Wax
It has 107 sites, camping costs Site: $18–$50 per night, and it is open from 05-16 to 08-31. Wax is a Army Corps of Engineers campground near Grayson, Kentucky.
- Army Corps of Engineers
- Managed by
- Some sites
- Hookups
- 120 ft
- Max RV length
Getting a site
- Managed by
- Army Corps of Engineers
- Fee
- Site: $18–$50 per night
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-30
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 107
- Accessible sites
- 2
- Hookups
- Some sites , up to 50 amp
- Max RV length
- 120 ft
- Site driveways
- Mixed
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Showers
- ✓ Dump station
- ✓ Fire rings
- ✓ Pets allowed
On site: Toilets, showers, dump station, fire rings, and pets allowed.
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-30
Campsites
107 sites in 3 loops; 13 pull-through; 83 with electric hookups; the longest takes a 120 ft vehicle. Every site below links to its own page on Recreation.gov, where it is booked. Official site list and booking on recreation.gov.
| Book | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A001 | A | Standard electric | 90 ft | Pull-through | 50 amp | No | Yes | Book loop A, site A001 |
| A002 | A | Standard electric | 65 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Yes | Book loop A, site A002 |
| A003 | A | Standard electric | 60 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Not on record | Book loop A, site A003 |
| A004 | A | Standard electric | 60 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Yes | Book loop A, site A004 |
| A005 | A | Standard electric | 50 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Yes | Book loop A, site A005 |
| A006 | A | Standard electric | 80 ft | Pull-through | 50 amp | No | Not on record | Book loop A, site A006 |
| A007 | A | Standard electric | 70 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Yes | Book loop A, site A007 |
| A008 | A | Standard electric | 75 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Not on record | Book loop A, site A008 |
| A009 | A | Standard electric | 75 ft | Pull-through | 50 amp | No | Not on record | Book loop A, site A009 |
| A010 | A | Standard electric | 75 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Not on record | Book loop A, site A010 |
| A011 | A | Standard electric | 75 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Yes | Book loop A, site A011 |
| A012 | A | Standard electric | 60 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Not on record | Book loop A, site A012 |
| A013 | A | Standard electric | 60 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Yes | Book loop A, site A013 |
| A014 | A | Standard electric | 45 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Full | Book loop A, site A014 |
| A015 | A | Standard electric | 60 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Full | Book loop A, site A015 |
| A016 | A | Standard electric | 55 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Full | Book loop A, site A016 |
| A017 | A | Standard electric | 65 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Full | Book loop A, site A017 |
| A018 | A | Standard electric | 60 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Yes | Book loop A, site A018 |
| A019 | A | Standard electric | 60 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Full | Book loop A, site A019 |
| A020 | A | Standard electric | 50 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Yes | Book loop A, site A020 |
| A021 | A | Standard electric | 55 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Full | Book loop A, site A021 |
| A022 | A | Standard electric | 65 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Full | Book loop A, site A022 |
| A023 | A | Standard electric | 45 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Full | Book loop A, site A023 |
| A024 | A | Standard electric | 75 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Full | Book loop A, site A024 |
| A025 | A | Standard electric | 70 ft | Back-in | 30 amp | No | Yes | Book loop A, site A025 |
| A027 | A | Standard electric | 60 ft | Pull-through | 50 amp | No | Full | Book loop A, site A027 |
| A028 | A | Standard electric | 70 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Yes | Book loop A, site A028 |
| A029 | A | Standard electric | 70 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Yes | Book loop A, site A029 |
| A030 | A | Standard electric | 30 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Not on record | Book loop A, site A030 |
| A031 | A | Standard electric | 75 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | Yes | Yes | Book loop A, site A031 |
| A032 | A | Standard electric | 50 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Yes | Book loop A, site A032 |
| A033 | A | Standard electric | 70 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Yes | Book loop A, site A033 |
| A034- Vol. | A | Standard electric | 75 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Yes | Book loop A, site A034- Vol. |
| A035 | A | Standard electric | 75 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Yes | Book loop A, site A035 |
| B001 | B | Standard electric | 80 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Yes | Book loop B, site B001 |
