Diamond Caverns RV Resort & Golf

This is a small RV resort with less than 100 sites. About a third are 30 amp and the rest are 50 amp. All sites appear to be full hookup. The Resort is “dated” and in need of upgrades and renovations but it is clean and well kept. There appears to be less than average full time residents. There are large open areas to be used by the guests. Activities include mini golf, horse shoes, a pool, a game room, and a children’s play area. The WiFi is free in the main building. The rest of the Resort has good WiFi if you’re willing to pay for it. The office is across the street from the Resort. If you don’t see the sign you could drive into the campground and wonder where to check in. The Resort is across the street from Diamond Caverns and a 10 minute drive to Mammoth Cave. Thousand Trails members so this visit was at no cost to us.

Due to Covid a lot of the buildings are closed. We have camped here before several years ago. Owners/operators are very friendly. It is a quiet campground. It could use some updating and there are a lot of permanent sites, but it is clean, the restrooms were clean and the sites are decent. Good for if you need somewhere to stay passing through or coming to visit the caves. Most sites are first come, first served.

We had free stays with purchasing a new trailer. Although I would agree with others that the buildings are a bit dated, the grounds are really pretty! The location was also great. The National Park visitor center Is about a five minute drive away which is perfect if you have a cave tour scheduled! The trailer site had full hookup, picnic table, and fire ring. It was a pull in which my husband likes but there are back ins too. The camp grounds are really quiet which we like because we aren’t the most social people. The pool was open and it was clean- no chairs though to lounge due to COVID I would assume- but no big deal. The only downfall is that my husband was wanting to use their dump station but the water wasn’t working. There is another dump station by the visitor center though. Would stay here again! Also- staff is great and they go around the camp making sure things are secure!

The put-put and playground were closed due to COVID. I would agree that some of it is a dated, but overall we thought the grounds were really pretty! Some of the trailers are permanent but wasn’t a big deal to us. The staff was also really friendly. It was super quiet, a lot of elderly...a few kids here and there but not many. We are new to the camping trailer life, but the site had everything we needed. It was a pull in which my husband liked. There are back ins. The pool was open so the kids liked that! There was a dump station. however the running water wasn’t working, that was a big bummer for my husband who juSt wanted to rinse things out before leaving. There is another dump site down the road by the camping store (visitor center for the national park). Overall great location and we would stay here again!

After several weeks of moochdocking, waiting for places to re-open from the coronavirus shut-down, making reservations and having them cancelled, we set out for Kentucky in early May. This park has a great location vis-a-vis Mammoth Cave National Park, unfortunately shut down during our time there. The sewage system needs some maintenance--several problems occurred during our time there--in part because of a wet spring in Park City. Nevertheless, we enjoyed our time here. Spent a day in Bowling Green, a short drive down the Interstate. We had friendly neighbors and hospitable management.

This was our first camping experience with thousand trails. Luckily I had read lots of reviews about their other campgrounds so I came with low expectations. Most of the campground is gravel. There seems to be several sites and mostly level. The pool is open but there are no chairs to sit in. There are several resident campers here with large stashes of wood gravel and outbuildings. It’s very evident who is a weekly camper and who is a resident camper. It’s quiet here. Even though it’s summer and we have seen several children running about it seems quiet. There is a pay for use Internet service that is fast enough for me too teach online. We are right by one of the bath houses. It’s very clean but outdated. This is a great little park to camp in if you are here visiting the national Park, in the area for work or pleasure. There are lots of things to do nearby.

This little park totally took us by surprise. We are Thousand Trails members and honestly didn't have high expectations. Let's face it, the quality of the campgrounds is not what motivates most of us to buy into the system. :)

So with that in mind, we typically go into new TT parks with very low expectations. We were totally surprised. You still have the typical problems that TT parks tend to have with outdated facilities and amenities, but otherwise this park was just really terrific.

The gal running the office when we arrived (Penny) was super helpful and friendly. The park is very quiet and serene. Despite the dilapidated condition of some of the facilities, the grounds themselves are kept very nicely and it's so pretty here. Lots of green space and wooded areas.

It looked like most of the campsites have a fire ring and someone was driving around selling firewood on our first day here. It was lovely to have a "real" fire for the first time in awhile! We usually use our propane fire pit, so this was a special treat.

