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Nickell Branch Campground
Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area
Write a Review Forest Road 102 Grand Rivers, KY 42045 270-924-2000 Official WebsiteGPS: 36.988, -88.2003
Overview of Nickell Branch Campground
At Self-Service Campgrounds, you choose a site, fill out a provided fee envelope, insert your camping fee into the envelope, and deposit the envelope in the “Iron Ranger” fee tube at the entrance. Please do this within 30 minutes of setting up your camp.
Last Price Paid: $10
Reported by RMo on 6/23/2023
Longest RV Reported: 29 feet (Travel Trailer)
Reported by Tlgrace on 10/2/2020
Number of Sites 21
Pad Type gravel
Elevation 393 ft / 119 m
Max Stay 14
Max Length 40 ft
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of Nickell Branch Campground 5 people have reviewed this location.
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Last reported 3/6/2023
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Last reported 6/15/2021
Confirmed by 1 User
Last reported 5/28/2020
“Peaceful And Relaxing”
Reviewed 6/23/2023
| Nightly rate: | $10 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 6 |
| RV Length: | 18' (Teardrop Trailer) |
Overall Rating
We loved this place! It was quiet and uncrowded, had a view of the lake, was relatively level, and the trees were filled with bird. What more could you want?
RMo would stay here again
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“Good View Of The Lake”
Reviewed 3/6/2023
| Nightly rate: | $10 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 6 |
Overall Rating
I concur with the other reviews. Just wanted you to know that nothing has changed. Great place if you have a small trailer or tent. My trailer is 14’ and pulled with F350 SRW. I Barely fit without blocking the loop road.
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Wesley would stay here again
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“Our favorite in LBL!”
Reviewed 6/15/2021
| Nightly rate: | $5 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 6 |
Overall Rating
Enjoyed two nights here in June 2021. Site 6 is waterfront with a great view - we enjoyed watching the osprey fly back and forth. The campsite is removed from the boat ramp, so very little extra traffic. We would return here in a heartbeat!
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Ruby_RedVan would stay here again
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“Amazing Early Autumn View”
Reviewed 10/2/2020
| Nightly rate: | $10 |
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| Days stayed: | 4 |
| Site Number: | 5 |
| RV Length: | 29' (Travel Trailer) |
Overall Rating
Nice pull thru site and the view is worth a thousand words!!! Great cell reception and sites are spaces generously apart. This campground is located on the northern part of LBL and is in close proximity to Grand Rivers situated between both KY and Barkley Lake.
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Tlgrace would stay here again
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“Great lakeside camping! ”
Reviewed 5/28/2020
| Nightly rate: | $5 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 4 |
| RV Length: | 25' (Class C) |
Overall Rating
Nickell is the northernmost campground in LBL. It is a self-service campground with 11 designated sites. The access road FR-102 is gravel and in pretty good shape aside from some large potholes. There is a large loop with a big open grassy area once you get to the pay station. From there, 3 short offshoots A, B & C - A is the boat ramp... more
Nickell is the northernmost campground in LBL. It is a self-service campground with 11 designated sites. The access road FR-102 is gravel and in pretty good shape aside from some large potholes. There is a large loop with a big open grassy area once you get to the pay station. From there, 3 short offshoots A, B & C - A is the boat ramp area and site #1; B is where the single vault toilet is located and sites #2 & #3; C loop has the remaining sites #4 - #8 which are for small to medium RVs, and sites #9 - #11 are grass tent sites. There are picnic tables and very nice fire rings at each site. Besides the toilet, boat ramp, and a new dumpster, those are the only amenities.
The 11-mile Canal Loop Trail crosses the road just before the pay station for hiking and biking (it connects to the North-South Trail). The campground is near the Barkley Canal that connects the two lakes making for lots of boating and paddling options. The North Welcome Center has fresh water and a dump station just a few miles away.
The cell reception is great - I got download speeds of 18-34 Mbps. Also, several OTA TV channels. These sites are all situated in the woods near the water so none are particularly good for solar. But otherwise, for the price this is pretty sweet dry camping.
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Wandering Pulse would stay here again
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Amenities
Hookups
- dry camping
Recreation
- boat ramp
- fishing
- picnic area
- recreation trail
- water access
Facilities
- restrooms: vault
- trash
Pets
- pets
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