Big Bone Lick State Historic Site Campground Kentucky

Big Bone Lick State Historic Site Overview

Big Bone Lick State Historic Site campground has 62 large campsites with full hookups. The campground is next to the Big Bone Lick Museum which features the fossilized remains of giant mastodons, wooly mammoths, ground sloths and other amazing creatures. In fact, the Big Bone Lick State Historic Site has been recognized as the “Birthplace of American Vertebrate Paleontology.”

The campground also has a picnic area, playground, flush toilets, showers, laundry, dump station and trash collection. There’s also a basic camp store that sells firewood, ice and supplies.

Area Recreation & Activities

In addition to checking out the museum and other historic sites, there’s hiking, biking, picnicking, swimming, tennis, volleyball, basketball, mini-golf course, softball and horseshoes. And there’s also a small lake for fishing and a swimming pool for swimming!

If you’re heading south, you may want to check out Taylorsville Lake State Park down by Louisville. And you may also like Clifty Falls State Park.

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Amenities

• Amphitheater
• Bathhouse
• BBQ Grills
• Camp Store
• Campfire Center
• Campground Host
• Campsite Tables
• Cell Service Fair
• Comfort Station
• Concession Stand
• Drinking Water
• Dumpsters
• Fire Pit
• Fire Rings
• Firewood Available
• Grills
• Ice
• Laundry
• Nature Center
• Park Interpreter
• Pay Phone
• Pets OK
• Picnic Tables
• Ranger Station
• Restrooms (Flush Toilets)
• RV Dump Station
• Showers
• Snack Bar
• Trash Collection

Activities

• Basketball
• Biking
• Bird Watching
• Fishing
• Hiking
• Historic Sites
• Horseshoes
• Mini-Golf
• Mountain Biking
• Nature Trails
• Photography
• Picnicking
• Stargazing
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Wildlife Viewing