Pikes Ridge
This is how it should work.
- Right now
- Nobody has saidNo season, no closure, no bookings to read
- A night
- $20–$32Across the site types the agency prices
- Sites
- 60All of them walk-up
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 3 notices
In the agency’s own words
Situated along Kentucky's Highland Rim, Pikes Ridge 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
Pikes Ridge Campground is a shoreline campground, offering 60 campsites, 20 of which have water and electric hookups. Several waterfront campsites are available, providing convenient lake access. A playground, hiking trail and swimming beach offer additional recreation opportunities within the campground. A boat ramp, courtesy dock, several docks to tie up boats, a fishing pier, parking area, and showerhouse are also all located within 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 water and on land. Contact Info Between 05/09/2025 and 09/28/2025 this location is staffed. Please call (270) 465-6488 to speak with local staff. From 09/30/2024 to 05/08/2025 this location is unstaffed. Please call (270) 465-4463 for general information.
Nearby Attractions
The Corps of Engineers Visitor Center and the Historical Civil War Atkinson-Griffin Log Cabin are located about 24 miles from Pikes Ridge, near the Green River Lake Dam. 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.
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 register at the campground entrance station as soon as possible after arrival. 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 driven vehicles, including mopeds, must conform to state licensing laws and their use will be confined to developed roadways by a licensed operator (16 years or older). Constant circling or “joy riding” is not permitted. The speed limit in the campground is 15 M.P.H. and all directional arrows must be observed. Motorized or battery-operated toys are not allowed on roadways or sidewalks. 13. The use of golf carts is permitted only by campers who have signed the Green River Lake Golf Cart Use policy. 14. No bicycles, skateboards, mopeds, or similar equipment are allowed on the sidewalks or steps around showerhouse facilities or other walkways. No bicycles, skateboards, or other similar equipment may be operated after dark. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 60
- Hookups
- 20 electric, 20 water
- Longest rig
- 97 ft
- Paved pads
- 2 of 60
- Accessible sites
- 3
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
- Shade
- 48 of 55 sites
Facilities
- 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
- Boating
- Canoeing
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Hunting
- Ranger programs
- Kayaking
- Picnicking
- Swimming
- Water access
- Wildlife viewing
- Night sky · 43rd darkest of 60 in KY
- Bortle 4
Nothing to book, just show up
One of 1,623 federal campgrounds where the site still goes to whoever pulls in first, and a night costs $20 with nothing added. Get there before noon on a summer weekend.
recreation.gov publishes no availability for a campground you can’t reserve, so there’s no thirty-night reading to draw here. The season bar above is what the agency does publish.
Tell me when the season opens
Watch for the season to open
One email when the season goes on sale, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.
We check once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time the agency has that season on sale.
Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.
Every line of the receipt · 8
What you actually pay
Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rates for this season, $20–$32 a night, and no booking fee, because this campground takes no reservations, plus the agency’s published $2 weekend rate on Friday and Saturday. A weekend here means Friday and Saturday night. Optional charges (an extra vehicle, a second tent, a dump-station fee) are listed separately and aren’t in this total.
How we know this receipt · 6
rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Oct 1, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
60 sites · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 60 mapped sitesAll 60 sites
Toilet distances are OpenStreetMap’s, measured for 17 of the 60 sites listed. A site with no reading is unknown, never far.
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 60 of the 60 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
| A | 01 | standard electric | 66 ft | 50 amp | 62 ft | 131 ft | 3,162 ft | $32 | |
| A | 02 | standard electric | 62 ft | 50 amp | 61 ft | 108 ft | 3,107 ft | $32 | |
| A | 03 | standard electric | 57 ft | 50 amp | 50 ft | 67 ft | 3,050 ft | $32 | |
