contact-details

  • Phone Number: 4232867275 Voice

  • Email Address: biso_information@nps.gov

  • Description:

Fees

Cost: 5.00
Description: This fee is for one night of camping for up to six persons per site. Holders of the Interagency Access/Senior Passport pay only half the fee per night. Title: Campsite Fee

Reservation

Number Of Sites Reservable: 0

Number Of Sites FirstComeFirstServe: 6

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.

Directions

Reservation Details

Reservation Info: This campground is open year-round on the honor system. Sites may not be reserved.

Regulations Overview: All food, food items (mustard, ketchup, etc), coolers (even if they are empty or have ice, water, pop, etc), must be kept in a vehicle or trailer with hard sides, except while preparing or eating it. Parking is allowed on the asphalt surface ONLY, not on the grass or gravel pads (gravel pads are for tents). Pets MUST be restrained on a leash AT ALL TIMES. QUIET HOURS ARE FROM 10:00 PM (ET) TO 6:00 AM (ET) Alcohol is prohibited in the Kentucky area of the Park. All grey water (dishes, shower, etc) must NEVER be dumped onto the ground. Bicycles may be ridden at night only if you have a light in the front and a red reflective marker on the back.

Reservation Link

Reservation URL:

Regulations URL: N/A

Accessibility

  • wheelchairAccess= Campsite number 7 is wheelchair accessible on a gravel surface. The vault toilet is accessible on a paved surface.

  • internetInfo=

  • cellPhoneInfo= Cell phone reception is poor in this area due to the gorge.

  • fireStovePolicy= Firewood must be purchased and/or collected from the local vicinity; to learn more visit http://dontmovefirewood.org/.

  • rvAllowed= 0

  • rvInfo= No RVs in this campground.

  • rvMaxLength= 0

  • additionalInfo= 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.

  • trailerMaxLength= 0

  • adaInfo= 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.

  • trailerAllowed= 0

  • accessRoads= Unpaved Roads - All vehicles OK in good weather

    SubValue: "Unpaved Roads - All vehicles OK in good weather"

  • classifications= Limited Development Campground

    SubValue: "Limited Development Campground"

Amenities

  • trashRecyclingCollection= Yes - year round

  • toilets= Vault Toilets - year round

    SubValue: "Vault Toilets - year round"

  • internetConnectivity= No

  • showers= None

    SubValue: "None"

  • cellPhoneReception= No

  • laundry= No

  • amphitheater= No

  • dumpStation= No

  • campStore= No

  • staffOrVolunteerHostOnsite= No

  • potableWater= No water

    SubValue: "No water"

  • iceAvailableForSale= No

  • firewoodForSale= No

  • foodStorageLockers= Yes - year round

campsites

  • totalSites=6

  • group=0

  • horse=0

  • tentOnly=6

  • electricalHookups=0

  • rvOnly=0

  • walkBoatTo=0

  • other=0