Alum Ford Campground

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National Park Service

Campground · National Park Service Fees: Campsite Fee: $5.00 Reservations: This campground is open year-round on the honor system. Sites may not be reserved. Overview Alum Ford Campground is located in the Kentucky portion of Big South Fork seven miles west of Whitley City, Kentucky at the end of Highway 700. The campground consists of six campsites each with picnic table and fire ring. Recreation The campground is located adjacent to the Alum Ford Boat Launch, providing access for motorized and non-motorized watercraft to this remote section of the Big South Fork River where it becomes Lake Cumberland. The Sheltowee Trace National Recreational Trail also passes through the campground. The Sheltowee Trace is a 260-mile back country trail through Daniel Boone National Forest, Big South Fork NRRA, and Natural Bridge, Cumberland Falls, & Pickett State Parks in Kentucky and Tennessee. Facilities Alum Ford Campground has six sites with tent pads, picnic tables, fire rings with grills, bear-proof garbage cans, and food storage lockers. A… Getting there: Exit I-75 onto HWY 92 at Williamsburg (Exit 11). (This road has been recently upgraded and provides a direct access to Stearns and Blue Heron) Turn right on 92 for approximately 7 miles to the intersection of Hwy 700 and US 27 . Turn Left onto Hwy 700 and continue approximately 5.5 miles to the campground. Phone: (423) 569-9778 Official page: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/10304520 Source: Recreation.gov, National Park Service. Fees and seasons change; check the official page before you go. Photos: NPS