Maple Springs

If our site was turned around, we would have rated it higher. I wish we could have swapped sites with campers.

Very nice, secluded campsite - great to have both electric and water hookup. Ferry closed due to recent flooding however mammoth cave well worth the 45-min drive. Great hiking and hanging out in beautiful spring nature!

Love the secluded location and the horse trails were really nice with a mix of fairly easy and somewhat challenging trails. I was disappointed that 3 of the 4 equestrian campsites were taken by people without horses. They can literacy camp at any of the multiple spots but those of us with horses are limited to the 4 horse sites and if those are taken by non-horse people we have no other options. Would really like to see those sites set aside for horse use only.

Beautiful and spacious campground. Water and electrical was reliable and the loop was recently repaved. There are bathrooms on site (no plumbing) and no bathhouse. We thought the bathrooms were well maintained contrary to other reviews. Good hikes nearby and the drive to the Mammouth Cave visiter center was very short via the ferry. The cave tours are excellent and I highly recommend the extended history tour.

Clean, quite newly paved level spots lots of shade and walking trails. 20/30/50 and domestic water large concrete picnic tables and very nice fire rings easy to adjust for cooking.

We had the place to ourselves in mid September. Quiet, peaceful, with good electric hook-up. Recommended!

When we booked the campground, we were traveling and not familiar with the area at all. We knew there were not full hookups, but have never been to a campground before that didn't at least have shower houses if hookups were not available. There was also not a dump station to use unless we drove 50 minutes around the park to get to it, as you could not take campers on the ferry. In the heat and humidity of summer, it would have been nice to be able to take showers. At least we only spent 2 nights there. Lesson learned for sure.

Maple Springs has very large campsites, which is a nice bonus. But what they don't tell you is that campsite #4 is on a steep hill which means if you are in a tent there are not many places to put a tent easily. What was not pleasant about Maple Springs were the outhouses. There were 4 outhouses and each one was just as bad as the next one. They were so dirty that a person would be thinking that they were going to be getting a disease from using them. There was fecal matter all over the tube going down to the pit. The stench was so bad that while you were 20 yards away, on the road, you could smell it. The doors did not lock on two of them by the way that they designed the openings for the locks. And one of them had a snake in it. We were there for two days and no one came to clean or inspect the campground or the outhouses. Really they looked and smelled like they have not been cleaned in a very long time.

Nice quiet campground. Be aware that if the Green River is high the ferry closes to vehicles with trailers. Would recommend if you want an out of the way campground.

Great site with trails adjacent to area. The Ferry Crossing is an adventure!