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












Length limits vary by campsite.
Some sites have no hookups.
Showers on site. Dump station on site.
Check dates on Recreation.gov.
| Site | Fr 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 | – |
Hookups (individual campsites): 17 electric, 3 no-hookup individual sites · group site listed separately (1 electric).
500 WAITSBORO ROAD
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Official facts link to their source; “Listing” facts come from the Recreation.gov listing. Anything we can't source says so.
Themes from recent written reviews on Recreation.gov. Quotes are verbatim.
“Most of the sites have excellent views of the lake, and it's small enough that it stays relatively quiet.”
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”
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| $30 |
| 02 standard electric | – | – | $30 |
| 07 standard electric | – | – | $30 |
| 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 nightRentals 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.

Fifth wheel · 43 ft · sleeps 9 · 103 mi from campground
$155/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
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Fifth wheel · 39 ft · sleeps 10 · 111 mi from campground
$150/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available
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Travel trailer · 37 ft · sleeps 10 · 114 mi from campground
$129/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available
View rentalstays up to 14 nights (Recreation.gov rules).
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.
| Arrival month | Fri/Sat arrivals: half booked at least | A quarter at least | Other days: half booked at least | A quarter at least |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 24 days ahead | 73 days ahead | 22 days ahead | 76 days ahead |
| May | 37 days ahead | 104 days ahead | 19 days ahead | 110 days ahead |
| June | 19 days ahead | 92 days ahead | 22 days ahead | 99 days ahead |
| July | 35 days ahead | 132 days ahead | 22 days ahead | 92 days ahead |
| August | 19 days ahead | 81 days ahead | 18 days ahead | 86 days ahead |
| September | 17 days ahead | 58 days ahead | 17 days ahead | 64 days ahead |
| October | 12 days ahead | 50 days ahead | 14 days ahead | 50 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.
20 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 8 · 1 group site listed separately. Rates are the listed nightly rates.
Tent or RV, with power
16 sites · $30, $22/night
0 open Nov 13–Nov 15
Tents only, no power
3 sites · $16/night
0 open Nov 13–Nov 15
1 site · $42/night
0 open Nov 13–Nov 15
1 site · $22/night
0 open Nov 13–Nov 15