Openings · last 7 days
22
Booking reality
Campsite Sniper detected 22 site openings here in the last 7 days
01 · Detected Opening History · the openings record · file CS-232587
When Fishing Creek Campground reopens
Fishing Creek Campground's openings record: every site-date Campsite Sniper detected turning available, logged and time-stamped. Refreshed hourly.
Openings · last 30 days
43
Openings · last 90 days
47
Only 47 openings in the last 90 days: not enough recent activity for a reliable pattern. A free Campsite Sniper alert watches around the clock instead, and pings you the moment one opens.
02 · Availability Outlook · Sep 18 – Oct 18, 2026 · of 46 monitored sites
Of the 1,426 tracked site-nights (Sep 18 – Oct 18, 2026): 833 open for online reservation · 593 reserved.
Where the open windows are
41.6% of tracked site-nights are not currently open for online reservation. 833 of 1,426 remain open; here is where they are.
Load status
Sep 18 – Oct 18, 2026Not open online41.6%
Open site-nights833 / 1,426
Reserved (of online inventory)593 / 1,426
Weekday openings482
Weekend openings351
Of the open site-nights on mapped sites, 482 fall on weekdays and 351 on weekends (Fri–Sun).
Open dates by month
Sep 2026 – Oct 2026October holds the most room. 465 of 828 site-nights are still open there.
Holiday windows
Sites open per night · of 46 sites| Window | Night | Sites open | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labor Day | SAT Sep 5 | 0 | None open |
| SUN Sep 6 | 0 | None open | |
| MON Sep 7 | 0 | None open |
Labor Day: no online availability on any tracked night.
Best-availability sites
Most open site-nights · tracked window| Site | Open site-nights |
|---|---|
| 17 | 31 |
| 18 | 31 |
| 21 | 31 |
| 34 | 31 |
| 38 | 31 |
The 5 sites with the most open site-nights in the current snapshot. Pair a bookable date with a free alert to cover everything else.
Next windows
As of Sep 18, 2026 snapshotNext open dateFri · Sep 18
Next open weekendFri · Sep 18
The next bookable night is Sep 18; the first open weekend starts Sep 18. Campsite Sniper can watch later dates for you.
Stays and site detail
833 open site-nights across 46 sites at Fishing Creek Campground, from the same hourly snapshot as everything above.
Multi-night stays. 78 2-night, 68 3-night, 31 7-night openings where a single site is free for every night, per Campsite Sniper's current snapshot — soonest Sep 18 at site 17.
RV length. Longest recorded site here is 87 ft. 25 sites take 25 ft, 22 sites take 35 ft, 18 sites take 40 ft. 20 sites of 46 have no recorded maximum and are not counted.
All 46 sites with current availability
| Site | Max RV | Hookups | Open site-nights | Longest run | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Not recorded | Yes | 31 | 31 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +19 more |
| 18 | Not recorded | Yes | 31 | 31 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +19 more |
| 21 | Not recorded | Yes | 31 | 31 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +19 more |
| 34 | Not recorded | Yes | 31 | 31 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +19 more |
| 38 | Not recorded | Yes | 31 | 31 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +19 more |
| 39 | Not recorded | Yes | 31 | 31 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +19 more |
| 41 | Not recorded | Yes | 31 | 31 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +19 more |
| 42 | Not recorded | Yes | 31 | 31 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +19 more |
| 43 | Not recorded | Yes | 31 | 31 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +19 more |
| 37 | Not recorded | Yes | 30 | 19 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 30 +18 more |
| 40 | Not recorded | Yes | 29 | 22 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +17 more |
| 25 | Not recorded | Yes | 28 | 27 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +16 more |
| 27 | Not recorded | Yes | 28 | 27 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +16 more |
| 36 | Not recorded | Yes | 28 | 27 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +16 more |
| 33 | Not recorded | Yes | 27 | 12 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +15 more |
