Dog Creek Campground

This was my favorite campground so far. I know, I say that every time. What I loved so much about this one was the view of the lake. Some of the sites were literally steps away from Nolin River Lake. The lake itself is small, but don’t let that fool you, it’s gorgeous. We decided to go here the Monday before the weekend and there were several lakeside spots available, but by the time we pulled the trigger and actually booked, two days later there weren’t any lakeside sites available. We still booked site B6, which was about 6 spots uphill, away from the lake. We still had a distant view of the lake, but the sites in between were a bit annoying. People need to learn camping etiquette… don’t walk through people’s sites as shortcuts, it’s rude. That’s not really the fault of the campground though, but speaking of rude… the camp host was a grumpy asshole. The wife wasn’t so much, but dude needs to go retire… somewhere up north. I ask questions to figure things out… and here’s what I found out: cancellations are no penalty within 24 hours, so those spots that weren’t available on Wednesday, were suddenly available on Friday. Too bad we were already set up on Thursday night. Again, rude people! There isn’t the usual reservation fee, like there is at other campgrounds. This campground is government run by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District… what that exactly means or what difference it is from State Parks, I’m not exactly sure.
Many of the sites were shaded, mostly by pine trees. There was only one concrete pad though, the rest were gravel.
Friday we were one of the only ones there at the campground, so we explored, walked down one of the secluded primitive sites and cast our fishing poles. I also loved that they have a late check out. Not all of the campers took advantage of that, so we were one of the only ones left around noon on Sunday, checkout day.
There are several other campgrounds in the area, including Wax and Nolin River State Park campgrounds. We drove around those campgrounds, and they too had gorgeous sites. If you’ve not been to Nolin River Lake and like to boat or camp, I highly recommend planning a trip to the Cub Run area.