| A | 04 | standard electric | 56 ft | 50 amp | 50 ft | 55 ft | 3,002 ft | $32 | |
| A | 05 | standard electric | 67 ft | 50 amp | 51 ft | 70 ft | 2,963 ft | $32 | |
| A | 06 | standard electric | 49 ft | 50 amp | 58 ft | 64 ft | 2,978 ft | $32 | |
| A | 07 | standard electric | 84 ft | 50 amp | 52 ft | 81 ft | 3,019 ft | $32 | |
| A | 08 | standard electric | 66 ft | 50 amp | 52 ft | 79 ft | 3,046 ft | $32 | |
| A | 09 | standard electric | 78 ft | 50 amp | 55 ft | 95 ft | 3,089 ft | $32 | |
| A | 10 | standard electric | 75 ft | 50 amp | 46 ft | 104 ft | 3,155 ft | $32 | |
| A | 11 | standard electric | 73 ft | 50 amp | 46 ft | 123 ft | 3,190 ft | $32 | |
| A | 12 | standard electric | 73 ft | 50 amp | 56 ft | 130 ft | 3,230 ft | $32 | |
| A | 13 | standard electric | 82 ft | 50 amp | 40 ft | 112 ft | 3,230 ft | $32 | |
| A | 14 | standard electric | 91 ft | 50 amp | 40 ft | 93 ft | 3,224 ft | $32 | |
| A | 15 | standard electric | 83 ft | 50 amp | 52 ft | 75 ft | 3,225 ft | $32 | |
| A | 16 | standard electric | 70 ft | 50 amp | 41 ft | 56 ft | 3,230 ft | $32 | |
| A | 17 | standard electric | 74 ft | 50 amp | 41 ft | 42 ft | 3,236 ft | $32 | |
| A | 18 | standard electric | 90 ft | 50 amp | 47 ft | 128 ft | $32 | ||
| A | 19 | standard electric | 90 ft | 50 amp | 47 ft | 157 ft | $32 | ||
| B | 20 | standard electric | 62 ft | 50 amp | 51 ft | 172 ft | $32 | ||
| B | 21 | standard nonelectric | 52 ft | 42 ft | 121 ft | $20 | |||
| B | 22 | standard nonelectric | 75 ft | 42 ft | 109 ft | $20 | |||
| B | 23 | standard nonelectric | 70 ft | 45 ft | 125 ft | $20 | |||
| B | 24 | standard nonelectric | 78 ft | 52 ft | 177 ft | $20 | |||
| B | 25 | standard nonelectric | 73 ft | 57 ft | 231 ft | $20 | |||
| B | 26 | standard nonelectric | 75 ft | 84 ft | 282 ft | $20 | |||
| B | 27 | standard nonelectric | 95 ft | 72 ft | 366 ft | $20 | |||
| C | 28 | standard nonelectric | 95 ft | yes | 72 ft | 397 ft | $20 | ||
| C | 29 | standard nonelectric | 97 ft | yes | 89 ft | 226 ft | $20 | ||
| C | 30 | standard nonelectric | 62 ft | 65 ft | 87 ft | $20 | |||
| C | 31 | standard nonelectric | 76 ft | 65 ft | 41 ft | $20 | |||
| C | 32 | standard nonelectric | 83 ft | 73 ft | 43 ft | $20 | |||
| C | 33 | standard nonelectric | 84 ft | 63 ft | 35 ft | $20 | |||
| C | 34 | standard nonelectric | 53 ft | 58 ft | 63 ft | $20 | |||
| C | 35 | standard nonelectric | 76 ft | 53 ft | 50 ft | $20 | |||
| C | 36 | standard nonelectric | 72 ft | 53 ft | 48 ft | $20 | |||
| C | 37 | standard nonelectric | 87 ft | 58 ft | 19 ft | $20 | |||
| C | 38 | standard nonelectric | 78 ft | 58 ft | 29 ft | $20 | |||
| C | 39 | standard nonelectric | 91 ft | 64 ft | 14 ft | $20 | |||
| C | 40 | standard nonelectric | 89 ft | 46 ft | 47 ft | $20 | |||
| C | 41 | standard nonelectric | 83 ft | 46 ft | 35 ft | $20 | |||
| C | 42 | standard nonelectric | 73 ft | 63 ft | 26 ft | $20 | |||
| C | 43 | standard nonelectric | 56 ft | 44 ft | 68 ft | $20 | |||
| C | 44 | standard nonelectric | 65 ft | 44 ft | 112 ft | $20 | |||
| C | 45 | standard nonelectric | 60 ft | 38 ft | 199 ft | $20 | |||
| C | 46 | standard nonelectric | 59 ft | 37 ft | 232 ft | $20 | |||
| C | 47 | standard nonelectric | 54 ft | 37 ft | 264 ft | $20 | |||
| C | 48 | standard nonelectric | 62 ft | 42 ft | 303 ft | $20 | |||
| C | 49 | standard nonelectric | 52 ft | 49 ft | 347 ft | $20 | |||
| C | 50 | standard nonelectric | 71 ft | 45 ft | 396 ft | $20 | |||
| C | 51 | standard nonelectric | 70 ft | 45 ft | 437 ft | $20 | |||
| C | 52 | standard nonelectric | 80 ft | yes | 41 ft | 455 ft | $20 | ||
| C | 53 | standard nonelectric | 71 ft | 40 ft | 462 ft | $20 | |||
| C | 54 | standard nonelectric | 52 ft | 40 ft | 465 ft | $20 | |||
| C | 55 | standard nonelectric | 75 ft | 53 ft | 470 ft | $20 | |||
| D | 56 | standard nonelectric | 44 ft | 371 ft | $20 | ||||
| D | 57 | standard nonelectric | 44 ft | 403 ft | $20 | ||||
| D | 58 | standard nonelectric | 54 ft | 420 ft | $20 | ||||
| D | 59 | standard nonelectric | 53 ft | 417 ft | $20 | ||||
| D | 60 | standard nonelectric | 53 ft | 418 ft | $20 |
25 of 60 listed
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Smith Ridge1.1 mi
Holmes Bend4.8 mi
Kendall Campground29 mi
Cumberland Point Campground33 mi
Fall Creek Campground34 mi
Fishing Creek Campground36 miFrom Campbellsville, KY, take Highway 70 east for 4 miles. Turn right on Highway 76 and continue for 4.8 miles, then turn right again onto Pikes Ridge Road. Follow the 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 Campbellsville, 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
Pikes Ridge 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 →