All of the sites have full hookups and there were plenty of sites with 50amp service available.

We did have some trouble with our cellular connection. Because we both work, good internet signal is mandatory. Normally, we would have had to pack up and leave right away given how bad the cell service was for us here. However, the park here has partnered with a local internet provider and they offer pay service for internet. It gives you 3 devices on your account at a time and it was more than sufficient for our needs all week. We were thrilled that was an option and it truly saved the trip for us.

Overall, we were just really pleased with this little park and are looking forward to returning during warmer weather so we can enjoy the pool and grounds more as well as do some more exploring in the national park here.

Tech Specs (WeBoost + Omnidirectional Antenna) -------
Verizon - 1.64mbps download | 5.68mbps upload | 251ms ping
AT&T - unable to connect at all from our site, but did get some spotty signal throughout the park
Campground Wi-Fi - 21.6mbps download | 23.5mbps upload | 4ms ping
($25/week pay service)

The Good --------
- Good proximity to Mammoth Cave National Park, you're only about 15 mins from the visitor center
- Really nice folks running the office
- It's very quiet and pretty
- Sites are decent sized with several backing up to open spaces and the woods. The sites in the A section are probably the most spacious and pretty. They are staggered and give you space behind them for your campfire, so you don't feel as squished with your neighbors.
- Full hook ups!
- Quiet and clean, feels very safe and serene
- Pool looks very nice, but was closed while we were here (November, so it's too cold)
- Excellent wi-fi service available for a reasonable fee

The Bad --------
- Showers and bathrooms are in pretty rough condition, but having full hook ups helps with that inconvenience, of course
- Terrible cellular reception for both Verizon and AT&T, even using our WeBoost with omnidirectional antenna
- As with many Thousand Trails campgrounds, there are a large number of what appears to be yearly residents, which does give it a slightly "trailer park" feel - not that this is bad, it's just not quite the campground experience if that's what you're looking for. Personally, I like the bustling activity of an active campground that feels like a campground. I may the minority there!
- The mini golf course is closed, likely due to its dilapidated condition
- There is no dog park on site, however it's a lovely place to take walks with your pups

Old and grounds not well maintained. Staff was really friendly. Sites super narrow, only a few feet between them, not enough room to sit comfortably outside or have a fire. Roads full of potholes.

Good location for visiting mammoth cave, but not much else. Would not stay here again or buy a Thousand trails membership based on this place.

Wifi costs extra, $24.99 for 7 days

many sites/ "cottages" are people permanently parked with their area not kept up.

Did not use the rec center, pool, or bathhouse. The place was fine if you are just being a tourist in the area and don't need to spend much time there. It's nothing special.

the staff however, Penny, was really good. Let us pick our site and found our lost set of keys and promised to mail them to us!

Verizon service was unusable even with a weboost. AT&T was also weak.

We stayed here as part of our Thousand Trails membership. Diamond Caverns is a pretty park with lots of open space and trees. It, like many Thousand Trails parks, is older and a bit rustic but it was clean and well kept. Most of the sites are gravel and level-ish with a mix of 30 and 50 amps sites, almost all full hookups.

But if you golf, this place is for you. A full 18 hole golf course is just down the road and TT members get 50% of already reasonable greens fees. Super friendly staff too. We went over to explore the course and they offered us a free cart to use. Wow! Great cell signal on both AT&T and Verizon as well as plenty of shopping, entertainment and dining nearby. Don't miss the cave tours in the national park just minutes away.

Visited Mammoth Cave National Park this weekend. Warm afternoons and cool nights made our autumn visit just about perfect. Enjoyed the ranger led two-hour Gothic Avenue tour into the cave. Diamond Caverns RV Resort is located just inside the national park boundary about 7 miles from the park’s visitor center. Free WIFI located at the porch area of the recreation hall clocked in at 2.50 Mbps download speed and 0.98 Mbps upload speed. Verizon cellular service with an omni-directional booster clocked in at 1.92 Mbps download speed and 0.52 upload speed. AT&T with booster clocked in at 5.98 Mbps download speed and 0.04 Mbps upload speed. One drawback is a rifle range located within ear shot of the campground; it was annoyingly active on Saturday afternoon.