Kentucky State Parks · Kentucky

Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park

Kentucky State Parks · Kentucky, United States

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Sites
63
Hookups
43 electric, 35 with water, 20 no hookups
Season
May 20 to November 15
Max RV length
71 ft
Drinking water
Yes
Restrooms
Yes
Showers
Yes
Dump station
Yes
Pets
Yes
Elevation
633 ft
Dark sky
Bortle class 2
Cell coverage
T-Mobile weak · AT&T weak · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
Lake
Pennyrile Lake
Nearest town
Dawson Springs
Address
20781 Pennyrile Lodge Rd
Phone
(270) 797-3421

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

About

Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park is a Kentucky State Resort Park campground offering 63 sites (43 electric, including 8 Equestrian sites) near Dawson Springs.

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°28°3°67°10 of 11
February49°31°4°71°11 of 11
March58°42°20°81°6 of 11
April69°50°33°83°0 of 11
May79°63°45°91°0 of 11
June86°68°54°100°0 of 11
July88°72°62°97°0 of 11
August86°72°63°99°0 of 11
September85°67°53°97°0 of 11
October68°51°37°85°0 of 10
November57°41°16°77°3 of 10
December47°34°12°67°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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