About Axtel
Number of accommodations: 152
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (618)
What Guests Are Saying
Axtel campground is praised for its beautiful location, clean facilities, and friendly hosts, particularly Vickie, who ensures a pleasant experience for visitors. Many families enjoy the quiet atmosphere, spacious campsites with easy access to water activities, and a welcoming community of fellow campers. However, some guests noted issues such as low water levels, closed restrooms, and occasional noise, but these did not significantly detract from the overall positive experiences reported.
What Guests Are Saying
Axtel campground is praised for its beautiful location, clean facilities, and friendly hosts, particularly Vickie, who ensures a pleasant experience for visitors. Many families enjoy the quiet atmosphere, spacious campsites with easy access to water activities, and a welcoming community of fellow campers. However, some guests noted issues such as low water levels, closed restrooms, and occasional noise, but these did not significantly detract from the overall positive experiences reported.
Review Summary
Barbara T
VerifiedJune 15, 2023 • Stayed at: E068, Loop: E
Shores were horrible with rocks, water was muddy, beach was very small because of water issue. There were too many people at sights, cars & trailers parked in grass, tents in grass and backed up to our camper, bathrooms not tended to enough so that they ran out of toilet paper. Overall just very poor experience. Will not be back
Ellen R
VerifiedJune 13, 2023 • Stayed at: F112, Loop: F
The bathrooms were absolutely disgusting. Thr same hair in the shower stalls that was there when we were there 2 weeks ago. Nasty used baby wipes on the floor, bugs everywhere. It's like they haven't ever cleaned them only replaced the toilet paper.
Also the wait to get in to the park was longer than in Yeats past. Almost as of the gate keeper does not know what to do.
Glenn S
VerifiedJune 12, 2023 • Stayed at: A005, Loop: A
This is a nice clean campground but this years low lake level made it difficult to fish coves and the debris in the lake is bad. Bathrooms not kept up as in previous years paint peeling of the walls in showers witch got in the drain and on your feet no hand soap in dispensers this year first week no toilet paper in disabled toilet. The spaces are nice and accessible camp hosts very nice. Internet hotspots have problems with internet connectivity even with good wi-fi connections. They just need more bandwidth to cover the campground area. AT&T has little or no connectivity.
Rhonda H
VerifiedJune 10, 2023 • Stayed at: B033, Loop: B
Staff friendly/ helpful
Carla O
VerifiedJune 10, 2023 • Stayed at: C054, Loop: C
I thought the camp host were a little strict
. They would not let somebody come in just to drop their stuff off at the camper and then take it right back out. You would think they were policemen
.
Thomas O
VerifiedJune 9, 2023 • Stayed at: G134, Loop: G
Nice campground sites on beautiful lake. Very hilly. Bathroom at top of hill is old, but kept pretty clean. Did not like listening to all the gas-powered golf carts zooming around - too loud. Was surprised since many parks don't allow gas-powered carts, only battery-powered.
Robert S
VerifiedJune 9, 2023 • Stayed at: E063, Loop: E
Very clean and well maintained campground
Phillip G
VerifiedJune 6, 2023 • Stayed at: B035, Loop: B
The workers at Gate were awsome camp ground was no issues great place
Jim P
VerifiedJune 5, 2023 • Stayed at: G130, Loop: G
While the campground is clean and kept controlled I find it ridicules that one of the bathrooms remain closed solely to save the cost of cleaning it. This is the second year in a row that we have to to walk 1/4 mile just to use the restroom facilities
Michael L
VerifiedMay 31, 2023 • Stayed at: B027, Loop: B
The water is way down due to work on the dam. If you are into water sports, you may be disappointed. Fishing is decent from the bank.
Location Axtel
Address:
663 South Highway 79
Mc Daniels, KY, 40152
United States
Begin at ramp onto I-64 West toward New Albany/St. Louis, traveling 22.3 miles. Take the IN-135, Exit Number 105, toward Palmyra/Corydon, onto IN-135 South toward Corydon, traveling 16.7 miles. Continue on Bypass Road KY-79 for 2.1 miles. Turn right onto KY-79, traveling 10.1 miles. Continue on 1st Avenue, KY-79S for 495 feet. Turn a slight right onto US-60, traveling 11.8 miles. Turn left onto KY-259/KY-79, traveling 9.7 miles. Turn right to stay on KY-79, traveling .7 miles. End at 663 South Highway 79, McDaniels, KY. Distance is approximately 74 miles with an approximate travel time of 1 hour, 20 minutes.
Latitude & Longitude: 37.6225 / -86.4531
Elevation: 160 feet
Policies & Rules
| Category | About |
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| General |
Off-road vehicles are not permitted |
| General |
Park Attendant can be reached while on duty at (270) 257-2584. If no answer, contact the Rough River Lake U.S. Army Corps of Engineers office at (270) 257-2061. |
| General |
$5 per day boat ramp fee |
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Reservations will not be marked in advance at the campsite. Do not set up at any campsite without reserving the site first. |
| General |
Don't Move Firewood: Protect your forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information. |
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Quiet hours are 10:00 p.m. - 6:00 a.m. Generators and other noise-producing devices must be turned off during this time. |
