Camping at Tailwater near Scottsville

Ideas for your stay

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.

1. Day 1 · Arrive and settle in

   • Check in and set up camp.
   • go fishing (per the campground listing)

2. Day 2 · Get out and explore

   • Skip the Line: Historic RailPark and Train Museum Ticket with Guided Tour Bowling Green area · 45 min · from $22/person
   • Guided Historic Home Tour Bowling Green area · 40 min–1 hr · from $12/person

3. Day 3 · One more stop, then head home

   • Awesome Scavenger Hunt: The Hills Are Alive! Bowling Green area · 2 hr · from $12/person

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

• Tent camping here: 48 sites take tents. See open sites ↑
• Electric sites: 48 sites have power.

Need an RV for your stay?

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.

2022 Thor Quantum

Class C motorhome · 28 ft · sleeps 6 · 51 mi from campground

$200/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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Bionic Gypsy - Grand Design Reflection

Travel trailer · 36 ft · sleeps 8 · 53 mi from campground

$130/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

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DELIVERED - 2021 Grand Design Xplor 261BH

Travel trailer · 31 ft · sleeps 6 · 59 mi from campground

$129/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

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Activities near Tailwater

Bookable tours nearby

Paid experiences on Viator. Distances are from this campground when the tour lists its own start point.

Skip the Line: Historic RailPark and Train Museum Ticket with Guided Tour

Bowling Green area · 45 min · from $22/person

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Guided Historic Home Tour

Bowling Green area · 40 min–1 hr · from $12/person

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Awesome Scavenger Hunt: The Hills Are Alive!

Bowling Green area · 2 hr · from $12/person

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See 2 more bookable tours

Murder Mystery Detective Experience in Bowling Green KY

Bowling Green area · 2.5 hr · from $15/person

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Ranger programs and events Nov 13–Nov 15

• Domes and Dripstones Cave Tour · Nov 13, Nov 14 · 11:15 AM–01:15 PM

  This tour departs from the Mammoth Cave National Park Visitor Center.

• Extended Historic Cave Tour · Nov 13, Nov 14 · 02:30 PM–04:45 PM

  This tour departs from the Mammoth Cave National Park Visitor Center.

• Extended Historic Cave Tour · Nov 13, Nov 14 · 08:30 AM–10:45 AM

  This tour departs from the Mammoth Cave National Park Visitor Center.

• Frozen Niagara Cave Tour · Nov 13, Nov 14 · 09:15 AM–10:30 AM

  This tour departs from the Mammoth Cave National Park Visitor Center.

• Frozen Niagara Cave Tour · Nov 13, Nov 14 · 11:45 AM–01:00 PM

  This tour departs from the Mammoth Cave National Park Visitor Center.

• Gothic Avenue Cave Tour · Nov 13, Nov 14 · 09:15 AM–11:15 AM

  This tour departs from the Mammoth Cave National Park Visitor Center.

Source: National Park Service (Mammoth Cave National Park). Photos link to nps.gov and are credited to their photographers.

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

• Off-peak Oct 1–Dec 31: RV & Tent $16–$25, Tent $50 per night
• Off-peak Jan 1–May 1: RV & Tent $16–$25, Tent $50 per night

stays up to 14 nights (Recreation.gov rules).

Share of site-nights open, booked and closed on Recreation.gov for the next months, checked Nov 7. Months further out may not be released for booking yet.

How far ahead to book Tailwater

For May weekends, book about 132 days ahead. Three in four May Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 45 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.