Kentucky State Parks · Kentucky
Nolin Lake State Park
Kentucky State Parks · Kentucky, United States
- Sites
- 65
- Hookups
- 65 no hookups
- Season
- Year-round
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 571 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 3
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T weak · Verizon weak (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Nolin River Lake
- Nearest town
- Mammoth Cave
- Address
- 2998 Brier Creek Road
32 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Nolin Lake State Park's campground (65 sites) is CLOSED INDEFINITELY as of 2026-08-24: the park's own page states it is closed due to 2025 flooding and impact on park infrastructure. The reservation vendor's listing still shows an 'open for primitive camping only' note with no electric available, so the figures here reflect no-hookup sites rather than the vendor's older 'Standard Electric' 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
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 28° | 0° | 66° | 9 of 11 |
| February | 49° | 33° | 8° | 73° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 59° | 41° | 21° | 81° | 7 of 11 |
| April | 70° | 49° | 33° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 79° | 63° | 42° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 86° | 68° | 53° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 88° | 72° | 65° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 86° | 71° | 62° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 85° | 66° | 54° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 69° | 50° | 37° | 85° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 57° | 41° | 20° | 77° | 3 of 10 |
| December | 49° | 33° | 13° | 68° | 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.
Nearby campgrounds
- Moutardier · Army Corps of Engineers · 2 mi · 167 sites
- Dog Creek (Ky) · Army Corps of Engineers · 5 mi · 70 sites
- WAX · Army Corps of Engineers · 5 mi · 110 sites
- Maple Springs · National Park Service · 8 mi · 7 sites
- Mammoth Cave Campground · National Park Service · 10 mi · 111 sites
All public campgrounds in Kentucky · Every state and province · Facts read from the operator 2026-08-25. Confirm fees, rules and current status with the operator before you go.