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National Recreation Area

Hillman Ferry Campground offers 374 well-defined lake front and wooded sites capable of handling a variety of camping units from tents to large motor homes. Basic, electric, water, and sewer sites are available. Campers have access to modern facilities, including a large swimming area, archery range, ball field, bike trails, campfire amphitheater, hiking trails, two boat ramps, fishing dock, picnic tables, and fire rings. During the summer season we offer recreation programs for all ages.

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Location

Hillman Ferry Campground is located in Kentucky

Address

100 Van Morgan Drive
Grand Rivers, KY 42045

Coordinates

36.91998695617042 N
88.19453128049855 W

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Access

Drive-In
Park next to your site
Walk-In
Park in a lot, walk to your site.
Hike-In
Backcountry sites.
Boat-In
Sites accessible by watercraft.

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WiFi
Good
Verizon
Unknown
AT&T
Available
T-Mobile
Good

Site Types

Tent Sites
RV Sites
Standard (Tent/RV)
Group

Features

For Campers

Market
ADA Access
Trash
Picnic Table
Firewood Available
Phone Service
Reservable
Showers
Drinking Water
Electric Hookups
Toilets
Alcohol
Pets
Fires

For Vehicles

Sanitary Dump
Sewer Hookups
Water Hookups
Pull-Through Sites
Big Rig Friendly

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Reservations

(800) 525-7077

JOANNA M.

Guide

Reviewed May. 11, 2023

Beautiful, spacious campground

Our family spent 10 nights at this campground and were so impressed! The site was spacious and clean. Plenty of room for our 30' travel trailer and F550. We rode our bikes all over the place and enjoyed the playground and lake. There was even a rope swing at the creek that the we spent a TON of time playing at. Please be aware there is very little cell phone service and the internet was down while we were there. The bathrooms were very clean. The showers were OK. The staff were friendly and helpful and their store had everything we needed during our stay. The grounds were beautiful and very well kept. Would happily stay again and highly recommend.

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Month of VisitJune

Annie M.

Scout

Reviewed Apr. 24, 2023

Super Fun!!

We had a great time at Hillman Ferry. The bathrooms were clean and everyone was so nice! We are definitely going to camp here again.

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Month of VisitMay

Alisha R.

Guide

Reviewed Mar. 27, 2023

Very nice!

Quiet campground the last weekend of October. Decent camp store. Great place to take the family. Nice hiking trails.

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Month of VisitNovember

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Terri K.

Traveler

Reviewed May. 31, 2022

Wet and wild weekend

Stayed at Hillman Ferry over Memorial day weekend in 3 separate sites because we wanted an electric hook up but they were booked solid Saturday. A loop, basic sites were our favorite because of the spacing and privacy. Site 27 had a moderate grade and we needed leveling blocks but it had an awesome tent pad in the woods. Shower house was 100 yards, beach 300 yards, camp store 300 yards.

We moved to D which was in a tighter 'camper subdivision'.. Sites had electric and water... lots of kids and families in the tall pines.

One star deduction for dirty bathrooms and soooooo many golf carts. Quiet hours were well respected.

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Month of VisitJune

Megan D.

Guide

Reviewed Jul. 16, 2021

Crowded

Hillman ferry is a little crowded for my liking and the sites are anything but level. Although the trees were pretty, this site doesn’t provide much to the eyes. We did enjoy a night on Grand River and had a great dinner at the tavern. I’m sure if we spent some more time at this campground we would have enjoyed it, but it was nothing exciting for our short stay.

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Month of VisitAugust

Bob R.

Guide

Reviewed Jun. 21, 2021

Perfect Location

Hillman Ferry is the northernmost full service campground in the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area and is an excellent base camp for exploring the LBL and other recreation opportunities in the area. And are there ever choices! To start, Hillman Ferry sits on Kentucky Lake and has many sites right on the water and it’s own boat ramp for those with boats. Lake Barkley is about 5 miles to the east and offers just as much water recreation - both lakes are massive impoundments and f the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers. The campground has sites ranging from primitive to full hookup and offers a camp store, lots of space for kids to play and enjoy the water and is relatively close to town for fuel, Highway access and other activities in the LBL like the bison and elk prairie, nature center, planetarium 1850’s farm and hiking and OHV trails. The LBL is HUGE and we loved our stay and can’t wait to come again to explore more of the region. Hillman Ferry is highly recommended!

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Month of VisitJuly

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Meagan L.

