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Bald Eagle at Lake Cumberland
Lake Cumberland day
Lake Cumberland water fall
Waitsboro picnic shelter

Featured amenities

Pet Friendly Pet Friendly
Showers Showers

Available sites

21 total sites

About Waitsboro Campground

Waitsboro Campground is at 500 Waitsboro Road and is situated on beautiful Lake Cumberland in southern Kentucky. Click here for the Lake Cumberland virtual tour.

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

2026 Season availability

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Campground Amenities

Most popular amenities

Pet friendly Pet friendly
Showers Showers
RV Utilities and Hookups

RV Utilities and Hookups

  • Dump station on site
Water and Hygiene

Water and Hygiene

  • Showers
Pets and Policies

Pets and Policies

  • Pet friendly
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Rates, Sites & Availability

Select check-in and check-out dates to see real-time availability for each site.

21 Sites Available

Site
Price
🚐 01, Loop: WAIT RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 58 × 28 ft
🚐 02, Loop: WAIT RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 52 × 18 ft
🚐 03, Loop: WAIT RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 45 × 16 ft
🚐 04, Loop: WAIT RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 35 × 25 ft
⛺ 05, Loop: WAIT Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly · Campfire
🚐 06, Loop: WAIT RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 36 × 22 ft
🚐 07, Loop: WAIT RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 45 × 18 ft
🚐 08, Loop: WAIT RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 58 × 15 ft
🚐 11, Loop: WAIT RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 45 × 24 ft
🚐 12, Loop: WAIT RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 50 × 25 ft
🚐 13, Loop: WAIT RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 45 × 15 ft
⛺ 14, Loop: WAIT Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly · Campfire
🚐 15, Loop: WAIT RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 50 × 20 ft
⛺ 16, Loop: WAIT Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly · Campfire
🚐 17, Loop: WAIT RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 50 × 22 ft
🚐 18, Loop: WAIT RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 71 × 18 ft
🚐 19, Loop: WAIT RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 37 × 25 ft
⛺ 20, Loop: WAIT Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺ 21, Loop: WAIT Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly · Campfire
🚐 22, Loop: WAIT RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 95 × 12 ft
🚐 9G, Loop: WAIT RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 78 × 27 ft

Reviews (157)

What Guests Are Saying

Waitsboro Campground offers beautiful views of Lake Cumberland, with many sites providing privacy and spaciousness. The campground is well-maintained, with clean restrooms and friendly staff, although some visitors noted issues with the steep inclines and inconvenient dump station access. Overall, guests enjoyed their stays and appreciated the scenic location, despite some minor frustrations.

Review Summary

4.2
157 reviews
5
55.4%
87
4
22.9%
36
3
10.2%
16
2
5.1%
8
1
6.4%
10

Paul K

Verified

November 1, 2020 • Stayed at: 04, Loop: WAIT

5

I was very happy with the Waitsboro campground. Great views of Lake Cumberland, campground is well maintained and clean, including the bathrooms which are better than most other campgrounds that I've experienced. Congrats to the staff of Waitsboro on great Job. I hope to be back soon.

Jennifer E

Verified

November 19, 2020 • Stayed at: 08, Loop: WAIT

4

We had trouble finding the campground at first, the link from Recreation.gov led us through a tiny mansion subdivision. Once we finally found it we were very happy! Our site was in the far loop with only 3 other campers. We had Lake Cumberland view from all our windows. Very quiet and maintained OK (the bathrooms are old and could use some love). The only caution is the location of the dump station is difficult to say the least, we chose to go to a State Park nearby and pay to dump instead of that challenge.

Mariah H

Verified

April 18, 2021 • Stayed at: 07, Loop: WAIT

3

This is our second visit(first was phenomenal and also tent camped) Spot #7 with trailer camper.. bathrooms were kinda dirty, we took Clorox wipes and cleaned them. The site itself was extremely soft and unlevel, however we blamed the rain since we had a few floods a few weekend prior. The campground manager was very helpful. Frequent drive thrus to check on guests. The dump station was probably our biggest complaint, it’s in a horrible location. We had to drive to another campground and pay to be able to dumb appropriately.
*scenery was WONDERFUL*
I will stay again, just not in spot 7.

Will F

Verified

May 16, 2021 • Stayed at: 05, Loop: WAIT

5

My experience was absolutely unbelievable here. I am not a camper but learning to camp here is just natural. Views are absolutely breathtaking. Times like this are get off social media and cell phones..turn everything off for the days u are three .. Just enjoy nature and the scenery. Enjoy eachother's company. If you go fishing, find spots to fish ..certain areas are better due to all the driftwood which I have never seen so much of in my life ..places like this are spectacular! I encourage everybody to visit here at least once ..ENJOY THE ADVENTURE ..EMBRACE IT!

Tonya A

Verified

May 17, 2021 • Stayed at: 22, Loop: WAIT

5

Shower house and restrooms are super clean. All sites are super nice. Quiet relaxing campground.

Dewel B

Verified

May 25, 2021 • Stayed at: 17, Loop: WAIT

5

Really nice,bathrooms were very clean. The host was super nice,helpful and tried to ensure that everyone had an enjoyful camping time.

Ronnie W

Verified

May 27, 2021 • Stayed at: 15, Loop: WAIT

5

Nice quiet place
Our favorite getaway
Very clean
Camp volunteer host is the best, great guy
The gentleman that cleans is also great

Pete R

Verified

June 6, 2021 • Stayed at: 15, Loop: WAIT

5

A small, and very unique camp ground, we found it perfect for our overnight stay. Everything was very clean and well kept. Will go back again,

Terry S

Verified

June 7, 2021 • Stayed at: 12, Loop: WAIT

5

Waitsboro Campground is a great place to camp. We love to go there.

Eric D

Verified

June 7, 2021 • Stayed at: 13, Loop: WAIT

3

Needs better online info and pictures of sites, definitely wasn’t big enough for my camper.

Location & Directions for Waitsboro Campground

500 Waitsboro Road, Somerset, KY 42501 United States

Elevation: 223 ft

Getting There

From Somerset Kentucky, take Highway 27 south for 5 mi. Turn right on Waitsboro Road and follow signs to the campground.

Nearest town

Somerset, KY - 6.7 mi

About 14 min to downtown

Highway access

Waitsboro Campground is accessible via Highway 27, which connects to Somerset, KY, approximately 5 miles to the north.

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Last updated: October 22, 2026

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