Kentucky State Parks · Kentucky

Lake Barkley State Resort Park

Kentucky State Parks · Kentucky, United States

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Sites
79
Hookups
73 electric, 73 with water, 6 no hookups
Season
April 1 to October 31
Max RV length
58 ft
Drinking water
Yes
Restrooms
Yes
Showers
Yes
Dump station
Yes
Pets
Yes
Elevation
351 ft
Dark sky
Bortle class 3
Cell coverage
Verizon weak · AT&T good · T-Mobile none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
Lake
Lake Barkley
Nearest town
Cadiz
Address
3500 State Park Rd.

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

About

Lake Barkley State Resort Park is a Kentucky State Resort Park campground offering 79 sites (73 electric) on Lake Barkley near Cadiz.

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
January42°30°7°68°9 of 11
February50°32°4°72°9 of 11
March60°44°22°81°5 of 11
April70°53°36°84°0 of 11
May80°65°48°92°0 of 11
June86°71°58°100°0 of 11
July89°74°66°97°0 of 11
August87°73°66°100°0 of 11
September86°68°56°97°0 of 11
October69°54°39°86°0 of 10
November59°43°19°78°3 of 10
December49°36°15°68°8 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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