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Mammoth Cave National Park
Maple Springs Group Campground
 
Maple Springs Group Campground
Maple Springs Group Campground.

Located 6 miles from the Visitor Center and 3 miles north of the Green River Ferry, this campground has 7 sites.;  Each site has multiple picnic tables and fire rings. chemical toilets, garbage dumpsters, and fresh water available.

Three of these sites are group sites with a 24/person limit, fee $30 per night per site.

Four of the Maple Springs sites are Equestrian sites with hitching posts and trailer parking, limit 8 horses/site. Two of these sites have water/eletric hook-ups, fee $30 per night per site. Two sites without hook-ups, fee $22 per night per site.

No discount for visitors with Golden Age/Golden Access Passports. No refunds. Reservations are required. Maple Springs Campground check-in time is 12 noon and check-out time is 11am.

Note: The most direct route from the Visitor Center to the Group Campground requires crossing the Green River Ferry. The ferry has a load limit of 8 tons. High or low water conditions may impede crossing, especially of motor homes or trailered units. The ferry is open 6 a.m. to 9:55 p.m. daily, except when repairs or hazardous river conditions prevent operation. For information on ferry status, you may call the Green River Ferry Information Line at (270)758-2166. An alternate route to the campground via state and county roads is 35 miles from the Visitor Center.

Mammoth Cave Campground
Mammoth Cave Campground
Information about the park's main camping area.
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Houchins Ferry Campground
Houchins Ferry Campground
Information about camping "primitive" at this riverbank site.
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Ranger posting regulations
Camping Regulations
Camping Do's and Dont's.
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Did You Know? Native Americans mined minerals in Mammoth Cave for 2,000 years.  

Did You Know?
Native Americans of the Early Woodland period gathered minerals from Mammoth Cave between 2,000 and 4,000 years ago ... no one knows why. Objects they left behind – slippers, cane torches, gourds, and mussel shells – remain perfectly preserved in the cave.

Last Updated: May 20, 2008 at 13:09 EST