Kentucky is home to great horses.
La Grange is 27 minutes (24 miles) northeast of Louisville, Kentucky. If you are heading into La Grange, expect a wonderful little town of around 5,600 people, quaint, well-maintained buildings, and large CSX trains that run through the city streets regularly--about 20 times a day.
Louisville Metro KOA
The Louisville Metro KOA is in Clarksville, Indiana, directly across the Ohio River from downtown Louisville. Louisville is 25 miles south of La Grange if you take Interstate 71, and it is about a 30-minute drive from La Grange to Clarksville. Access to this KOA is easy from I-65, and you will have an easy time getting to major events, conventions or attractions. Sites include full hookups with 50-amp electricity, cable TV, and access to free Wi-Fi service. RV repairs and servicing is available right next door. The camp is able to accommodate rigs up to 69 feet. A local pool and water park are nearby. RV, tent and one-room cabins are available for every occasion, as well as miniature golf for the little ones.
Louisville Metro KOA
900 Marriott Drive
Clarksville, IN 47129
(812) 282-4474
koakampgrounds.com/where/ky/17138
Lake Shelby Campground
Shelbyville is 20 miles south of La Grange, Kentucky. Here you will find Lake Shelby Campground, a hidden gem. It offers 10 RV sites, 17 tent sites, and a dump station. Lake Shelby is a 20-acre fishing lake with boat launches, and offers paddle boats, row boats and picnic shelters for rent. Walking trails are near the park, and it's a little off the regular driving routes, behind Clear Creek Park. The RV sites will fit a 36-foot rig, and there is a very tight first turn. Thirty-amp electrical hookup only is available, and only one site has a sewer hookup. If you can manage to back your rig in, the lake is only 50 feet behind you and offers a beautiful view. The boat ramp and picnic shelter get quite busy, but the camp is close to restaurants and shopping in Shelbyville.
Lake Shelby Campground
361 Don Cubert Road
Shelbyville, KY 40065
(502) 633-5069
shelbycountyparks.com/Parks/Parks_Lake_Shelby.asp
Guist Creek Marina & Campground
Guist Creek Campground is in Shelbyville, about 20 miles south of La Grange, Kentucky. The camp is open from March 1 through November for primitive or pull-through RV sites, and all RV sites have water and electric hookups. A restroom with shower is on-site as well as a dumping station. The campground is located on Guist Creek Lake, the county's largest lake, with 325 acres of surface. Used mostly by sport fishermen, the lake offers largemouth bass, hybrid stripers, catfish, crappie, blue gill and rockfish. Many fish are over 5 pounds, and the record size for largemouth bass caught in the lake is 10 pounds. The marina offers a launch ramp, gas, live bait, tackle, boat supplies and other necessities. Water skiing is also allowed from May through September, but call ahead for exact dates.
Guist Creek Marina & Campground
11990 Boat Dock Road
Shelbyville, Kentucky 40065
(502) 647-5359
guistcreek.com
Tags: Guist Creek, Lake Shelby, Grange Kentucky, Lake Shelby Campground, Louisville Metro, miles south
