Northern Kentucky Camping and Fishing
Northern Kentucky is a great place for camping and fishing. Two great places for these outdoor activities is at one of the two Kentucky state parks in Northern Kentucky.
Big Bone Lick State Park, and Kincaid Lake State Park both offer campgrounds, and the rates are very reasonable. Both lakes also offer excellent fishing with opportunities to catch catfish, bass, and bluegill.
Big Bone Lick State Park has been named by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior as a National Natural Landmark, one of only 582 in the nation.
The park, which joins an elite group of geological sites around the country, is significant for its combination of salt springs and late Pleistocene bone beds. Ancient creatures like the mammoth, mastodon, ground sloth and bison once roamed through mineral springs and swamps, now grassy plains covered with trees and shrubs.
Fishing
A 7.5-acre lake contains largemouth bass, bluegill, and catfish for bank fishing. A Kentucky fishing license is required. Year-round.
Campground
Spacious campground features 62 campsites with utility hookups, grills, a swimming pool and playground. Showers, rest rooms, and laundry facilities are available at a central service building and are open year-round. There is a grocery on-site for your convenience, which is open April 1-October 31. The campground is open year-round but no water at sites from November 1 to March 31. However, spicket is available to fill up holding tank. Check-in time begins 2pm and check-out time is 1pm.
Fishing
Cast away your cares on Kincaid Lake! The lake supports a large population of keeper-size and trophy largemouth bass, as well as an abundance of channel catfish, bluegill, sunfish and crappie. At Kincaid Lake, fishing is a challenge for both the beginner and the avid angler!
Campground
Enjoy camping under the stars at Kincaid Lake! The campground features 84 sites nestled in open woodland, with electric and water hookups, a grocery, playground, and a central service building with rest rooms and showers. Pets are allowed if restrained. Open for season from mid-March to mid-November.
