About Trace Branch Campground
Number of accommodations: 24
Nearby Activities & Attractions
Boating
Fishing
Hiking
Swimming
Campground Amenities
RV Utilities and Hookups
- Dump station on site
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Reviews (68)
What Guests Are Saying
Trace Branch Campground offers a friendly and accommodating atmosphere with clean, well-maintained facilities and beautiful surroundings, ideal for kayaking and fishing. The hosts, a mother-daughter team, are praised for their helpfulness, and the campground features a new playground and a boat launch. While access roads can be narrow and some sites are small and uneven, the overall experience is enjoyable and peaceful, making it a popular choice for return visits.
What Guests Are Saying
Trace Branch Campground offers a friendly and accommodating atmosphere with clean, well-maintained facilities and beautiful surroundings, ideal for kayaking and fishing. The hosts, a mother-daughter team, are praised for their helpfulness, and the campground features a new playground and a boat launch. While access roads can be narrow and some sites are small and uneven, the overall experience is enjoyable and peaceful, making it a popular choice for return visits.
Review Summary
Ken C
VerifiedJuly 23, 2022 • Stayed at: S-23, Loop: CMPG
Excellent quiet place.
Be careful, the road in is narrow and curvy - sometimes only room for 1 vehicle at a time.
Ken C
VerifiedJuly 23, 2022 • Stayed at: S-23, Loop: CMPG
Excellent quiet place.
Be careful, the road in is narrow and curvy - sometimes only room for 1 vehicle at a time.
Vanessa T
VerifiedJuly 10, 2022 • Stayed at: S-15, Loop: CMPG
Very nice place to stay. Love the bathrooms and the showers are amazing
Spots are kinda small but room for a good sized tent.
Vanessa T
VerifiedJuly 10, 2022 • Stayed at: S-15, Loop: CMPG
Very nice place to stay. Love the bathrooms and the showers are amazing
Spots are kinda small but room for a good sized tent.
Grace N
VerifiedJune 17, 2022 • Stayed at: S-22, Loop: CMPG
As always the hostess was amazingly helpful, friendly and she is constantly cleaning. Normally a bathroom smells terrible but the bathroom and showers were very clean and had supplies.
Grace N
VerifiedJune 17, 2022 • Stayed at: S-22, Loop: CMPG
As always the hostess was amazingly helpful, friendly and she is constantly cleaning. Normally a bathroom smells terrible but the bathroom and showers were very clean and had supplies.
Billy F
VerifiedJune 2, 2022 • Stayed at: S-03, Loop: CMPG
The campsite was great, super nice people, and really enjoyed the view. If you have an UTV or equivalent it's a great riding. Only have to warn about is take a surge protector due to it does flood there and power box might be damaged. Will definitely be back.
Billy F
VerifiedJune 2, 2022 • Stayed at: S-03, Loop: CMPG
The campsite was great, super nice people, and really enjoyed the view. If you have an UTV or equivalent it's a great riding. Only have to warn about is take a surge protector due to it does flood there and power box might be damaged. Will definitely be back.
Fawn M
VerifiedOctober 1, 2021 • Stayed at: S-06, Loop: CMPG
Wasn't prepared for the journey down to the reserve. It's a very small road going down the side of a hill/mountain with no guardrails. I drove my 24ft RV. It was definitely an experience.
Great campground. Very well kept.
* I had No cell service. But I was glad for that. :)
Fawn M
VerifiedOctober 1, 2021 • Stayed at: S-06, Loop: CMPG
Wasn't prepared for the journey down to the reserve. It's a very small road going down the side of a hill/mountain with no guardrails. I drove my 24ft RV. It was definitely an experience.
Great campground. Very well kept.
* I had No cell service. But I was glad for that. :)
Location Trace Branch Campground
Address:
804 Buckhorn Dam Road
Buckhorn, KY, 41721-8808
United States
From Lexington, KY, take I-75 south 83 miles to London. Take exit 41 or 38 to Daniel Boone Parkway east and continue 44 miles to Hyden Spur. Exit towards Tim Couch Pass and turn left towards Thousandsticks onto Bull Creek Road.
Go 2.5 miles to KY Highway 257, then head north about 9 miles to the Confluence bridge. Turn right and cross the bridge, then take a left on Mosley Bend Road. Continue 2 miles to Trace Branch Campground on your left.
Trace Branch Campground is accessible via I-75, approximately 83 miles to the west, and the Daniel Boone Parkway, which connects to the campground via KY Highway 257.
Latitude & Longitude: 37.2417 / -83.3728
Elevation: 327 feet
Policies & Rules
General
- Campground is prone to flooding when lake levels are high
- Don't Move Firewood: Protect your forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.
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Last updated: June 3, 2026
