Laurel Branch in KY -- Campground & RV Camping

Laurel Branch Campground sits on the forested shoreline of the 5,100-acre Rough River Lake in south-central Kentucky. Most of its 62 campsites are situated directly on the waterfront, with several offering electric hookups. On-site facilities include a boat ramp, public swimming beach, nature trail, fish cleaning station, playground, drinking water, flush toilets, and showers. Visitors come for boating, jet skiing, and fishing for bass, crappie, and catfish. The historic Green Farm sits adjacent to the lake, and Mammoth Cave National Park is roughly an hour away.

Getting there: 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.

• Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 61-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
• The Rough River Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
• Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
• Most sites here have an electric hookup, with 31 on the water and most of them shaded.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

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