Kentucky State Parks · Kentucky
Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park
Kentucky State Parks · Kentucky, United States
- 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
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 28° | 3° | 67° | 10 of 11 |
| February | 49° | 31° | 4° | 71° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 58° | 42° | 20° | 81° | 6 of 11 |
| April | 69° | 50° | 33° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 79° | 63° | 45° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 86° | 68° | 54° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 88° | 72° | 62° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 86° | 72° | 63° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 85° | 67° | 53° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 68° | 51° | 37° | 85° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 57° | 41° | 16° | 77° | 3 of 10 |
| December | 47° | 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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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.