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About Laurel Branch
Number of accommodations: 61
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2026 Season availability
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Playground
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Reviews (709)
What Guests Are Saying
Laurel Branch offers a peaceful camping experience with beautiful scenery and friendly hosts. Many reviewers appreciated the clean bathhouses and well-maintained sites, particularly in shaded areas. However, some concerns were raised about overflowing trash, inconsistent maintenance, and check-in procedures, indicating a need for improved management.
What Guests Are Saying
Laurel Branch offers a peaceful camping experience with beautiful scenery and friendly hosts. Many reviewers appreciated the clean bathhouses and well-maintained sites, particularly in shaded areas. However, some concerns were raised about overflowing trash, inconsistent maintenance, and check-in procedures, indicating a need for improved management.
Review Summary
Allison P
VerifiedOctober 16, 2023 • Stayed at: C51, Loop: C
Great place to camp. Beautiful views
Keith M
VerifiedOctober 9, 2023 • Stayed at: C36, Loop: C
Great time good ppl
Keith M
VerifiedOctober 9, 2023 • Stayed at: C36, Loop: C
Great time good ppl
John M
VerifiedOctober 5, 2023 • Stayed at: B29, Loop: B
Be nice if the nature trail was refurbished with the info signs that were posted identifying different trees, prehistoric shelters eyc
John M
VerifiedOctober 5, 2023 • Stayed at: B29, Loop: B
Be nice if the nature trail was refurbished with the info signs that were posted identifying different trees, prehistoric shelters eyc
Stephen r
VerifiedSeptember 29, 2023 • Stayed at: B25, Loop: B
Nice
Stephen r
VerifiedSeptember 29, 2023 • Stayed at: B25, Loop: B
Nice
Andrea L
VerifiedSeptember 25, 2023 • Stayed at: C49, Loop: C
If you’re tent camping be aware that some spots will be directly on concrete so it’s difficult to stake down. Also the toilets at C are convenient yet very dirty and they have no running water. The bathhouse is quite a way from these sites so I would recommend bringing water, toilet paper and sanitizer or soap.
Andrea L
VerifiedSeptember 25, 2023 • Stayed at: C49, Loop: C
If you’re tent camping be aware that some spots will be directly on concrete so it’s difficult to stake down. Also the toilets at C are convenient yet very dirty and they have no running water. The bathhouse is quite a way from these sites so I would recommend bringing water, toilet paper and sanitizer or soap.
Douglas L
VerifiedSeptember 24, 2023 • Stayed at: B24, Loop: B
The new summer pool level is much lower so the camp sites are much father from water than in years past. Tried to bank fish and hosts ran my boy and me away from the beach access (no one was swimming) then we was told not to fish by the boat ramp. There was no other access to the lake except through someone’s camp that is on the water side. Everyone had a fire going all night. Smoke was overwhelming at times. I feel fires should be extinguished by midnight maybe to let people sleep comfortably. I’m not anti-fire and a fire is certainly part of the camping experience but so many fires in a small area was just too much. Host was respectful when asking us to not fish. Restrooms was fine.
Location Laurel Branch
Address:
991 Laurel Branch Road
Mc Daniels, KY, 40152
United States
From Louisville, KY: 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 10.1 miles. Turn right onto KY-110, traveling .4 miles. End at 991 Laurel Branch Road, McDaniels, KY. Distance is approximately 74 miles with an approximate travel time of 1 hour, 20 minutes.
Laurel Branch is accessible via US-60 and KY-79, both of which provide connection to the local road network. The nearest interstate is I-64, located approximately 22 miles to the north, providing access to larger regional routes.
Latitude & Longitude: 37.6075 / -86.4536
Elevation: 172 feet
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
- Contact the Park Attendant at 270-257-8839 or the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers office if needed.
- You must reserve a campsite before setting up; no advance markings are provided.
Cancellation policy
- Reservation fees are non-refundable. For campsites, cabins, lookouts, yurts, group sites, and similar stays, we charge a reservation service fee of $8.
- Standard cancellations usually have a $10 cancellation fee. Customers can generally cancel before the check-in date online.
- Late cancellation rules differ by stay type.
- Individual campsites: cancelling after 12:00am local time the day before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- Cabins, lookouts, and yurts: cancelling less than 14 days before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- One-night reservations: a late cancellation usually forfeits the full amount paid, up to the total original reservation cost.
- Modifications are allowed before the cut-off window, but fees depend on the change. Changing to dates completely outside the original reservation dates may trigger a $10 change fee. Extending or shortening a stay that still includes original dates usually has no change fee, though refunds may depend on timing and facility rules. Switching to the same type of campsite for the same dates usually has no change fee, but price differences are charged or refunded.
- Early departures may or may not be refunded. At certain facilities, partial refunds may be possible if staff can mark the site available for other visitors. No refund is given for a night if the early departure is requested after that day's check-out time.
- Security deposits are separate. Security deposits may be refunded to the original payment method if the facility is left in acceptable condition, as determined by the property.
Vehicles & parking
- Off-road vehicles are not allowed in the campground.
- Golf carts are not allowed in the campground.
Fees & deposits
- There is a $5 fee for using the boat ramp each day.
Fires & fuel
- Buy firewood locally and burn it on-site to protect the environment.
Safety & rules
- Quiet hours are from 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM; please turn off generators and noise-making devices.
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Last updated: June 5, 2026
