About Grayson Lake Damsite Shelters
Grayson Lake Dam Site Shelters are just seven miles south of Grayson, Kentucky on state Route 7 on Grayson Lake. Recreational activities abound on and around this 20-mile long lake. Boating, fishing, hiking, horseback riding and hunting are the area's most popular draws. Visitors flock to Grayson Lake for its numerous recreational opportunities, including boating, canoeing, swimming, and fishing for bass, crappie, catfish and bluegill. A marina is located at the dam site for convenient boat storage. Hikers enjoy the Api-su-ahts Trail, with four loops totaling over 22 miles. The trail offers scenic views of the lakeshore and mature hardwood forests as it winds through creek bottoms, hollows and ridgetops in the more secluded region of the Wildlife Management Area east of Grayson Lake. This site contains four group picnic shelters with water and 15-amp electrical hookups, large grills and…
- Managed by: Grayson Lake, USACE
- Where: 6 mi southwest of Grayson, KY · 38.25333, -82.98528
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Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Apr–Jun & Sep–Oct (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Dec–Feb.
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Good to know
No signal at camp
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way is clear overhead but fades toward town glow.
Class 4 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 11.5 mi
Propane: 17.4 mi
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- Cabin Creek Campground 5.3 mi
- Valley Breeze Campground 6.5 mi
- Johson Homeplace 10.8 mi
- Eagles Nest 11.3 mi
- Carter Caves Campground 11.5 mi
- Horse Campground 11.9 mi