A forested campground near fishing, and hiking. RV fit varies by site.
Rough River Lake itself is a 5,100-acre recreation area with boating, fishing, swimming and water-sports opportunities; bass, crappie and catfish draw anglers year-round and local marinas rent pontoons, johnboats and jet skis. The broader area supports hiking, environmental-education programs, picnicking and other concession-driven services, and a privately owned lodge/resort sits on the lake.
Length limits vary by campsite.
Dump station on site.
Hookups (individual campsites): 34 electric individual sites.
1543 Cave Creek Road
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“We really enjoyed our stay. We had a ball watching people put in and take their boats out at the dock. The campground attendants Cheryl and Barry were totally awesome and always ready to help. ”
An idea to start from, built from this campground's listing and real tours nearby. Times, openings and prices change, so check each before you go.
Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 75 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.
Travel trailer · 30 ft · sleeps 9 · 72 mi from campground
$139/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available
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Class C motorhome · 28 ft · sleeps 6 · 77 mi from campground
$200/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
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Travel trailer · 21 ft · sleeps 5 · 92 mi from campground
$90/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
View rentalPaid experiences on Viator. Distances are from this campground when the tour lists its own start point.
Bowling Green area · 45 min · from $22/person
Bowling Green area · 40 min–1 hr · from $12/person
Bowling Green area · 2 hr · from $12/person
Bowling Green area · 2.5 hr · from $15/person
For May weekends, book about 138 days ahead. Three in four May Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 39 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.
| Arrival month | Fri/Sat arrivals: half booked at least | A quarter at least | Other days: half booked at least | A quarter at least |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 37 days ahead | 103 days ahead | 50 days ahead | 157 days ahead |
| May | 39 days ahead | 138 days ahead | 29 days ahead | 142 days ahead |
| June | 19 days ahead | 117 days ahead | 14 days ahead | 110 days ahead |
| July | 17 days ahead | 83 days ahead | 20 days ahead | 113 days ahead |
| August | 13 days ahead | 77 days ahead | 11 days ahead | 95 days ahead |
| September | 18 days ahead | 74 days ahead | 12 days ahead | 70 days ahead |
| October | 34 days ahead | 111 days ahead | 30 days ahead | 108 days ahead |
Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.
Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (11,413 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.
Site counts from the Recreation.gov listing.
Bowling Green area · 8 hr–10 hr · from $2000/person
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights17 sites open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights1 site open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights6 sites open for every night
