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Post by deerman on Jan 5, 2009 20:42:21 GMT -5
Thinking about spending a couple of days there this spring. Any suggestions. Thanks
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Post by HuntMeister on Jan 5, 2009 20:57:04 GMT -5
What is LBL, land between the lakes?
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Post by Woody Williams on Jan 6, 2009 8:08:11 GMT -5
Not in a long, long time.
We stayed ay Hillman's Ferry campground and it was nice.
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Post by xbowman on Jan 6, 2009 13:54:37 GMT -5
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Post by deerman on Jan 7, 2009 10:41:15 GMT -5
Not in a long, long time. We stayed ay Hillman's Ferry campground and it was nice. Hillman's Ferry is one of the ones I am considering. Thanks |
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Post by Ahawkeye on Jan 20, 2009 7:30:04 GMT -5
Mom and Dad camp there a whole lot, to me it seems a little cramped but facilities are pretty good. My only complaint is that you can't get cell phone reception there. I know you don't go camping for cell phone use but when Mom and Dad go out for 2-3 weeks at a time I like to know how the fishing is going. Agian a little cramped in my opinion if you've ever been to Hoosier national forest you'll know what I mean.
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Post by lugnutz on Jan 27, 2009 20:32:19 GMT -5
Not in a long, long time. We stayed ay Hillman's Ferry campground and it was nice. IMO this is still the best campground in all the LBL properties! |
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Post by tn270 on Jan 29, 2009 13:45:33 GMT -5
Before I retired I would camp at LBL about every 3rd weekend for 5 days from early spring to late summer. We would take our horses and camp in the horseman’s campground. We also would go there ever spring break when our daughter was in high school, collage, and grad school. She would rather go there than somewhere with her friends. They also would have church in the horseman’s campground on Sundays. Spring break could be cold or hot it would change year to year. We would ride early in the summer, swim in the afternoons and looked for deer and turkeys in the evening and there is a lot of them to see (we would see from 5 to 30 every day). There are also elk loose now. They also have large fenced in herds of buffalo and elk (free) and a drive your truck/car area farther north (pay) to see them. There is good fishing there also but I have never tried my luck. If you are looking for deer make sure to go down the Ford road. You might want to check Iron Kettle out if it is rebuilt as it burnt spring of 08 or Patty’s which is owned by the same people. Send PM if you want more info I can call you. www.pattis-settlement.com/index.htmwww.paducah.travel/PS: If you come in from east off I 24 at Cadiz the large bridge is about 20’ wide so two 8’ wide rigs are tight. But you can make it but is easiest coming in from the north end at Grand Rivers. But I come in from Cadiz! |
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Post by gobblerstopper on Jan 29, 2009 18:35:02 GMT -5
I stay at Hillman's Ferry when I go down there to fish. I like the campground and the ramp, but don't care for the employees at all. I guess it takes a lot of organization to run a camp that size, but they have some weird rules.
I had to rent a tent and set it up on the site, because my buddy with the camper was a couple of hours behind us. It was one of the only w/e sites left so I didn't have much choice.
I think I would rather just "camp" at the hotel and not have to mess with them.
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Post by tivoruss on Sept 16, 2012 19:15:06 GMT -5
We camped at energy lake campground last fall. It is a very quiet campground right on the lake. Check into it.
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Post by ridgerunner on Nov 1, 2012 18:54:54 GMT -5
Turkey hunt down there about every year and have for 12 years .Hillmans Ferry is the nicest campground in the LBL.. It's ran by the US Forrest Service, very clean, nice showers, great campsites..It's on the North end of LBL near Grand Rivers, KY..and you have to eat at Patty's resturant..excellent food in town at Grand Rivers..Hillmans Ferry is a great campground. There's an IGA grocery store close, gas station everything you need within 10 minutes of campground...If you're turkey hunting PM me i have some excellent turkey hunting spots down there..I've studied and hunted the LBL a long time..killed many birds in there..but let me tell you Harold Knight even said it before...They are the toughest birds in the Country to kill...They've been hunted hard and they are very saavy..pm though i can give you some pointers if you want them.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2012 15:26:36 GMT -5
The campgrounds are going to be full of Deer hunters during the next few weeks.
A lot of people are coming here to hunt the Rut right now.
A lot of people will be here camping for the LBL Quota Gun Hunts also.
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Post by ridgerunner on Nov 5, 2012 20:33:11 GMT -5
They have over 300 campsites should be good there
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2012 23:10:48 GMT -5
I live by Land Between the Lakes.
Energy Lake Campround is nice. Hillmans Ferry Campground is nice also.
There are several other places in LBL where you can camp on the lakes that are nice.
Smith By Campround is nice, so is Taylor Bay Campround.
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Post by single_shooter on Dec 25, 2015 23:21:21 GMT -5
Never camped there but have been there many many times fishing and hunting. Wife grew up near there in Waverly so we visit her dad there.
Loads of deer and turkey but far too many snakes at times in the thicker brush and trees along the creeks. Watch out for those stinky water snakes...they smell like 5 day old road kill. They are harmless, yet aggressive at times...and often too curious as well.
Not sure how it is now but a few years back when I was still living near Lafayette I would go hunting in Tennessee because I could get a type of deer/turkey combo season tags cheaper than I could in Indiana.
LBL is nice place to go - spent a lot of summer days fishing on Barkley.
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Post by Land Between the Lakes on Jan 6, 2016 20:34:47 GMT -5
I used to work at Hillman Ferry Campground in LBL. There are several great developed campgrounds in LBL as well as numerous backcountry camping areas. You can also backcountry camp in the forest. I have camped dozens of times off the North/South Trail in both the KY and TN portions of LBL.
One of the best times to camp in LBL is actually the Fall, Winter, and early Spring when there are far less campers. Those are great times to hike as well.
You have to check in and pay to camp at the developed campgrounds. And you must buy an LBL backcountry camping permit if you decide to backcountry camp.
LBL is a great place to camp but there are many other great places to camp in the Kentucky/Tennessee region. Some of my favorite places to camp in this area would be the Daniel Boone National Forest, and the Big South Fork National Recreation Area.
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Post by fisheyeguy on Sept 29, 2016 8:59:28 GMT -5
If you hike LBL, take plenty of water with you. Water along the North/South trail and many other trails in LBL is scarce unless you get down to the lakeshore. Very few stream crossings will actually have water in them unless they have received rain recently.
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Post by Land Between the Lakes on Nov 6, 2016 21:00:30 GMT -5
If you hike, you should also prepare for ticks. LBL is known to have a very large amount of ticks in all areas. There are several species of venomous snakes in LBL as well to be on the look out for. There is some of the best hiking in this region in LBL, the North/South trail offers some great hiking, with great scenery and views of Kentucky Lake. I like to camp during the fall and during the late winter, when temperatures are cooler.
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