About Axtel
Number of accommodations: 152
Nearby Activities & Attractions
Boating
Fishing
Swimming
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
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Showers
Playground
Water and Hygiene
- Showers
On Site Services
- Playground
Water Access
- Marina
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Reviews (1251)
What Guests Are Saying
Axtel is praised for its beautiful and peaceful campground, with clean facilities and friendly, helpful hosts. Many visitors enjoyed their stays, appreciating the spacious sites and easy access to fishing and canoeing. However, some noted issues like low lake water levels and outdated bathrooms, but overall, most guests expressed satisfaction and a desire to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Axtel is praised for its beautiful and peaceful campground, with clean facilities and friendly, helpful hosts. Many visitors enjoyed their stays, appreciating the spacious sites and easy access to fishing and canoeing. However, some noted issues like low lake water levels and outdated bathrooms, but overall, most guests expressed satisfaction and a desire to return.
Review Summary
Tammy A
VerifiedAugust 13, 2023 • Stayed at: A002, Loop: A
My adult children and I camped in tents on 3 lots (2,3, & 15) . The area was very clean and the park managers drove around and spoke with us a few times making sure our stay was going well. The beach was accessible to campers, and the atmosphere was very friendly. My only "complaint" is with myself because I didn't know the campgrounds, and lot 2 was completely in the sun so my pregnant DIL was miserable. (LOT 3 was in the sun during the hot afternoon hours, but was bearable at night). We are planning to go back again during the cooler months so we walked the campground and wrote down some different lots.
Tammy A
VerifiedAugust 13, 2023 • Stayed at: A002, Loop: A
My adult children and I camped in tents on 3 lots (2,3, & 15) . The area was very clean and the park managers drove around and spoke with us a few times making sure our stay was going well. The beach was accessible to campers, and the atmosphere was very friendly. My only "complaint" is with myself because I didn't know the campgrounds, and lot 2 was completely in the sun so my pregnant DIL was miserable. (LOT 3 was in the sun during the hot afternoon hours, but was bearable at night). We are planning to go back again during the cooler months so we walked the campground and wrote down some different lots.
Sarah L
VerifiedAugust 12, 2023 • Stayed at: C051, Loop: C
We love camping at Axtel. The sites have decent sizes. As long as you follow the rules then everything should go as planned. My only complaint is the bathrooms sometimes. But I realized it has a lot to do with the campers more and the cleaners less.
Sarah L
VerifiedAugust 12, 2023 • Stayed at: C051, Loop: C
We love camping at Axtel. The sites have decent sizes. As long as you follow the rules then everything should go as planned. My only complaint is the bathrooms sometimes. But I realized it has a lot to do with the campers more and the cleaners less.
Stacy S
VerifiedAugust 1, 2023 • Stayed at: A003, Loop: A
Park Attendants are great! They have been very friendly! The reason we rated poor is the condition of the park. The grass is half mowed if at all? Also, the firepits are full of trash and campsites have dog or geese poop all over them. We have to clean our site everytime before we can let our dogs out so they are not exposed to other animal's feces. Can there be some check point for sites as each person leaves to hold the prior camper accountable? Park in the last couple years has not been maintained and campers not held accountable.
Stacy S
VerifiedAugust 1, 2023 • Stayed at: A003, Loop: A
Park Attendants are great! They have been very friendly! The reason we rated poor is the condition of the park. The grass is half mowed if at all? Also, the firepits are full of trash and campsites have dog or geese poop all over them. We have to clean our site everytime before we can let our dogs out so they are not exposed to other animal's feces. Can there be some check point for sites as each person leaves to hold the prior camper accountable? Park in the last couple years has not been maintained and campers not held accountable.
Amber O
VerifiedJuly 24, 2023 • Stayed at: B031, Loop: B
The campground is slumping this year. The bathrooms are not cleaned on weekends like last year.
Amber O
VerifiedJuly 24, 2023 • Stayed at: B031, Loop: B
The campground is slumping this year. The bathrooms are not cleaned on weekends like last year.
Michael L
VerifiedJuly 22, 2023 • Stayed at: A017, Loop: A
Axtel is a nice campground. However, The beach needs to have several truckloads of sand. It is sand and mud at the moment.
Michael L
VerifiedJuly 22, 2023 • Stayed at: A017, Loop: A
Axtel is a nice campground. However, The beach needs to have several truckloads of sand. It is sand and mud at the moment.
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.
The campground is accessible via I-64, approximately 22.3 miles away, and is connected to KY-79 and US-60.
Latitude & Longitude: 37.6225 / -86.4531
Elevation: 160 feet
Policies & Rules
General
- Off-road vehicles are not permitted
- 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.
- $5 per day boat ramp fee
- Reservations will not be marked in advance at the campsite. Do not set up at any campsite without reserving the site first.
- 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.
- Generators and other noise-producing devices must be turned off during this time.
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Last updated: June 6, 2026