Scout

Reviewed May. 2, 2021

Fantastic Family Camping

We stayed at the Hillman Ferry Campground. We booked online but once we arrived, the attendant suggested we change sites. I recommend calling to book. Some sites are full hookup to include sewer, ours was not. Some sites are also electric only. Call ahead to be sure your have what you need at your site. There are 2 playgrounds, multiple bath houses and a cute little store that you can walk/bike to. There is also lake access from multiple sites and a beach area. Bring your bikes or golf cart. Be sure to venture out to the nature center and other nearby attractions. Pick out a few trails ahead of time if you like to hike. There’s also a disc golf course tucked back off the main road.

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Month of VisitMay

Jessica H.

Traveler

Reviewed Apr. 28, 2021

Pretty, clean, quiet camping

Went went for 5 days in a trailer and had a great time! Really level sites with space between camps. The hikes were beautiful and the bison and elk prairie nearby was a hit with the kids. As was the planetarium and nature center. We'll be back soon!!

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Month of VisitMay

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Kevin B.

Guide

Reviewed Apr. 13, 2021

Great state park.

Great views, clean bath houses, bike trails, off road trail down the road at Turkey Creek for four and two wheelers. Water and electric but no sewer which is normal for KY state parks.

Jake L.

Traveler

Reviewed Oct. 27, 2020

Good times

It has been awhile since i have camped here. With trails and what I thought to be amazing camping i enjoyed it. With Grand Rivers a short drive up the road you will have plenty to do. It can be crowded and cramped at times but i enjoyed hiking biking and Grand Rivers.

Tom E.

Guide

Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

Beautiful Quiet large Campground

This is a great campground in a beUtiful place.. it’s huge and it looked like a lot of campers come in on weekend and leave camp site during week.. So nice! Staff great! Store Great!

Sara B.

Traveler

Reviewed Aug. 6, 2020

Beautiful!

Somehow we got lucky enough to get the nicest spot in the whole place. Nice, quiet campground. Lakeside sites. Great place if you have a boat or kayaks. Clean bathrooms. We stayed five days and would come back. Some sites not as private as others so you may want to be careful choosing if that’s important to you. Beautiful and wooded lake camping. Had three dogs playing in the lake. We have a pop up camper and we were nice and comfortable. Friendly staff. Lots of families here with kids riding bikes and playing in the lake.

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Melissa T.

Scout

Reviewed May. 26, 2020

Clean and Rustic

The best part of this campground is the beautiful rustic old timey feel. There are updated modern bathhouses dispersed throughout. The camp store is well stocked. There is a very nice boat ramp and several boat parking areas. “T” area is our favorite with full hookups and beautiful pine trees. A premier and amazing mountain bike trail system is accessible directly from campground!! The Canal Loop Trail and North South Trails are well known and revered by area mountain bikers and hikers. No WiFi or internet service. Cell signal in prior years have been spotty. Very family friendly and lots of kids riding bikes and playing everywhere!

Erin R.

Guide

Reviewed Feb. 6, 2020

Big Fun on the Lake

This huge campground has the best tent sites near the water on loop B that aren't reservable, so you'll likely get a good one just showing up on a weeknight in the summer or less busy weekend. The kids had a great time at the beach/swimming area and there's a nice store and not too much traffic for riding bikes. Firewood was dry and reasonably priced. Definitely a favorite family campground at LBL!

Amy H.

Guide

Reviewed Jul. 16, 2019

Yet to disappoint

Another successful camp in the books

Jeff D.

Scout

Reviewed Jun. 29, 2019

Great Campground but a little noisy late at night.

5 Star camp ground and activities, but noisy after 10pm with kids on golf carts and partying at their beach location late at night. If they get them off the cart they walk the roads being loud and obnoxious. I camp to relax not to party or babysit.

Abbey K.

Scout

Reviewed Jun. 20, 2019

Great campground

My family loves to camp here. It is a big campground with lots of trees. My family like playing in the creek, riding bikes, swimming in the lake, & hiking on the trails. They have a camp small store, basketball courts, 2 playgrounds, a beach area and 2 boat ramps. It’s a great family friendly campground!

E S.

Scout

Reviewed May. 31, 2019

Nice campground but....

Beautiful campground. Big sites. Nice private shower houses. But lock up your beer... apparently it's common to have it stolen from your cooler when ur gone or asleep. Happend to us in the 15 min we went to take showers. Talked to the gate guard and they are aware it's a problem but dont warn you.... tiny frogs everywhere!!!!!😊😊😊😊

Amy H.

Guide

Reviewed May. 23, 2019

By far the best

This is absolutely my favorite camping home. The staff is amazing, they know us by name. Fellow campers are courteous and very friendly, almost like family.

Amy H.

Guide

Reviewed May. 21, 2019

Love this place

Definitely a favorite spot by far

Brianna B.