| B002 | B | Standard electric | 60 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Not on record | Book loop B, site B002 |
| B003 | B | Standard electric | 75 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Yes | Book loop B, site B003 |
| B004 | B | Standard electric | 55 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Not on record | Book loop B, site B004 |
| B005 | B | Standard electric | 80 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Yes | Book loop B, site B005 |
| B006 | B | Standard electric | 45 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Yes | Book loop B, site B006 |
| B007 | B | Standard electric | 50 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Not on record | Book loop B, site B007 |
| B008 | B | Standard electric | 70 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Not on record | Book loop B, site B008 |
| B009 | B | Standard electric | 70 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Not on record | Book loop B, site B009 |
| B010 | B | Standard electric | 110 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Not on record | Book loop B, site B010 |
| B011 | B | Standard electric | 60 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Not on record | Book loop B, site B011 |
| B012 | B | Standard electric | 55 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Yes | Book loop B, site B012 |
| B013 | B | Standard electric | 65 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Not on record | Book loop B, site B013 |
| B014 | B | Standard electric | 75 ft | Pull-through | 50 amp | No | Not on record | Book loop B, site B014 |
| B015 | B | Standard electric | 100 ft | Pull-through | 50 amp | No | Not on record | Book loop B, site B015 |
| B016 | B | Standard electric | 85 ft | Pull-through | 50 amp | No | Yes | Book loop B, site B016 |
| B017 | B | Standard electric | 55 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Yes | Book loop B, site B017 |
| B018 | B | Standard electric | 55 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Yes | Book loop B, site B018 |
| B019 | B | Standard electric | 120 ft | Pull-through | 50 amp | No | Yes | Book loop B, site B019 |
| B020 | B | Standard electric | 60 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Full | Book loop B, site B020 |
| B021 | B | Standard electric | 55 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Full | Book loop B, site B021 |
| B022 | B | Standard electric | 60 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Full | Book loop B, site B022 |
| B023 | B | Standard electric | 45 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Full | Book loop B, site B023 |
| B024 | B | Standard electric | 75 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Yes | Book loop B, site B024 |
| B025 | B | Standard electric | 65 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Yes | Book loop B, site B025 |
| B026 | B | Standard electric | 65 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Not on record | Book loop B, site B026 |
| B027 | B | Standard electric | 65 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Not on record | Book loop B, site B027 |
| B028 | B | Standard electric | 75 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Not on record | Book loop B, site B028 |
| B029 | B | Standard electric | 80 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Not on record | Book loop B, site B029 |
| B030 | B | Standard electric | 90 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Yes | Book loop B, site B030 |
| B031 - LT | B | Standard electric | 70 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Not on record | Book loop B, site B031 - LT |
| B032 | B | Standard electric | 75 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Yes | Book loop B, site B032 |
| B033 - LT | B | Standard electric | 65 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Not on record | Book loop B, site B033 - LT |
| B034 - LT | B | Standard electric | 65 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Not on record | Book loop B, site B034 - LT |
| B035 - LT | B | Standard electric | 75 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Not on record | Book loop B, site B035 - LT |
| B037 | B | Standard electric | 70 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Not on record | Book loop B, site B037 |
| B039 (Tent/Popup) | B | Standard electric | 60 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Full | Book loop B, site B039 (Tent/Popup) |
| C001 | C | Standard electric | 65 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Not on record | Book loop C, site C001 |
| C002 | C | Standard electric | 65 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Not on record | Book loop C, site C002 |
| C003 | C | Standard nonelectric | 75 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book loop C, site C003 |
| C004 | C | Standard electric | 75 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Not on record | Book loop C, site C004 |
| C005 | C | Standard electric | 75 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Not on record | Book loop C, site C005 |
| C006 | C | Standard electric | 65 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Not on record | Book loop C, site C006 |
