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About Zilpo - Daniel Boone Nat. For.
Number of accommodations: 162
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Reviews (707)
What Guests Are Saying
Zilpo Campground is praised for its beautiful location, clean campsites, and friendly staff, making for a generally enjoyable camping experience. Visitors appreciate the quiet atmosphere and scenic views, with many indicating they would return. However, there are notable concerns regarding the condition of bathroom facilities, maintenance of amenities, and accessibility of water, suggesting that some areas could benefit from improvements and more attentive upkeep.
What Guests Are Saying
Zilpo Campground is praised for its beautiful location, clean campsites, and friendly staff, making for a generally enjoyable camping experience. Visitors appreciate the quiet atmosphere and scenic views, with many indicating they would return. However, there are notable concerns regarding the condition of bathroom facilities, maintenance of amenities, and accessibility of water, suggesting that some areas could benefit from improvements and more attentive upkeep.
Review Summary
Ray L
VerifiedOctober 30, 2020 • Stayed at: H022, Loop: H LOOP
Beautiful, spacious sites. Spread out and quite. Highly recommended, we will be back.
Ambrose W
VerifiedOctober 27, 2020 • Stayed at: H031, Loop: H LOOP
H31 has electric but no water. Level pad. View of the lake through the woods. The closest bath house is out of order, but the next nearest one is pretty close. Oak trees surround the site so in the fall the acorns will pelt the camper all night, which is actually pretty nice. Good privacy.
Ambrose W
VerifiedOctober 27, 2020 • Stayed at: H031, Loop: H LOOP
H31 has electric but no water. Level pad. View of the lake through the woods. The closest bath house is out of order, but the next nearest one is pretty close. Oak trees surround the site so in the fall the acorns will pelt the camper all night, which is actually pretty nice. Good privacy.
Ray L
VerifiedOctober 26, 2020 • Stayed at: F014, Loop: F LOOP
Great sites, large and spread out. Really enjoyed the quite. I highly recommend this campground. Only down side was some of the bathrooms were closed due to broken septic lines.
Ray L
VerifiedOctober 26, 2020 • Stayed at: F014, Loop: F LOOP
Great sites, large and spread out. Really enjoyed the quite. I highly recommend this campground. Only down side was some of the bathrooms were closed due to broken septic lines.
Elizabeth W
VerifiedOctober 22, 2020 • Stayed at: H031, Loop: H LOOP
Zilpo is a beautiful area.
Elizabeth W
VerifiedOctober 22, 2020 • Stayed at: H031, Loop: H LOOP
Zilpo is a beautiful area.
William B
VerifiedOctober 21, 2020 • Stayed at: H026, Loop: H LOOP
Large, widely-spaced sites with easy access to the lake (from loop H, at least). No hookup at the site, but dump stations with water were located several places throughout the campground.
William B
VerifiedOctober 21, 2020 • Stayed at: H026, Loop: H LOOP
Large, widely-spaced sites with easy access to the lake (from loop H, at least). No hookup at the site, but dump stations with water were located several places throughout the campground.
Melissa W
VerifiedOctober 20, 2020 • Stayed at: H018, Loop: H LOOP
Fantastic campground. The sites at Zilpo are great. Most sit a decent way off the camping loops. Almost all have a good amount of trees and vegetation between campsites. Picnic tables and fire rings are in great condition. The bathrooms are a little dated (paint is peeling in the showers, out of order stalls, etc.) but staff keeps them clean and the shower water was very hot. Unfortunately, I can not say the same about my campsite. There was a large amount of toilet paper in the woods surrounding the campsite (not the campground's fault but disrespectful past campers). Our particular site had a little trail to access the lake, and many sites offer the same. The campground is pretty isolated so it's a pretty long trip to get groceries or gas. The check-in booth does sell ice and wood which was nice so you don't have to drive 20 minutes out and back to get the basics. There is one main trail within the campground (Zilpo) which offers great views but isn't very long. The campground has a nice beach and a separate boat launch. Campers are able to store their boats at their sites because the drives are long enough and sit so far back from the road. We brought our kayaks and enjoyed spending time on the water this way. Seeing a bald eagle while kayaking was a highlight. Overall, it's a well run and great campground. Since it is quite isolated, there is not a ton to do (especially if you don't own a boat) but part of the attraction to camping is getting away to relax anyway. We would definitely recommend Zilpo and will return.
Location Zilpo - Daniel Boone Nat. For.
Address:
8697 Z Ilpo Road
Salt Lick, KY, 40371
United States
In Salt Lick, KY, at the intersection of State Route 211 and U.S. Route 60,
take Route 211 south for 3.6 miles to the Forest Recreation sign. Turn left
at the sign, onto Clear Creek Road and go 3.9 miles to Zilpo Campground sign.
Turn left at the sign onto Forest Route 918 and drive 8.7 miles to the campground.
The campground is accessible via U.S. Route 60 and State Route 211. U.S. Route 60 is approximately 3.6 miles from the campground.
16 mi drive to downtown Salt Lick (about 28 min)
Policies & Rules
General
- Limit 6 people and 2 vehicles per single campsite; additional vehicles will be charged an additional fee per night; additional guest will be charged $2 per night.
- Each cabin has 2 double bunk beds with out mattresses, Please bring your own sleeping bags or other bedding.Each cabin can accommodate up to 6 people and 1 vehicle. Tents and RVs are not allowed at the cabins.
- Beach is opened from Memorial day to Labor day, unless flooding occurs hours of operation are 11am to 8 pm
- Only Authorized companies are allowed to drop off and set up rental trailers, all unauthorized RV trailer rental deliveries will be turned away.
- Reserved Sites will be held until check out time (NOON) the day following your arrival date. Sites must be occupied by the checkout time of that following day to hold a reservation or the site will be forfeited and released to other guests. Once your reservation start date has begun, neither the Recreation.gov Contact Center nor the campground manager will be able to modify your reservation.
- Don't Move Firewood: Help protect our forests! Prevent the spread of tree-killing pests by obtaining firewood at or near your destination and burning it on-site. Moving firewood is illegal in some states. Visit dontmovefirewood.org to learn more.
- A discount of 25% is now available for reservations that include 7 or more consecutive days.
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GeneralReservations for seven consecutive nights or more receive an automatic 25% discount.
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Last updated: September 4, 2026
