Blue Heron Campground, Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area, KY

Blue Heron Campground is part of Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area in Kentucky (1 hr 39 min northwest of Knoxville, TN) with an elevation of 1,280 feet. There are a total of 45 campsites. The campground is normally open from the beginning of April to the end of November. Sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 28 and 61 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. All sites have electric and water hookups. Fees range from $20.00 to $32.00. Some amenities include shower, drinking water, dump station, playground, restroom, trash dumpster, flush toilets. Activities include biking, fishing, hiking trails.

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Campsite Reviews (155)

4.5 out of 5

5 star		63%
4 star		23%
3 star		6%
2 star		1%
1 star		2%

@BradS9486590 · Camped on Nov 15, 2024 at Campsite #15

Great place to stay! Flat tent pad backed up to the woods (site 15). Restrooms/shower house very clean. Warm inside with plenty of hot water for shower. Sites are with walking/running distance of Blue Heron Loop trail which I highly recommend. I will be back for sure!

@BarbaraJ861939 · Camped on Nov 8, 2024 at Campsite #1

We stay here twice a year usually, and love this campground. Friendly rangers and campers, beautiful trails, beautiful views. It is a bit of a drive to stores, (Whitley City KY and Oneida TN), but there are two golf courses also. Love it! Decent cell reception.

@VivianMDC71429 · Camped on Oct 25, 2024 at Campsite #30

Nice campground. Well kept. Clean restrooms.

@JohannesP58633 · Camped on Oct 18, 2024 at Campsite #22

Quite and well taken care off. Sites a little short but manageable.

@RuthF2791974 · Camped on Oct 13, 2024 at Campsite #22

Mr. Perry was such an excellent staff member. He was so helpful and cheerful every time I talked to him.

@JohnW4841416 · Camped on Oct 10, 2024 at Campsite #43

Ok, kind of crowded and would really like to see improvements to electrical hookups to provide more sites with 50 amp.

@JosephB8DF2552 · Camped on Sep 21, 2024 at Campsite #20

Great spot

@johannaR8D3DA0 · Camped on Sep 12, 2024 at Campsite #22

Spent one evening here on our way through the area. Don't let the approach drive discourage you from staying. The campsites are well spaced out and level. The entire campground, including restrooms were very clean. We would stay here again, the forest is lovely.

@LaurenH1850172 · Camped on Aug 30, 2024 at Campsite #26

Large, shaded sites.

@SteveH6337222 · Camped on Aug 29, 2024 at Campsite #25

This is our 6th year of camping at Blue Heron over the Labor Day weekend. Great campground! Small, peaceful, clean...just a great experience. The campground hosts (Robert & Jennie ??) were excellent. They did meet and greets with the campers and were just really good people. They went out of their way to keep things looking good. We stayed beyond the weekend after most campers had left for home and Robert was out with his leaf blower cleaning up the vacant sites.

@RussellS811673 · Camped on Aug 17, 2024 at Campsite #29

Absolutely beautiful Park, Camp Hosts were very nice and helpful.

@KellyP6682896 · Camped on Aug 16, 2024 at Campsite #15

We had a great time at this site and will definitely be back. The camp hosts were amazing and walked around and introduced themselves and chatted with us a bit. Very friendly and available. Bathrooms were clean. Quietest campground we have been to in awhile.

@SueR99B4CE28A6 · Camped on Aug 11, 2024 at Campsite #9

Quiet campground with clean restrooms and showers. Lots of great hiking in Big South Fork NRRA.

@TerryA5595901 · Camped on Aug 11, 2024 at Campsite #12

Very nice campground, been there twice, 2 weeks each time. Nice size Campsites. Shower room very clean

@CliftonEA9E698 · Camped on Jul 3, 2024 at Campsite #13

Great setting and amenities great, to include cell service. Enjoyed listening to croaking bullfrogs.

@SamuelP3517582 · Camped on Jun 18, 2024 at Campsite #28

Well kept grounds, friendly and attentive hosts. Cell reception was spotty but stabilized with a booster. Bathhouse and Sink Basin were functional and wrll kept.

@JamesF9843907 · Camped on Jun 9, 2024 at Campsite #20

We love this campground. Not only is it beautiful but its also remote. Never crowded, decent bathhouse, some interesting things to do and see, and great place to just relax and chill. If you dont like big crowds, this campground is for you.

@randallY652DFA · Camped on May 20, 2024 at Campsite #8

Nice park pretty well kept even without a camp host. Would stay again

@HaleyB04F73B0A · Camped on May 17, 2024 at Campsite #15

Great campsite

@CliftonEA9E698 · Camped on May 17, 2024 at Campsite #25

Outstanding campground well taken care of by NPS employee Jack Perry and others. There are many trails and sight seeing opportunities nearby along with the river for which the park is named.

@PaulaB5328808 · Camped on May 5, 2024 at Campsite #16

Very nice campground with basic amenities. The only downside was the bathrooms were not being cleaned during our visit, not sure why not.

@WilliamF458474 · Camped on Apr 17, 2024 at Campsite #13

We had a good experience here. Bathrooms were clean and had soap and hand dryers. The roads coming into the site was narrow and very winding but that is the way most of the roads were around there.

@DavidL8659169 · Camped on Apr 9, 2024 at Campsite #41

Very nice

@JudyC6639B5FBB · Camped on Apr 1, 2024 at Campsite #35

Wifi is terrible there

@BarbaraJ861939 · Camped on Nov 17, 2023 at Campsite #25

As always, we had a wonderful stay at Blue Heron. There were very few other campers that late in the season, but we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves, hiking, relaxing and basking in the silence!

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