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GeneralRoad construction near our facility may limit parking or cause traffic delays. Please consider these conditions when planning your travel.
About Mammoth Cave Campground
Number of accommodations: 108
Campground Amenities
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General Store
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Pet Friendly
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Potable Water
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Dump Station
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
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Reviews (567)
What Guests Are Saying
Mammoth Cave Campground is highly praised for its clean facilities, friendly staff, and convenient location near the visitor center and cave tours. Many visitors enjoyed the well-kept grounds and variety of activities, recommending advanced booking for guided cave tours to enhance the experience. While some encountered issues with noisy neighbors or campsite proximity, overall experiences were positive, highlighting the campground's beauty and accessibility to recreational opportunities.
What Guests Are Saying
Mammoth Cave Campground is highly praised for its clean facilities, friendly staff, and convenient location near the visitor center and cave tours. Many visitors enjoyed the well-kept grounds and variety of activities, recommending advanced booking for guided cave tours to enhance the experience. While some encountered issues with noisy neighbors or campsite proximity, overall experiences were positive, highlighting the campground's beauty and accessibility to recreational opportunities.
Review Summary
Isabella M
VerifiedAugust 27, 2025 • Stayed at: 056, Loop: C
The tour guides were awesome!!!
Erica P
VerifiedAugust 23, 2025 • Stayed at: 043, Loop: B
We had a great time and the site was beautiful. Place your tent carefully, in case of rain.
Gabrielle M
VerifiedAugust 20, 2025 • Stayed at: 038, Loop: B
Gate person was very helpful. Bathrooms were clean and close by. Showers were far away but available. nice level campsite
Thomas R
VerifiedAugust 20, 2025 • Stayed at: 069, Loop: C
It was excellent
John M
VerifiedAugust 20, 2025 • Stayed at: 026, Loop: B
Fantastic facilities, clean personal campsite and entire campgrounds, nice showers and access to laundry facilities, very close to visitors center which had fantastic tours and wonderful ranger guides. Highly recommend!
Dianna C
VerifiedAugust 19, 2025 • Stayed at: 018, Loop: B
Such a beautiful campground with so many lovely trees everywhere. We loved the bike path & rode a bunch. Bathrooms smelled like bleach—my favorite bathrooms on my roadtrip so far! They were cleaned, well, daily❤️
Conner C
VerifiedAugust 19, 2025 • Stayed at: 102, Loop: D
Well taken care of campground, close to visitors center and walkable distance to lodge and amphitheater. Bathrooms are clean and table was concrete and clean. Would stay here again!
Chris D
VerifiedAugust 15, 2025 • Stayed at: 063, Loop: C
I enjoyed my time at the campground in Mammoth Cave National Park. It is close to and within walking distance to the Visitors Center, the Historical Cave Entrance and a lot of the hikes near the visitors center. There is a camp store and two pay showers with hot water. The lodge has a coffee shop and several choices of restaurants.
Ellison W
VerifiedAugust 14, 2025 • Stayed at: 007, Loop: A
Great site!
Kate J
VerifiedAugust 14, 2025 • Stayed at: 105, Loop: D
This was my first time visiting Mammoth Cave, and the campground was FABULOUS! My site (105D) was a perfect location balance for meeting neighbors and seeing nature-- no neighboring campsite on one side, and the back was the forest. My site was level and it was clean when I arrived, and the cement tables and fire pit were in great condition! The parking pad is a perfect size for two SUVs if you need more than one car. The sites in my loop were also a good distance away from each other-- not super close neighbors but close enough if you want to meet each other.
The campground itself was a great blend of solo and couple campers and young families-- it wasn't overrun by any one type of camper. Everyone followed the quiet hour rules, and the bathroom facilities were kept clean- they were cleaned every day around lunchtime. The shower house is a bit of a walk if you're in the back of the campground but is still plenty walkable, I never needed to wait on an open shower, and they were very clean (I'd still bring shower shoes though). While I visited, I saw deer, turkey, and rare woodpeckers within the campground. There also wasn't an overwhelming swarm of bugs despite visiting in August. The campground is also within walking distance to the national park visitor center (where the cave tours start/end), the lodge and restaurants, and many hiking trails. Two things to note though-- don't expect cell service at the campground, and bring your lantern/flashlight with you if you go to a bath house after sundown-- it's quite dark at night unless there are many visitors with fires going, and the only sidewalks lit are the ones right outside the bath houses.
Overall, I highly recommend a visit if you want to be close to nature-- town was about a 20 minute drive and there was minimal cell service (though you had free wifi at the visitor center). This was exactly the type of trip I was looking for though, so I will certainly be returning!!
Location Mammoth Cave Campground
Address:
P.O. Box 7
Mammoth Cave, KY, 42259
United States
- Note: Do not rely exclusively on your mobile GPS, Google Maps or similar automated navigation systems to get to the Mammoth Cave Campground. Routes can be misleading and incorrect.
- Directions from the North: Take Interstate 65 to Exit 53 (Cave City Exit). Turn right onto KY-70. Follow 70/255 as it becomes the Mammoth Cave Parkway in the park. Follow the Mammoth Cave Parkway towards the Visitor Center. Turn left into the campground by the Cavers Camp Store.
- Directions from the South: Take Interstate 65 to Exit 48 (Park City Exit). Turn left onto KY-255 and follow 255 as it becomes the Park City Road into the park. Follow Park City Road until it joins the Mammoth Cave Parkway; turn left. Follow the Mammoth Cave Parkway towards the Visitor Center. Turn left into the campground by the Cavers Camp Store.
Latitude & Longitude: 37.1903 / -86.0914
Elevation: 183 feet
Warnings & Advisories
Warning
GeneralRoad construction near our facility may limit parking or cause traffic delays. Please consider these conditions when planning your travel.