Mammoth Cave Campground

Surprised at the great campground and excellent cave tour!

2d weekend at Mammoth Cave Camp ground. We like the layout and privacy of the individual sites. You feel like you are camping in the woods with the convenience of car camping. Even on a packed weekend, it was quiet and relaxing. Lots of trees to keep hot days cool. Only wish their was industrial dishwashing sinks/area.

Very clean and nice campground, I do feel the sites are a little too close together but still very nice.

This is a standard rustic NP campground. Most of the sites are shady and have good separation from the neighbors. The campground is within easy walking distance of several trails, the visitor center, and cave tours. The Cavers Camp store is very close and has unlimited refills on coffee and many items you might want while camping.
One downside - although the bathrooms in the campground have flush toilets and sinks, there are no showers. There are coin operated showers at the Cavers Camp store. They only take quarters - no credit card option. Also, this is a rustic campground - no electricity or water/sewer, so plan accordingly.
If you want firewood, head toward Cave City. There are several options. We found one spot selling it by the wheelbarrow load.

This campground was clean, quiet, and convenient to the National Parks Visitor Center. Staff were friendly and helpful, although the campground was staffed on limited hours and the nearby store closed surprisingly early. Sites are nicely spaced.
This particular site was good. Pull through parking is so convenient with small children, and there was ample room for our tent. It rained, but the ground drained well. The bathrooms have a very nice lighted walkway that we much appreciated in stormy weather. The site also has nice trees for hammocks, but be aware of the poison ivy on the ground near by! We also missed having a dishwashing station. Still, the location and overall atmosphere were excellent. We would stay here again happily!

Beautiful campsite with amenities within walking distance. Clean and well kept facilities. Would suggest bringing change for showers, washer and dryer, and vending machine as the nearest atm is a 15 mun drive.

A very beautiful nation park. Highly recommend taking cave tours and hiking

We had a great stay at Mammoth Cave, with some caveats. The staff were all very professional and friendly in the campground and visitor center. Our campsite was great. Unfortunately there were a lot of people gathering wet firewood & attempting to burn it, so the air was incredibly smoky at night. Inexperienced, or just too cheap to buy firewood? Either way, water-logged wood and fresh leaves don't make for a good campfire ;) We also had a great hike, and did a cave tour. This is where my experience soured a bit. Too many daily tours back to back means you are hustled through without being able to actually sit for a moment and take it all in. Tour guide was great, but the park ranger pulling up the rear was rude. And a huge tour of people also meant if you were at the front (tour guide rec for slower folks), people behind you shoved and pushed; if you were at the back (tour guide rec for fast walkers), the ranger refused to let you stop to even glance at something. Just charge an entrance fee to the park and space out the tours. I felt like I was being herded angrily along. Much different experience at Carlsbad, where you can meander and, gasp!, sit down and be inspired.

Lots of trees for hammock camping! Great bathrooms. Awesome store.

The large shaded campsites with great pad for tents made for great nights and happy days!