Alum Ford Campground in KY -- Campground & RV Camping
Alum Ford Campground in KY
Rig fit
- Driveway grade: slight.
Campground details
Setting
Sitting above the river where Big South Fork meets Lake Cumberland, this small campground offers six sites equipped with tent pads, picnic tables, fire rings with grills, food storage lockers, and bear-proof trash cans. A vault toilet is on site. It sits right at the Alum Ford Boat Launch for motorboat and kayak access. The 260-mile Sheltowee Trace National Recreation Trail runs through camp. Nearby points of interest include the historic Blue Heron Mine outdoor museum, Big South Fork Scenic Railway in Stearns, nine miles away, and Cumberland Falls State Resort Park.
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 6-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Cumberland River South Fork runs 0.1 mi off.
- 6 on the water, with most of them shaded.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
- Nats Knob stands 520 ft above the map pin, 1.3 miles northeast.
Climate averages
October normals 46–72°F, 3.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 5 of 100.