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Daniel Boone National Forest

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Topic: Daniel Boone National Forest

Posted By: Bulldogpod
Subject: Daniel Boone National Forest
Date Posted: 24 Jul 2014 at 8:51am

Hi everyone! We are considering a trip to Daniel Boone National Forest. It is just us and our 2 boys (8 and 5). Does anyone have any advice on the best place to stay? The forest is huge and we will only have 2-3 days there. Thank you in advance for the help!

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Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2014 at 2:03pm

It's a very large area.. Do you know where you want to be? If at the north end, I can highly recommend Twin Knobs.. reservations are sketchy, most of the sites are first come first served.. but an absolutely nice campground, clean, well laid out, many sites are very large. 2-3 loops have W/E. a few sites (I think) are W/E/S.. many more are E only, but not far to water to top off your holding tanks if needed. People often pool hoses to be able to reach from spigot to trailer.

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Posted By: Bulldogpod
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2014 at 7:08pm

Thank you, furpod! I had looked at Twin Knobs, but was unsure. I can go anywhere in the forest for 2-3 nights and still have plenty of time to get home. I was just unsure what area offered the most. Best views , family friendly trails, etc. I also considered Grove campground near Laurel Lake, but Twin Knobs was the other campground I couldn't decide between. Either place looks incredible, Kentucky is a beautiful state! We are hitting mammoth caves before we go to Daniel Boone.

Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2014 at 10:13pm

Where are you staying in the Mammoth Cave area?

Diamond Caverns is pretty nice. The NP park is small, pretty, no hook ups though. The Jellystone seems hit or miss.. Nolin Lake State Park is nice, we have a rally coming up there in Sept.

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Posted By: Bulldogpod
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2014 at 7:13am

We had thought to stay at Jellystone because of the boys, but parental preference would lean more to Diamond Caverns or Nolin Lake. I wish we could come up for the rally, but won't have the time off in Sept to do it. We were thinking spring or summer. More likely summer. Thanks for the great info!