-country Turnhole Bend campsite, filed by the agency against 2 campsites at Mammoth Cave Backcountry Camping
Back-country Turnhole Bend campsite · Donna Shand, Kelsie Martin, Deb Spillman
Shared frame: SHA-256 of the agency’s own file, compared across every campsite photograph at this campground · Sep 12, 2026
Hike ToType
Reservablerecreation.gov lists it
680 ftElevation
90%Tree cover
1,057 ftWater · to Green River

The site

TypeHike To
LoopTurnhole Bend
HookupsNone
Site AccessHike In
Capacity/Size RatingSingle
Max Num of People8
ShadeYes
Pets AllowedYes
Campfire AllowedYes
Checkin Time12:00 PM
Checkout Time11:00 AM
Condition RatingGood
Fire PitYes
Location RatingGood
Min Num of People1
Site RatingBasic
Tent PadsYes
AccessibleNot listed
The record, complete · 15
Water HookupNo

What fits here

Small Tentno length limit listed

Recreation.gov lists these as the equipment permitted on this site. A length is the ceiling for that equipment; where none is published we say so rather than guess.

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Site Turnhole Bend on recreation.gov

The campground

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Source: CAMPANAC campground index