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  4. Waitsboro Campground

Camping at Waitsboro Campground near Somerset

Public campground · Somerset · 20 campsites · 1 group

A forested campground near hiking. RV fit varies by site.

About this campground

Recreation at Waitsboro is dominated by Lake Cumberland's open water: boating and water sports are primary draws, with Burnside Marina about 10 minutes away for boat rentals, a restaurant and a general store. m.

4.0 on Recreation.gov · 130 reviewsBook on Recreation.gov
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At a glance

  • RV sites up to 72 ft

    Length limits vary by campsite.

  • Electric on many sites

    Some sites have no hookups.

  • Pets welcome
  • Flush toilets

    Showers on site. Dump station on site.

OverviewCampsitesAmenities & locationReviewsPlan your stay

0 available sites

0 open of 20 sites
No sites offered for these dates.

We checked every night of your stay on Recreation.gov: no site is open for all 2 nights. Some sites are open on some nights.

Flexible dates

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Fixed dates

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SiteFr
13
Sa
14
Price
20
tent only nonelectric
––$16
21
tent only nonelectric
––$16
05
tent only nonelectric
––$16
14
tent only electric
––$22
16
standard electric
––$22
08
standard electric
––$30
11
standard electric
––$30
01
standard electric
––$30
19
standard electric
––$30
13
standard electric
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No site is open for every night of your stay

You book directly on Recreation.gov. Rates and availability can change until reserved. Campground page on Recreation.gov ↗

No sites offered for these dates
Book on Recreation.gov

Amenities & location

  • Accessible Flush Toilets
  • Accessible Showers
  • Boat Ramp
  • Day Use Area
  • Dump Station
  • Electric Hookups
  • Entrance Station
  • Flush Toilets
  • Host
  • Paved Parking
  • Paved Roads
  • Pets Allowed
Check-in
3:00 PM
Checkout
12:00 PM
Pets
Allowed (per listing)
Maximum stay
14 nights

Hookups (individual campsites): 17 electric, 3 no-hookup individual sites · group site listed separately (1 electric).

Location

500 WAITSBORO ROAD
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Waitsboro Campground: questions answered

What is the maximum RV length at Waitsboro Campground?
Longest RV site listed: 72 ft (17 of 17 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)
Does Waitsboro Campground have RV hookups?
17 electric, 3 no-hookup individual sites · group site listed separately (1 electric) (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at Waitsboro Campground?
Reservable on Recreation.gov (per the listing)
Are pets allowed at Waitsboro Campground?
Allowed (per the listing)
Sources and details

At a glance

Official facts link to their source; “Listing” facts come from the Recreation.gov listing. Anything we can't source says so.

Max rig length
Listing Longest RV site listed: 72 ft (17 of 17 RV sites list a length)
Hookups & power
Listing 17 electric, 3 no-hookup individual sites · group site listed separately (1 electric)
Pull-through / back-in
Listing 0 pull-through, 19 back-in
Road & site access
Listing 6 paved, 18 gravel site driveways
Pets
Listing Allowed
Cell signal
Listing Visitor-reported signal on Recreation.gov (higher is better): Verizon 3 (62 reports), AT&T 3 (33 reports), T-Mobile 3 (12 reports)
Water
Listing Water at 22 sites
Shade
Listing 18 of 24 sites that report shade are listed as shaded
Booking
Listing Reservable on Recreation.gov
Price
Listing Lowest listed rate $16/night (live price once you pick dates)
Stay limits
Listing 14 nights max
Getting there
Listing 500 WAITSBORO ROAD (map in Location below)
Generators · Quiet hours · Starlink / satellite
Not listed — check with campground

Reviews

Themes from recent written reviews on Recreation.gov. Quotes are verbatim.

Quiet, wooded sites · 2 reviews

“Most of the sites have excellent views of the lake, and it's small enough that it stays relatively quiet.”

Shawn M · Oct 2025

Selected reviews

Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (130 reviews, ★ 4.0). Not written or edited by us.

“great views and flat sites - very tight for pulling trailers. Dump site is almost impossible to access”

Jonathan B 4 · Oct 2025 · Recreation.gov
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  • Camping with dogs
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$30
02
standard electric
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07
standard electric
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03
standard electric
––$30
04
standard electric
––$30
17
standard electric
––$30
18
standard electric
––$30
06
standard electric
––$30
22
standard electric
––$30
12
standard electric
––$30
15
standard electric
––$30
9G
group standard electric
––$42

✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released

Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights5 sites open for every night

Cumberland Cove Campground

2.9 mi from Waitsboro Campground (straight-line)
Sites from $50/night
$100 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Campspot · you book on their site
View Campsites
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights4 sites open for every night

Off The Hook RV Campground

7.7 mi from Waitsboro Campground (straight-line)
Sites from $30/night
$60 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Campspot · you book on their site
View Campsites
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights5 sites open for every night

Escape With Us RV Resort

7.8 mi from Waitsboro Campground (straight-line)
Sites from $39/night
$78 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
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Ways to stay

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

  • Tent camping here: 19 sites take tents. See open sites ↑
  • Electric sites: 16 sites have power.

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 72 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

2021 Heritage Glen 356QB - 2 Full Baths, Huge Bunk Room!
2021 Heritage Glen 356QB - 2 Full Baths, Huge Bunk Room!

Fifth wheel · 43 ft · sleeps 9 · 103 mi from campground

$155/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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Foster’s Home-Away-From-Home
Foster’s Home-Away-From-Home

Fifth wheel · 39 ft · sleeps 10 · 111 mi from campground

$150/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

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2022 Jayco Jay Flight
2022 Jayco Jay Flight

Travel trailer · 37 ft · sleeps 10 · 114 mi from campground

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

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Best time to go

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

  • Peak season May 14–Oct 18: Tent $16–$35, RV & Tent $22–$42 per night

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

Plan your stay

How far ahead to book Waitsboro Campground

For July weekends, book about 132 days ahead. Three in four July Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 35 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.

See booking patterns
Arrival monthFri/Sat arrivals: half booked at leastA quarter at leastOther days: half booked at leastA quarter at least
April24 days ahead73 days ahead22 days ahead76 days ahead
May37 days ahead104 days ahead19 days ahead110 days ahead
June19 days ahead92 days ahead22 days ahead99 days ahead
July35 days ahead132 days ahead22 days ahead92 days ahead
August19 days ahead81 days ahead18 days ahead86 days ahead
September17 days ahead58 days ahead17 days ahead64 days ahead
October12 days ahead50 days ahead14 days ahead50 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 (6,801 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.

Compare site types

20 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 8 · 1 group site listed separately. Rates are the listed nightly rates.

Standard sites with electric

Tent or RV, with power

16 sites · $30, $22/night

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Tent-only sites

Tents only, no power

3 sites · $16/night

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Group standard electric (group)

1 site · $42/night

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Tent only electric

1 site · $22/night

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15