About Holmes Bend
Number of accommodations: 123
Nearby Activities & Attractions
Boating
Fishing
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Pet friendly
Showers
Playground
RV Utilities and Hookups
- Dump station on site
Water and Hygiene
- Potable Water
- Showers
On Site Services
- Playground
Pets and Policies
- Pet friendly
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Reviews (303)
What Guests Are Saying
Holmes Bend campground is praised for its cleanliness, spacious and shaded sites, and friendly hosts, making it a great base for exploring the area. Guests appreciate the peaceful atmosphere and well-maintained facilities, although some noted inconveniences like closed restrooms and unreliable electrical hookups. Overall, many families enjoy their time there, highlighting the welcoming environment and desire to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Holmes Bend campground is praised for its cleanliness, spacious and shaded sites, and friendly hosts, making it a great base for exploring the area. Guests appreciate the peaceful atmosphere and well-maintained facilities, although some noted inconveniences like closed restrooms and unreliable electrical hookups. Overall, many families enjoy their time there, highlighting the welcoming environment and desire to return.
Review Summary
ronnie m
VerifiedSeptember 21, 2021 • Stayed at: 028, Loop: B
Always a good time at Holmes Bend. One of our favorites.
Lloyd D
VerifiedSeptember 19, 2021 • Stayed at: 105, Loop: D
Holmes Bend is a nice campground. Like many campgrounds around Kentucky's lakes, this one is VERY busy on weekends. The one downside of this facility in my view is that it closes way too early. The week after Labor Day half the sites are closed, then two weeks later two more loops are closed, then after Oct 24 everything is closed.
Corey C
VerifiedSeptember 19, 2021 • Stayed at: 100, Loop: D
Great place to stay probably our favorite campground always clean the gate attendants have always been friendly one of the only places we have stayed that the campground host are so active with activities for the kids
Makayla W
VerifiedSeptember 13, 2021 • Stayed at: 021, Loop: A
Campsites are large and clean. Bathroom is clean and we love the sites without electric and water as much as we do with.
Michael C
VerifiedSeptember 12, 2021 • Stayed at: 046, Loop: C
Need to be checking more people that get discount passes
People are not using them correctly
Holmes need some improvement better internet better bathrooms
Bonnie R
VerifiedSeptember 11, 2021 • Stayed at: 094, Loop: D
Awesome camp site
Amanda K
VerifiedSeptember 6, 2021 • Stayed at: 025, Loop: B
Nice campground, the Park Attendants and Host’s are great but the rangers I feel overstep their interpretation of the rules by restricting electric kick scooters. This will push many adults who use them for mobility into driving actual vehicles making the campground roads busier. The thousands of dollars spent on the children wanting scooters to ride with their friends is wasted. This is a green form of recreation for our adults and children enjoying the campground, things like this make people not want to come back to a place we generally love.
Amy B
VerifiedSeptember 6, 2021 • Stayed at: 034, Loop: B
Rangers at this campground are very strict. Cannot ride electric scooters day or night. Cannot even ride their bikes even if it gets a little dark. Don’t know what these Rangers expect children to do.
Scott P
VerifiedSeptember 5, 2021 • Stayed at: 077, Loop: C
We love going to Holmes bend. The people are very friendly.
Brandy T
VerifiedAugust 30, 2021 • Stayed at: 032, Loop: B
we stayed just one weekend and had a great time.
Location Holmes Bend
Address:
69 Corps Rd
Columbia, KY, 42728
United States
From 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.
Latitude & Longitude: 37.2139 / -85.2667
Elevation: 262 feet
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check out time
4:30PM
General
- 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. 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.
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Last updated: June 4, 2026
