Kentucky State Parks · Kentucky

Big Bone Lick State Historic Site

Kentucky State Parks · Kentucky, United States · in Big Bone Lick State Park

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Sites
62
Hookups
62 electric, 62 with water
Season
May 20 to November 15
Max RV length
45 ft
Drinking water
Yes
Restrooms
Yes
Showers
Yes
Dump station
Yes
Pets
Yes
Elevation
646 ft
Dark sky
Bortle class 4
Cell coverage
AT&T weak · Verizon weak · T-Mobile none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
Nearest town
Union
Address
3380 Beaver Road
Phone
(859) 384-3495

62 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.

About

Big Bone Lick State Historic Site is a Kentucky State Historic Site campground offering 62 sites (all electric) near Union - a real camping unit despite its historic-site designation, confirmed live rather than assumed from the label.

Fees

Kentucky State Parks (kentuckystateparks.reserveamerica.com, contractCode KY) gates its per-night campsite rates behind an interactive date-search booking flow - no static per-night rate is published on either the reservation vendor's own pages or parks.ky.gov. Statewide campground regulations confirmed live via parks.ky.gov's own /info/things-to-know/campground-regulations page: 14-night maximum stay (absent a park-manager waiver for emergency or business necessity); quiet hours begin at 11:00 pm (no visitors after 11:00 pm); no more than 2 vehicles (including RVs) per campsite; golf cart permits available at select parks for $25/week or $100/year (Apr 1-Oct 31). Online cancellations made before each park's own deadline (usually 48-72 hours prior) are refunded minus a small cancellation fee, generally processed within 7-10 business days. Pets are allowed at Kentucky State Parks campgrounds under a real, statewide, campground-specific policy confirmed live via parks.ky.gov's own /info/things-to-know/campground-regulations page: "A pet shall: Be kept on a leash or otherwise restrained at all times; Have current inoculations for rabies as prescribed by the campers' state of residence; and Not be tied to trees or shrubs." (This is the campground regulation, not a lodge-room pet policy, which can differ at Kentucky's Resort Parks.)

Weather, month by month

MonthTypical highTypical lowColdest nightHottest dayYears with a night below 32°F
January36°25°-6°65°10 of 11
February44°28°6°69°11 of 11
March56°37°20°74°7 of 11
April67°48°30°83°3 of 11
May76°59°39°90°0 of 11
June82°64°51°95°0 of 11
July86°70°62°94°0 of 11
August84°69°60°94°0 of 11
September82°63°51°94°0 of 11
October65°48°35°83°0 of 10
November53°37°17°71°5 of 10
December45°30°-3°65°9 of 10

Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.

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