Holly Bay Rec. Area
Holly Bay Rec. Area is a national forest campground in Kentucky.
- Type
- National forest campground
- Location
- Kentucky
- Coordinates
- 36.98226, -84.26666
- Map
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Website
- www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232259
About Holly Bay Rec. Area
Holly Bay Recreation Area is located on the west side of Laurel River Lake and offers a variety of family-friendly recreation opportunities. The area includes a developed campground with wooded campsites near the lakeshore, a bathhouse with showers, a boat ramp, a fish cleaning station and easy access to Sheltowee Trace National Recreation Trail #100 and Wintergreen Trail #480. The 75 drive-in campsites are reservable and have electricity, water, a paved vehicle pad, gravel tent pad, fire ring, picnic table and lantern pole. The 19 walk-in tent campsites are on a first-come, first-served basis and have access to centrally located water, but no electricity. These primitive sites have a gravel tent pad, fire ring, picnic table, lantern pole and bear-resistant food storage lockers. The area is adjacent to Holly Bay Marina, a full-service marina where visitors may rent boats and purchase fuel, groceries, and other supplies. Nearby Spillway Beach, managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, provides public swimming access to the lake.
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Nearby RV services
- Dump station
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Water fill
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Propane
- Holston Gas · 16 mi
- Low clearances
- None mapped within 10 mi
- Off-road routes
- 169 designated routes (163 mi) within 10 mi
Other places to stay nearby
| Name | Type | Distance | Fee | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Bay Campground | Private campground | 0.1 mi | — | — |
| Holly Bay | National forest campground | 0.2 mi | — | Full hookups |
| Craigs Creek Campground | Private campground | 0.7 mi | — | — |
| Craigs Creek Group Campground | National forest group campground | 0.8 mi | — | — |
| Craigs Creek Group Area | National forest campground | 0.8 mi | — | No hookups |
| Laurel River Lake Picnic Area | Army Corps of Engineers campground | 1.0 mi | — | Electric |
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Sources. USFS and BLM recreation sites. Updated June 2026. Facility facts only; DryRig does not publish ratings or reviews on this page.