Maple Springs Group Campground

Located in the "backwoods" of Mammoth Cave, this little campground is absolutely beautiful! We visited in late September and literally had the entire site to ourselves. The campsites are large and spacious for those with large families or horses. Very little effort needed in setting up the camper as the pad was level left to right. Water and electric hookups available. There are vault toilet within a short walk which were nice and handicap accessible, especially with the Green River Ferry being closed due to low water level. The dump station is at the main entrance, which is about a 45-50 minute drive around the park with the Ferry closed, maybe a 20 minute ride with the Ferry open. It was remote and secluded with numerous well-groomed hiking trails do explore. Would definitely visit again. Wild turkeys visited us one morning. We were fearful of a truly rustic campsite with 5 young children (12 and under), but the reality was merely simplistic. We had an enjoyable time, spent a day at the main entrance, and the rest was spent in the back-forty campsite. There are a couple country stores nearby for supplies (cash is still king) and a Dollar General Market not far away if something more substantial is needed.

Campground was nothing special. We appreciated being among only a few other campers during our visit in October, which gave the site an especially remote feeling. The bathrooms were in rough shape… we avoided at all costs. Getting to the campground takes planning… takes at least an hour to avoid the ferry if coming from the north. There’s quite a few hiking trails in walking distance of the campground, but the caves are a drive away. We weren’t able to visit the caves, so the scenery was forest-y, nothing unique. Given the hassle of getting here, we likely won’t return and wouldn’t recommend.

The area is quiet and beautiful, and the campsites are huge because they are for multiple groups. We went in November, knowing it would be cold, but we were still surprised there was no heat in the vault toilet spaces. There is also no sink of any kind so bring a portable one if you are tent camping, like we did. There was water and electricity at each site. The sites aren't marked very well, so it's tricky figuring out which is which. And if you are tent camping, and want to shower, you have to go to the service building near the hotel which is for campers. It's about 10 minutes away, taking the ferry bridge, which is fun. The showers are coin operated, and at the time, the women's only had one out of three working. The men's showers seemed to be in better shape, and you'll need at least $3 in quarters to have a decent shower. There are quarter-change machines, and there is a laundry room as well, all in that same spot. I was a little annoyed to have to pay for the shower, seeing as that we were paying $50/night to camp, but I can see how it conserves water. It was a good experience overall, and we really enjoyed the cave tour we took.

Infested with copperheads. Someone had to be rushed to er almost an hour away because he was bit. $1.25 for a shower that's 4 minutes long and a 45 minute drive away.

Nice camping but no showers have to drive several miles to shower and then have to pay with quarters and several times the machines were jammed and once had to use men's showers