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About Holly Bay
Number of accommodations: 65
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2026 Season availability
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- Dump station on site
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- Potable Water
- Showers
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- Marina
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Reviews (510)
What Guests Are Saying
Holly Bay Campground is praised for its cleanliness, friendly staff, and spacious, well-maintained sites surrounded by beautiful trees and a stunning lake. Many visitors appreciate the quiet and peaceful atmosphere, as well as the availability of hiking trails and water activities. However, some concerns were raised regarding security, restroom cleanliness, and maintenance issues, such as damaged picnic tables and low water pressure. Overall, guests express a strong desire to return, highlighting their enjoyable experiences.
What Guests Are Saying
Holly Bay Campground is praised for its cleanliness, friendly staff, and spacious, well-maintained sites surrounded by beautiful trees and a stunning lake. Many visitors appreciate the quiet and peaceful atmosphere, as well as the availability of hiking trails and water activities. However, some concerns were raised regarding security, restroom cleanliness, and maintenance issues, such as damaged picnic tables and low water pressure. Overall, guests express a strong desire to return, highlighting their enjoyable experiences.
Review Summary
Adrian C
VerifiedSeptember 21, 2025 • Stayed at: 7, Loop: A
Clean facilities, friendly people, pretty water.
Maria G
VerifiedSeptember 19, 2025 • Stayed at: D04, Loop: D
Fun trip all around, whether boating, hiking or just camping. The camping area and facilities are great and well maintained. So peaceful!
Bill K
VerifiedSeptember 14, 2025 • Stayed at: F11, Loop: F
Holly Bay Campground is awesome and Laurel Lake is the most beautiful lake in Kentucky.
My family and I have been coming here about every year since ‘94. This visit was the first one in our 31 years that we were never visited by the campground hosts. Every other visit the hosts would come by a couple times a day to ask if we needed ice or firewood etc. Which is what good hosts do. This year every morning we had to hop in our vehicle and drive to the entrance to get anything.
Again, we highly recommend the location but the hospitality has taken a steep dive.
Michael S
VerifiedSeptember 8, 2025 • Stayed at: D07, Loop: D
Made my reservation for Holly Bay in February, stayed at Holly Bay for Memorial Day and Forth of July without issue. Showed up for my reservation on Labor Day and was told I was only allowed to have 1 boat trailer per site, which was NOT stated on the website as a restriction. Vista Recreation staff on site was rude about this new enforcement and only offered to sell us another site for us to get a second boat pass. The day before I arrived I received a text from camp staff that stated I check-in time but didn’t include the new enforcement of a rule I have yet to find other than on a paper they printed at the entrance shack. I drove over 4 hours without any notice of any rule enforcement changes and was greeted by rude staff. This experience was horrible and USFS needs to seriously reconsider using Vista Recreation as campground hosts. At one point during our terrible check-in we were told by Vista staff that perhaps we needed to go somewhere else. How is this aligned with the USFS motto of ‘Caring for the land and serving the people’? Holly Bay used to be such a wonderful campground to stay at prior to the USFS getting low bid contractors to run the sites that don’t value the people trying to enjoy nature as intended. I will continue to visit Holly Bay as it holds a special place in my heart and countless memories with my family, but if USFS doesn’t get the correct contractors in place I will unfortunately have to look elsewhere for places that better ‘serve the people’.
Debbie B
VerifiedSeptember 5, 2025 • Stayed at: H12, Loop: H
H12 in Holly Bay was an amazing and private campsite! We had a wonderful time. Every staff member was extremely polite and helpful! We even had firewood delivered to our site! We also loved how clean the bath houses were, how secluded the sites were and how well the entire campground was set up! Also, the marina was extremely close! This was my favorite campground we've stayed at so far and we will definitely be back for camping and boating at Holly Bay!
Sharon K
VerifiedSeptember 4, 2025 • Stayed at: D04, Loop: D
The camp post and all the Maintenance people were some of the nicest folks I’ve ever met. They were very accommodating and as far as the campsite goes honestly I’ve been camping for 30 years and it was the nicest camp spot that I’ve ever been in. We will definitely be back.
Redonda S
VerifiedAugust 28, 2025 • Stayed at: E5, Loop: E
Quite clean large campsite would recommend will b back
Rachel V
VerifiedAugust 25, 2025 • Stayed at: 11, Loop: G
Our stay was great! Holly Bay is our favorite place to camp!
Judy P
VerifiedAugust 22, 2025 • Stayed at: F4, Loop: F
Current worker would do allow us to check in an hour early. She told us to go to the public picnic area and wait until 2:00. In the past 40 years this was the first time we were told to wait until 2:00
Patrick L
VerifiedAugust 20, 2025 • Stayed at: D05, Loop: D
One of our favorite places to camp and kayak.
Location Holly Bay
Address:
395 Laurel Lake Rd
London, KY, 40744
United States
From London, Kentucky, take Exit 38 off I-75. Turn west on KY 192, then go 14.2 miles and turn south (left) on KY 1193. Follow signs to Holly Bay Campground entrance (3 miles).
Elevation: 340 feet
19 mi drive to downtown London (about 30 min)
Policies & Rules
General
- Each single campsite is limited to 6 people and 2 vehicles.Double sites are limited to 12 people and 4 vehicles.Cars, trucks, trailers, boats, motorcycles ,etc. ARE considered vehicles. One boat or trailer per site only.All vehicles must be parked in designated parking areas only. Parking on roadsides, grass, or non-designated areas is not permitted.If space allows, additional vehicles may be permitted for a $10 fee per vehicle. However, extra vehicles may be refused if parking is not available.All additional vehicles must exit the campground by , unless parked in an approved designated parking area.Guests are responsible for ensuring their party complies with all occupancy and vehicle limits.
- Pet Policy – Dogs must be kept on a visible leash at all times. Electronic fence collars are not allowed.
- Reserve Your Site Carefully – Make sure the site you choose can accommodate your equipment. The site you reserve is yours; moving to another site is not allowed.
- Boat & Trailer Policy – Only one boat and trailer per campsite is allowed due to limited space at the boat ramp and within the campsites. Boat Trailers Count as a vehicle.
- Electric Surcharge – Electric hookups include a surcharge in the campsite price.
- Occupancy Limits – Maximum of 6 campers per single site.
- For more information on the Daniel Boone National Forest Click here
- Bear Safety – Bears frequent in the area. Keep all food in approved containers at all times to protect yourself and wildlife.
- Firewood Guidelines – Don’t move firewood! Help protect our forests by obtaining firewood at or near your destination and burning it on-site. Moving firewood is illegal in some states. To learn more, visit Don't Move Firewood
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Last updated: September 9, 2026