| C007 | C | Standard electric | 75 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Not on record | Book loop C, site C007 |
| C008 | C | Standard nonelectric | 60 ft | Pull-through | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book loop C, site C008 |
| C009 | C | Standard electric | 60 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Not on record | Book loop C, site C009 |
| C010 | C | Standard nonelectric | 80 ft | Pull-through | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book loop C, site C010 |
| C011 | C | Standard electric | 65 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Not on record | Book loop C, site C011 |
| C012 | C | Standard nonelectric | 70 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book loop C, site C012 |
| C013 | C | Standard electric | 60 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Yes | Book loop C, site C013 |
| C014 | C | Standard nonelectric | 90 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book loop C, site C014 |
| C015 | C | Standard electric | 60 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Not on record | Book loop C, site C015 |
| C016 | C | Standard nonelectric | 110 ft | Pull-through | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book loop C, site C016 |
| C017 | C | Standard electric | 60 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Not on record | Book loop C, site C017 |
| C018 | C | Standard electric | 75 ft | Back-in | 50 amp | No | Not on record | Book loop C, site C018 |
| C019 | C | Standard nonelectric | 70 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book loop C, site C019 |
| C020 | C | Standard nonelectric | 75 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book loop C, site C020 |
| C021 | C | Standard nonelectric | 80 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book loop C, site C021 |
| C022 | C | Standard nonelectric | 90 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book loop C, site C022 |
| C023 | C | Standard nonelectric | 65 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book loop C, site C023 |
| C024 | C | Standard nonelectric | 115 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book loop C, site C024 |
| C025 | C | Standard nonelectric | 55 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop C, site C025 |
| C026 | C | Standard nonelectric | 65 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop C, site C026 |
| C027 | C | Standard nonelectric | 95 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop C, site C027 |
| C028 | C | Standard nonelectric | 65 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop C, site C028 |
| C029 | C | Standard nonelectric | 120 ft | Pull-through | Not on record | Yes | Not on record | Book loop C, site C029 |
| C030 | C | Standard nonelectric | 65 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book loop C, site C030 |
| C031 | C | Standard nonelectric | 65 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book loop C, site C031 |
| C032 | C | Standard nonelectric | 100 ft | Pull-through | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book loop C, site C032 |
| C033 | C | Standard nonelectric | 75 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop C, site C033 |
| C034 | C | Standard nonelectric | 75 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book loop C, site C034 |
| C035 | C | Standard nonelectric | 85 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book loop C, site C035 |
| C036 | C | Standard nonelectric | 110 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book loop C, site C036 |
Data source: Recreation.gov , accessed 2026-09-30. Site details are Recreation.gov's own per-site listing and can differ from the campground-wide facts above.
Rules
- Pets
- Allowed
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 525 ft
37.3417, -86.1292 in Grayson. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Season and winter services
Wax is open from 05-16 to 08-31 , at 525 ft.
Sources: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-30; epqs.nationalmap.gov, accessed 2026-10-01
Common questions
How much does it cost to camp at Wax?
Camping at Wax costs Site: $18–$50 per night.
How many campsites does Wax have?
Wax has 107 campsites. 2 sites are accessible.
Are there accessible (ADA) campsites at Wax?
Yes, 2 sites are designated accessible at Wax.
Does Wax have RV hookups?
Some sites at Wax have hookups, up to 50 amp; others do not. The longest rig allowed is 120 feet and there is a dump station.
Are there pull-through sites at Wax?
Recreation.gov lists 13 pull-through sites at Wax.
Are dogs allowed at Wax?
Yes, pets are allowed at Wax.
When is Wax open?
Wax is open from 05-16 to 08-31.
Who manages Wax?
Wax is managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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Sources
- recreation.gov (name, coordinates, manager, campsites, dumpStation, toilets, showers, fee, season.open, season.close), accessed 2026-09-30
- recreation.gov (name, coordinates, manager, hookups, electricAmpMax, maxRvLengthFt, drivewayType, petsAllowed, fireRings, sites, campsites), accessed 2026-09-29
- epqs.nationalmap.gov (elevationFt), accessed 2026-10-01