Traveler

Reviewed May. 4, 2019

An amazing week!

We were a little uneasy at first because we usually do national forest camping, due to our amount of kids but they made us feel welcome from the time we rolled up. They placed us in the best basic site (B19) where we were up on the hill and had a 180⁰ view of the lake and were right across from the bathhouse. The store on site is incredibly cheap and reasonable, the bathhouses are clean and it was nice to have hot water showers. The elk & bison prairie was a great close by stop, I'd highly reccomend stopping in. We stayed for a week and will definitely be back on our way through.

Joel R.

Legend

Reviewed Oct. 16, 2018

Needs some maintenance

Stopped at Hillman Ferry campground in May on a trip to Illinois. We camped here several times in the 1990s and it was very nice. But it is showing some age now. The roads were rough and the sites were not very level. But the shower house was clean and there was lots of hot water. Plenty of wildlife and hiking

Carson G.

Traveler

Reviewed Oct. 4, 2018

Awesome place to stay with beautiful views and nearby activities

Lots of spaces to camp with many right on the water, staff is friendly and everything you could need is nearby. Boat ramps in camp ground as well as a beach plenty of hiking/biking trails and beautiful places to kayak!

Month of VisitOctober

Brenda S.

Traveler

Reviewed Sep. 16, 2018

Very nice campground.

Great security. Roomy shaded sites. Nice store on site.

Only downside was the nightly visit by skunks.

Month of VisitSeptember

Michael F.

Scout

Reviewed Sep. 1, 2018

great site

sites along the water are great. full hook ups don’t offer the view but plenty to do and very well priced

Tim D.

Traveler

Reviewed Aug. 9, 2018

"convenient" campground

Hillman ferry is a great campground for anyone who wants to be in nature with most of the conveniences of home. there are over 300 camp sites, most are electric/water which are $22 per night, along with several primitive sights that are $12 a night. Hillman ferry offers showers and restrooms at several locations in their campground.There is an archery range, a basketball court, and a playground. the store at the entrance of the campground was really convenient. they offer ice, firewood, candy and ice cream. apparently they will rent camping equipment like lanterns and cast iron cookware as well. overall Hillman ferry has everything to make a comfortable visit. I've always enjoyed backwoods camping until we started bringing our young kids. with that being said; it's also a great place for first time campers. The only down fall is how popular this campground is, holiday weekends can be very crowded.

Monica H.

Traveler

Reviewed Aug. 3, 2018

Beautiful setting and friendly people

Hillman Ferry is very well maintained. It has sections for electric/water/sewer hookups, just electric/water, just electric or primitive. It had 2 areas that allow 24 hour generator. These are the most beautiful areas of the park. They offer a beautiful, sandy beach on Kentucky Lake and waterfront spots are also available. They have an Outpost store which offers most essentials for sale. They are part of the LBL, so they have miles and miles of hiking and biking trails. They have a fishing pier and boat launch with ample space park your watercrafts while not in use. They allow golf carts (can be rented from local company) but drivers must be licensed.

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Month of VisitAugust

Todd S.

Scout

Reviewed Jul. 24, 2018

Labor Day Weekend Getaway!

This campsite is located in beautiful Land Between the Lakes. Many sites are by reservation, but many more are first come first serve. Sites are big and open and some provide views of Kentucky Lake. Bathhouses are clean and well maintained. On Saturday night they had a band playing for the campers to enjoy. Great family friendly spot.

Month of VisitSeptember

Erin P.

Traveler

Reviewed Jul. 12, 2018

Best Family Campground ever

This is our favorite family campground. They have everything except a pool (kids love swimming at the beach). Biking, hiking, horseshoes, disc golf nice bath facilities, swimming, boating, fishing, its all there! The kids learned to ride bikes here starting on training wheels and progressing on to the paved trail to riding the north/south lbl trail to the north station. It's always a great experience with staff and we always make several trips to the camp store for ice cream and pizzas :)

Month of VisitAugust

rachel M.

Traveler

Reviewed Jun. 25, 2018

Great primitive sites on the water.

Stayed at Hillman Ferry for 5 days in their primitive site area. I like that Hillmans has a lot of sites that are first come first serve. We arrived on a Wednesday and asked the EXTREMELY friendly front gate worker for a site on the water that was as quiet and private as possible. My group ended up getting two sites right next to each other and they were absolutely perfect.

Situated on an alcove of kentuckg lake the waters were warm and mostly calm aside from Saturday when boat traffic increased, but it was still swimable. Great spot for launching our kayaks and paddle board and exploring the lake.

brand new bathrooms and showers available a short walk up the hill. Well stocked camp store with more friendly employees.

Month of VisitJuly

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