Little Lick Campground
Little Lick Campground is a favorite destination for campers who also enjoy horseback riding on Little Lick Trail #502 and Nathan McClure Trail #530. The campground is located on a long ridgetop in the southeast corner of Pulaski County, Kentucky, just north of the Cumberland River. The campground provides four family camping areas and two double campsites. The campsites have tent pads, fire rings, lantern posts and picnic tables. Trash pickup not available, so plan on packing out your trash. Bring your own drinking water. Use picket lines and corrals to secure horses. Do not tie horses to trees. Negative Coggins Test Required.
More like this: first-come in Kentucky · tent only in Kentucky · accessible sites in Kentucky
Amenities & rules
| Equipment | Tents |
| Accessibility | Sites do not meet accessibility standards for persons with disabilities |
Individual sites vary. Confirm on Recreation.gov or with the managing office.
Season & status
| Status | Open |
| Forest | Daniel Boone National Forest |
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 36.9629° N, 84.3987° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- PrescribedSte - Goodin Ridge Rx
2 mi from the campground · 2,604 acres
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.
Supplies & services
| Outdoor gear | Sheltowee Trace Outfitters ↗ | 11.4 mi |
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 29.5 mi |
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No site-by-site records, no fee schedule, no directions or photos in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.
Checked nightly. Modules appear as soon as the record fills in.
Explore
Video
Little Lick Horse Campground Walk Through
Worth a stop
- 6.3 miBee Rock Boat Ramp ↗Boat launch
- 7.1 miWhitman Branch Shooting Range ↗OHV / range
- 7.4 miFishing Point ↗Fishing site
- 7.6 miLong Bend Fishing Site ↗Fishing site
- 10.2 miKeno Shooting Range ↗OHV / range
Trails nearby
- under 0.1 miLittle Lick ↗5.8 mi trail
- 0.5 miNathan McClure ↗13.3 mi trail
- 2.4 miLake Side South4.2 mi trail
- 2.7 miRock Ridge OHV Trail A0.7 mi trail
- 2.8 miDutch Branch0.7 mi trail
- 2.8 miScuttle Hole0.8 mi trail
Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.
Public land it sits in
Beaver Creek Wilderness begins about 3.3 miles away, and it is the closest of these.
- 3.3 miBeaver Creek Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 4,816 acres
- 4.9 miDaniel Boone National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 2,043,073 acres
Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.
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Historic landmarks nearby
Guidebooks for Daniel Boone National Forest and Kentucky
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Reference
Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Little Lick Campground?
No. Little Lick Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
Source: Forest Service
Is Little Lick Campground open right now?
Open as of Oct 26, 2026.
Source: Forest Service status
Can I bring an RV to Little Lick Campground?
Little Lick Campground is listed for tents only.
Source: Forest Service
Are there accessible sites at Little Lick Campground?
Sites do not meet accessibility standards for persons with disabilities.
Source: Forest Service
What if Little Lick Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Bee Rock Campground (6.3 mi, first-come), Holly Bay (7.4 mi, partly first-come), and Craigs Creek Group Area (8 mi).
Source: Campgrounds nearby