Nickell Branch Campground

I concur with the other reviews. Just wanted you to know that nothing has changed. Great place if you have a small trailer or tent. My trailer is 14’ and pulled with F350 SRW. I Barely fit without blocking the loop road.

We loved this place! It was quiet and uncrowded, had a view of the lake, was relatively level, and the trees were filled with bird. What more could you want?

Nickell is the northernmost campground in LBL. It is a self-service campground with 11 designated sites. The access road FR-102 is gravel and in pretty good shape aside from some large potholes. There is a large loop with a big open grassy area once you get to the pay station. From there, 3 short offshoots A, B & C - A is the boat ramp area and site #1; B is where the single vault toilet is located and sites #2 & #3; C loop has the remaining sites #4 - #8 which are for small to medium RVs, and sites #9 - #11 are grass tent sites. There are picnic tables and very nice fire rings at each site. Besides the toilet, boat ramp, and a new dumpster, those are the only amenities.

The 11-mile Canal Loop Trail crosses the road just before the pay station for hiking and biking (it connects to the North-South Trail). The campground is near the Barkley Canal that connects the two lakes making for lots of boating and paddling options. The North Welcome Center has fresh water and a dump station just a few miles away.

The cell reception is great - I got download speeds of 18-34 Mbps. Also, several OTA TV channels. These sites are all situated in the woods near the water so none are particularly good for solar. But otherwise, for the price this is pretty sweet dry camping.

Nice pull thru site and the view is worth a thousand words!!! Great cell reception and sites are spaces generously apart. This campground is located on the northern part of LBL and is in close proximity to Grand Rivers situated between both KY and Barkley Lake.

Enjoyed two nights here in June 2021. Site 6 is waterfront with a great view - we enjoyed watching the osprey fly back and forth. The campsite is removed from the boat ramp, so very little extra traffic. We would return here in a heartbeat!

We loved this place! It was quiet and uncrowded, had a view of the lake, was relatively level, and the trees were filled with bird. What more could you want?