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    Home » Travel » Outdoor Adventure » Kentucky » Red River Gorge

    Koomer Ridge Campground (Slade, KY)

    Published: Feb 28, 2023 · Modified: Jul 3, 2024 · Leave a Comment

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    The Koomer Ridge Campground is a pleasant, quiet campground in Kentucky's Red River Gorge. It offers spacious sites and easy access to popular hiking trails.

    Sign for Koomer Ridge Campground.

    Are you planning a trip to Kentucky's Red River Gorge or Natural Bridge State Resort Park?

    We recently met a group of friends for a camping trip at the Koomer Ridge Campground, and had a wonderful time!

    Koomer Ridge Campground is a pleasant, quiet campground within the Red River Gorge area of the Daniel Boone National Forest. The sites are large and shady, and there are quite a few double sites that make group camping easy.

    Hiking Near the Koomer Ridge Campground

    This campground also offers easy access to several trails, such as Hidden Arch, the short Cliff Trail and the Silvermine Arch Trail.

    Koomer Ridge is also extremely close to several of the most popular hiking trails in the area, such as Gray's Arch, Hanson's Point and Rock Bridge Trail.

    For a fun kayaking experience, you can drive about 15 minutes to Gorge Underground, which operates tours inside a flooded limestone mine. And here are even more ideas for things to do near the Gorge.

    How Do I Make Campsite Reservations?

    This campground came on board with a reservation system in 2024, and you can check for availability online.

    Apparently a few sites will remain on a first-come, first-served basis. During peak season, be aware that this campground does fill up, especially on the weekends.

    If there are no sites available for your dates, Callie's Lake is another nearby campground option. Miguel's also offers camping, but without the individual sites and campfire rings that we're usually looking for.

    How Do I Pay?

    If by chance you've snagged a first-come, first-served site, you'll leave cash or a check in an envelope at the pay station.

    It’s a smart idea to bring your own pen to write on the pay envelope – I had to wait until another car drove by and borrow one!

    Information boards and self-service pay station at Koomer Ridge Campground.
    Koomer Ridge Self-Service Pay Station

    What Type of Sites Are at Koomer Ridge Campground?

    There are more than 50 tent sites, and about 15 for RVs.

    All of the sites at Koomer Ridge Campground are non-electric.

    There are single sites (up to two vehicles, six people), double sites (four vehicles, twelve people) and walk-in sites (one vehicle, six people).

    Check out the campground map here, to see which type of sites are where.

    We stayed in a double site and were able to fit four 4-person tents.

    Two tents pitched behind parked cars at Koomer Ridge Campground.
    Tents at Koomer Ridge

    Need to buy a tent? Here's a guide and some recommendations!

    Amenities

    Koomer Ridge Campground has one large bath house with flush toilets (not available in the winter).

    Plan on bringing your own soap, but there was toilet paper provided.

    Large wooden bath house in Koomer Ridge Campground.
    Bath House

    Smaller vault toilets (available year-round) are located throughout the campground.

    Small wooden vault toilet facility at Koomer Ridge Campground.
    Vault Toilet

    There are water pumps throughout the campground, but not at each site.

    We had to walk a few sites down to get to a water pump.

    Road surrounded by colorful trees in autumn.
    Road at Koomer Ridge Campground

    Each site has a campfire ring and picnic table.

    The double sites have two picnic tables.

    Tent pitched at campsite with two picnic tables and surrounded by colorful autumn forest.
    Double Campsite at Koomer Ridge

    This campground was an excellent home base for our group getaway, and we look forward to going again!

    Want an option other than a campground? Backcountry campsites are available for multi-day hikes! See my guide to backpacking in Red River Gorge for tips.

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    About Sarah Trenalone

    Sarah is the primary creator at Champagne Tastes. She's a photographer, food writer and traveler, and is certified in Backcountry Kitchen and Backcountry Navigation from the Colorado Outward Bound School and Identifying Wild Plants from Backpacker.

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