Koomer Ridge Campground In The Red River Gorge

Here is overview of the sites at Koomer Ridge Campground, located on Cumberland Ranger District in the Red River Gorge, features semi-primitive camping in a tranquil forest setting. The campground provides access to trails in the Red River Gorge.
Black bear populations are increasing in Kentucky. Help protect yourself and other visitors by storing all food and trash in a hard top vehicle when you leave to enjoy other attractions in the area. Please do not leave food or trash on the picnic tables or in grills.
The cliffs in the Red River Gorge are beautiful, but they can be dangerous if you step too close to the edge. Each year, someone is seriously injured or killed from falling off a cliff in the Red River Gorge. Please exercise caution and avoid getting near cliff edges.

[@blackhawkwxfan]

Nice video! We've been camping inside the gorge for 30+ years now. But just recently camped in Koomer Ridge a couple times - in the fall of 2022 and the spring of 2023. Normally, I would camp in the gorge, but it made sense for me to camp here because of a nagging foot injury. We prefer fewer crowds, so we camped in site 10, our favorite, and the second visit ended up being site 45, the double site( just two people). We had tried to stay in site 10 again, but the previous campers left a poo right by the tent area, so we paid extra to stay at site 45. A two night stay ended up being only one because site 44's dogs barked too much... Showers never worked either of our stays, and it was just chilly enough to not be able to use a solar shower. Also, for our 2nd stay, we brought a privy tent and portable toilet - much better than the campground pit toilets. The biggest deal breaker is the highway noise. It's barely noticeable during the day, but at night, you'll definitely hear it echoing anywhere within the campground. Cell phones worked, so we played a white noise CZcams video all night to drown out the highway sounds...
Our future trips will be camping inside the gorge (only). I don't think we could ever go back to Koomer Ridge. I imagine it would good for families, novice campers, those with limited mobility and certainly fun for One Wheeling.

[@paulmartin2455]

I love that area and that campground. Haven't been there in 2 years, so it was good to get an update on its condition. Thanks for the great video.

[@hikingescapes3678]

Great tour, thank you for this! Heading down tonight and was curious how Koomer ridge worked.

[@tylerwilson910]

Amazing job! Taking my girlfriend camping for the first time in her life. This helped her calm down and make camping seem a little more comfortable

[@kylekoeberlein]

Glad this helped. Hope you guys have a great time.

[@vincentoscare3730]

oooo! im koomin!

[@Bibs123]

Awesome video dude. I appreciate your effort on this!

[@andylane4430]

Great job.Very helpful.Thank you!

[@kylekoeberlein]

You’re welcome, thanks for the comment.

[@gregwinslow696]

Very helpful! Thank you.

[@kylekoeberlein]

You’re welcome, I’m glad it was able to help you.

[@averagetarkov1167]

Howdy! Awesome video! One question I have is I plan on coming here with 4 people total, 2 separate vehicles(normal cars). What type of site would I use? We would obviously like to stay at the same campsite (tent camp). From the video it looks like the site where you park a car and walk to the camp is pretty small and only meant for one vehicle

[@Chris_Howard]

Thanks, but how do you pay? Cash?

[@kylekoeberlein]

They have an iron ranger. (Honor Cash Box At The Front)