One of the few areas where visitors can camp near the river.
Photo: NPS
About
Alum Ford is a primitive campground and offers six campsites with a vault toilet facility. No drinking water is located at this area. Alum Ford also has a boat ramp. There are no fees to use the ramp.
Campsites
Location
State Hwy 700
Whitley City, KY 42653
Fees
Hours
Alum Ford is a primitive campground and offers six campsites with a vault toilet facility. This campground is open year-round on a first come-first serve basis.
Reservations
This campground is open year-round on the honor system. Sites may not be reserved.
Directions
Exit I-75 onto HWY 92 at Williamsburg (Exit 11). (This road has been recently upgraded and provides a direct access to Stearns and Blue Heron) Turn right on 92 for approximately 7 miles to the intersection of Hwy 700 and US 27 . Turn Left onto Hwy 700 and continue approximately 5.5 miles to the campground.
Weather
The weather along the Cumberland Plateau can be best described as unpredictable. Each season brings its own weather patterns. Summers are generally hot and humid, with high temperatures sometimes eclipsing 90 degrees. The low temperatures in winter often dip below freezing. Spring sees the most amount of precipitation, but rainfall can occur in various amounts throughout the year.
Accessibility
Campsite number 7 is wheelchair accessible on a gravel surface. The vault toilet is accessible on a paved surface.
Cell phone reception is poor in this area due to the gorge.
Firewood must be purchased and/or collected from the local vicinity; to learn more visit http://dontmovefirewood.org/.
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No RVs in this campground.
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The campground is located adjacent to the Alum Ford Boat Launch, providing access for motorized boats to this remote section of Lake Cumberland. The Sheltowee Trace National Recreational Trail also passes through the campground. The Sheltowee Trace is a 260-mile back country trail through Daniel Boone National Forest, Big South Fork NRRA, and Natural Bridge, Cumberland Falls, & Pickett State Parks in Kentucky and Tennessee.
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There is one accessible site located at the end of the campground near the vault toilet which is also accessible. The surface is gravel only.
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Unpaved Roads - All vehicles OK in good weather
Limited Development Campground