For a camping excursion with an educational slant you will find the Big Bone Lick State Historic Site campground hard to beat. The Visitor’s Center at the historic site offers excellent exhibits to excite young minds with stories of long-gone ice-age mammals, geology and history. To enjoy all there is to see you can bring along your tent or RV and spend a few nights in the campground which boasts serviced campsites, a swimming pool, playgrounds, showers and laundry facilities. Besides viewing the resident herd of bison, visitors can enjoy fishing, boating, hiking, swimming and mini-golf. The campground is open from March to the end of October each year.

Big Bone Lick State Historical Site, 3380 Beaver Rd, Union, KY 41091, Phone: 859-384-3522