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Reviews (726)
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
Michael H
August 7, 2020
This was our first time visiting the campground. We have a 37-ft travel trailer. Be advised the road to the campground has some sharp turns and windy. But we got through with no problem. The spot we reserved was not angled as much as I would have liked to easily park the trailer. But I managed to get into the spot I'm really no problems. The site itself I feel was one of the best we've been it had to gravel so there was no tracking mud or grass into our trailer. The beach was really nice had a little more rock than sand. we were advised that we could go to the boat dock and it had a small beach after the main one was closed due to late hours. We also found a certain campsites have direct access to beach like landings. We really enjoyed this trip and will definitely be back.
Michael H
August 7, 2020
This was our first time visiting the campground. We have a 37-ft travel trailer. Be advised the road to the campground has some sharp turns and windy. But we got through with no problem. The spot we reserved was not angled as much as I would have liked to easily park the trailer. But I managed to get into the spot I'm really no problems. The site itself I feel was one of the best we've been it had to gravel so there was no tracking mud or grass into our trailer. The beach was really nice had a little more rock than sand. we were advised that we could go to the boat dock and it had a small beach after the main one was closed due to late hours. We also found a certain campsites have direct access to beach like landings. We really enjoyed this trip and will definitely be back.
Brooke M
VerifiedAugust 6, 2020 • Stayed at: G009, Loop: G LOOP
Nice, quiet location with friendly staff. I have been going here for 10 years and it always kept clean. Great location near boat dock, beach, and another area to swim where you can pull up your boat (they don't call it a beach, but it is basically one). My favorite place to relax during the summer months.
Brooke M
VerifiedAugust 6, 2020 • Stayed at: G009, Loop: G LOOP
Nice, quiet location with friendly staff. I have been going here for 10 years and it always kept clean. Great location near boat dock, beach, and another area to swim where you can pull up your boat (they don't call it a beach, but it is basically one). My favorite place to relax during the summer months.
Belinda M
VerifiedAugust 4, 2020 • Stayed at: F005, Loop: F LOOP
We had an amazing experience, great park area staff at the gate were very friendly and helpful.
Belinda M
VerifiedAugust 4, 2020 • Stayed at: F005, Loop: F LOOP
We had an amazing experience, great park area staff at the gate were very friendly and helpful.
Martha K
VerifiedAugust 2, 2020 • Stayed at: F002, Loop: F LOOP
We love Zilpo but they don’t have enough people to take care of the place. The storage lot isn’t being mowed and the sites don’t look like they use to. They have 1 person cleaning the bathrooms. Zilpo needs some overdue TLC. Hosts are as nice as they can be and help all they can but they can’t do it all. Please help Zilpo find its beauty again.
Martha K
VerifiedAugust 2, 2020 • Stayed at: F002, Loop: F LOOP
We love Zilpo but they don’t have enough people to take care of the place. The storage lot isn’t being mowed and the sites don’t look like they use to. They have 1 person cleaning the bathrooms. Zilpo needs some overdue TLC. Hosts are as nice as they can be and help all they can but they can’t do it all. Please help Zilpo find its beauty again.
Bonnie S
VerifiedJuly 31, 2020 • Stayed at: Cabin D014, Loop: D LOOP
We had a great time! The cabin was clean and the air conditioner worked well. The park was very pretty!
Bonnie S
VerifiedJuly 31, 2020 • Stayed at: Cabin D014, Loop: D LOOP
We had a great time! The cabin was clean and the air conditioner worked well. The park was very pretty!
Location & Directions for Zilpo - Daniel Boone Nat. For.
8697 Z Ilpo Road, Salt Lick, KY 40371 United States
Getting There
In Salt Lick, KY, at the intersection of State Route 211 and U.S. Route 60,
take Route 211 south for 3.6 mi to the Forest Recreation sign. Turn left
at the sign, onto Clear Creek Road and go 3.9 mi to Zilpo Campground sign.
Turn left at the si...
In Salt Lick, KY, at the intersection of State Route 211 and U.S. Route 60,
take Route 211 south for 3.6 mi to the Forest Recreation sign. Turn left
at the sign, onto Clear Creek Road and go 3.9 mi to Zilpo Campground sign.
Turn left at the sign onto Forest Route 918 and drive 8.7 mi to the campground.
Highway access
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.
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: October 18, 2026
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