Cave Run Dam Tailwater
Its sites are reservable through Recreation.gov, and it is open from 01-01 to 12-31. Cave Run Dam Tailwater is a Army Corps of Engineers campground near Bath, Kentucky.
Reservable: Recreation.gov
- Army Corps of Engineers
- Managed by
It sits 0.3 miles outside the boundary of Daniel Boone National Forest; its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Getting a site
- Managed by
- Army Corps of Engineers
- Reservations
- Recreation.gov Book a site
- Fee
- Fee unknown, see agency
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-30
What's there
- ✓ Toilets
On site: Toilets.
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 681 ft
38.1163, -83.5370 in Bath. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Season and winter services
Cave Run Dam Tailwater is open from 01-01 to 12-31 , at 681 ft.
Sources: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-30; epqs.nationalmap.gov, accessed 2026-10-01
Common questions
Do you need a reservation at Cave Run Dam Tailwater?
Sites at Cave Run Dam Tailwater are reserved through Recreation.gov (https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/10005354).
When is Cave Run Dam Tailwater open?
Cave Run Dam Tailwater is open from 01-01 to 12-31.
Who manages Cave Run Dam Tailwater?
Cave Run Dam Tailwater is managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Around Cave Run Dam Tailwater
Boat Gunnel Group Campground - Sites
- 1
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Overnight Use:
- Sites
- 201
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $35 per night
Zilpo - Daniel Boone Nat. For. - Sites
- 163
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $31 per night
More campgrounds: camping near Bath and campgrounds in Bath.
Sources
- recreation.gov (name, coordinates, manager, toilets, season.open, season.close), accessed 2026-09-30
- recreation.gov (name, coordinates, manager, reservationSystem, reservationSystemName, reservationUrl), accessed 2026-09-29
- epqs.nationalmap.gov (elevationFt), accessed 2026-10-01