Elkhorn Campground

The campground was quiet, and the bathhouses were clean. Smack dab in between Lexington and Louisville and right off the road from the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. If you follow your GPS it will probably take you down Bedford road. It's scenic country drive lined with old trees that create a mesmerizing green tunnel in spots. Great to drive on with a car, bad in an RV.

Stayed one night last year 2014 1st week in August here after pulling our trailer from Nashville, actually California but, immediately from picking up a friend at the airport in Nashville. We arrived late. Paper work was available at the office box for late check in. Several people were outside enjoying the Moon Phenomena going on. They volunteered to help us find out space and even help with directions in the back-up of the trailer. In the morning we took walk around the sight. It was very beautiful, quiet and clean. The bathrooms were very clean and comfortable. Nice place. I hope to return this summer for the 127 Corridor Longest Yard Sale.

Most recent stay was overnight July 7th 2017 – I’m “late” in posting my review We camp in a Little Rig "Tear Drop” style RV only 15' long w/o toilet or shower ~ plus we like to eat outdoors using the picnic table and set up our dining canopy for sun and weather protection and thus rely on condition of campgrounds facilities and being nearby our site ~ so our critique is focused in that area.

We did get close to the restroom/shower building – across the roadway from our site#12. The building was newly built with modern fixtures. Restrooms and showers are all in same large room separated by stalls with communal sink area in the open. Showers are full tiled floors and walls, with ample hooks and adjacent changing area with portable stool.in a private stall. Missing is a rubber floor mat as you exit the shower that would keep your feet off the wet floor. At the communal sink area, missing are convenience items like paper towels that could be used to help clean up after use – very messy and also need hooks between the mirrors for your hand towels and small shelves for your toiletries stuff.

Over all the camp was well groomed and tidy, with all level sites, a sparkling swimming pool, mini golf, kid’s playground etc. Our site was a W&E only but the camp had a nice dump station adjacent to the restroom/shower building. The roadways are paved as are some sites, while others were gravel and grass mixed. There is some grass covered greenspace between sites, not as tight or crowded as a KOA for example, but still narrow. Some sites like ours were in the hot sun with no tress for shade, while others had ample shade. It rained heavy during our stay for about 2 hours and our site had poor drainage leaving muddy pools of standing water although the sun helped to dry it up somewhat. This was an overnight stay camp for us; for others it might a destination because of activities and the fishing in the river that backs the camp. Also City of Frankfort isn’t far away and there are things to do and places to visit if you’re planning a vacation in the area.

If you're visiting the Lexington area because you want to visit the horse farms and bourbon distilleries, this is a great location. The campground was also close to downtown Frankfort, which offers all of the usual conveniences. As for access to downtown Lexington, it was about a 20 to 30 minute drive, depending on where we were headed. All in all, as close-to-the-city campgrounds go, it was pretty solid, and given all the other attractions that can be found nearby, it's a really good location.The site quality here was good. The sites had raised cement pads and patio areas, and included a picnic table. All utilities were well placed, and everything worked as expected. We had no trouble getting into our site and appreciated that the large trees that surrounded some of the sites were well maintained and, therefore, did not create an obstacle to parking.Overall, we were very happy with this park. While commercial campgrounds are never our favorites, this one was very well maintained, featured lots of open green spaces, and offered a reasonable distance between the sites. It was also conveniently located near the distilleries, a town where we could find everything we needed, and Lexington itself. We would stay here again.

The pleasant staff made registering a big plus! The sight was clean and full of nature along the creek. A great place for an overnight stop for us due to macaroon and peacefulness.

This is a conveniently located commercial campground perfect for exploring the many things to do in the Frankfurt and Lexington areas.

We had a spot on the bank of a river which is always delightful. The restrooms are extraordinary for a private or public campground. There is a pool and playground, if you’re into that. Laundry facilities are here.

The only thing that is preventing me from giving Elkhorn five stars is how crowded this place is. Although our particular site was fine, I’m giving four stars because of the overall crowded conditions. If there was a separate category for density I would give it two stars. I would estimate 12-15 feet between the sides of campers, with no separating features than a picnic table.

My advice is to try to get a perimeter spot, particularly on the water and on the curve.

The Wi-Fi is poor, but that’s typical and the bleeding edge for improvement in almost all campgrounds that offer it.

We stayed here on a week day after Labor Day and it was very quiet. The sites are close together, so if it were busy I can imagine it might be hectic. But for our stay it was terrific. The roads are paved, sites are gravel or grass. Bathrooms are new and very nice. The owners were very friendly and helpful.

For sure, the location of your site will make a difference here. Having said that, it's probably the quietest campground we've ever stayed in. We backed up to a small meadow and had total peace and quiet. It got busy on the weekend - probably full, in fact, but still wasn't overly noisy. Great base for our KY genealogy work and bourbon distilleries. The owners take obvious care to keep it really clean. With paved roads and gravel sites, it stays nice and clean.

We'd stay here again for sure. A wish list would be that they had escort-to-site, trash pickup and wood delivery. We've been spoiled. Don't let that keep you from enjoying this lovely spot.

We stayed two nights with full hook ups. It’s an okay little campground. If you stay next to the creek I’m sure it would be a little nicer but the sites are still pretty close together. There’s a run down trailer park pretty close to the campground which isn’t very eye appealing when you arrive. The bath house is really nice and they have a small playground. A small mini golf area and a decent size pool. Not a bad campground but I’d say definitely not the greatest either.

So I would camp here again, but not if I could find something else. It is more like an RV Park than a campground. However, because it is on the river it is a weekend hot spot for locals. They fish, kayak, tube and even swim in it. You can do campfires in the rings and people do. There are a lot, I mean a lot of Canadian geese in the river and campground and they are very messy birds. There are many semi-permanent residents, but the campground is kept up. Always felt safe here. There is only 2 washers and dryers for the entire campground, which isn't enough. We had to go to a laundry mat in town. Verizon cell service is ok, you can work from it, streaming, not so much. WiFi is iffy. The site we were on was in the middle so there is no separate from the rig behind you besides a painted line and RV's would pull over the line and be inches from your RV. One night the Diesel pusher behind us decided to run his engine at 10pm when we were trying to sleep, not only was it noisy, but it shook the entire trailer and stunk. There was no after hours number to call, so if we did stay here again, we would never stay in one of those sites.