| 35 | Not recorded | Yes | 27 | 26 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +15 more |
| 44 | Not recorded | Yes | 27 | 15 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +15 more |
| 23 | Not recorded | Yes | 24 | 19 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +12 more |
| 30 | 23 ft | Yes | 23 | 14 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +11 more |
| 46 | 42 ft | Yes | 21 | 7 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +9 more |
| 02 | Not recorded | Yes | 20 | 15 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10 +8 more |
| 28 | 25 ft | Yes | 19 | 12 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +7 more |
| 01 | Not recorded | Yes | 17 | 12 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11 +5 more |
| 14 | 48 ft | Yes | 17 | 14 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +5 more |
| 26 | 36 ft | Yes | 16 | 5 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 11 +4 more |
| 32 | 50 ft | Yes | 16 | 5 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 7 +4 more |
| 22 | 38 ft | Yes | 14 | 7 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13 +2 more |
| 29 | 42 ft | Yes | 12 | 8 nights | Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16, Oct 17, Oct 18 |
| 31 | 50 ft | Yes | 12 | 4 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 18 |
| 07 | 35 ft | Yes | 10 | 4 nights | Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 18 |
| 15 | 41 ft | Yes | 10 | 4 nights | Sep 23, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 18 |
| 16 | 46 ft | Yes | 10 | 5 nights | Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 18 |
| 24 | 30 ft | Yes | 10 | 5 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 18 |
| 06 | 41 ft | Yes | 9 | 5 nights | Sep 21, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 11 |
| 09 | 33 ft | Yes | 9 | 4 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 18 |
| 11 | 46 ft | Yes | 8 | 4 nights | Sep 20, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 18 |
| 19 | 37 ft | Yes | 8 | 5 nights | Sep 27, Sep 28, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 18 |
| 20 | 41 ft | Yes | 8 | 5 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 |
| 45 | 66 ft | Yes | 8 | 4 nights | Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 7, Oct 14, Oct 18 |
| 05 | 58 ft | Yes | 7 | 5 nights | Sep 20, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 18 |
| 12 | 44 ft | Yes | 6 | 4 nights | Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 18 |
| 04 | 50 ft | Yes | 4 | 2 nights | Oct 1, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 18 |
| 10 | 50 ft | Yes | 4 | 1 night | Sep 20, Sep 23, Oct 11, Oct 18 |
| 13 | 42 ft | Yes | 4 | 2 nights | Sep 21, Sep 27, Oct 4, Oct 5 |
| 03 | 59 ft | Yes | 3 | 1 night | Sep 20, Oct 11, Oct 18 |
| 08 | 87 ft | Yes | 1 | 1 night | Oct 18 |
About Fishing Creek Campground
Overview
Fishing Creek Campground is located at 1598 E. Highway 1248 just west of Somerset, Kentucky. Fishing Creek is part of beautiful Lake Cumberland, where visitors enjoy boating, fishing and hunting.
Click here for the Lake Cumberland virtual tour.
Recreation
Lake Cumberland is the largest man-made lake east of the Mississippi River. Its large surface acreage and over 1,200 miles of shoreline provide a myriad of recreational activities.
The lake has an abundance of largemouth, smallmouth, white and Kentucky bass, bluegill, crappie, rockfish and walleye, making it a favorite among anglers.
Facilities
The campground offers 26 RV sites and 20 tent-only sites, all with water and electric hookups and picnic table, fire pit/grill and lantern post.
Amenities include flush toilets, showers, drinking water, washer/dryer, boat ramp and a dump station.
Fishing Creek also has a day-use area, picnic sites and a playground, making it an ideal spot for large parties and family functions.
Natural Features
The campground is situated above the shore of Fishing Creek on Lake Cumberland. Dense stands of mature hardwoods forest the site, offering scenic views, pleasant shade and wildlife habitat.
Because of the temperate climate and relatively long recreation season, the lake provides varied outdoor recreational opportunities for millions of visitors each year.
Nearby Attractions
Lee's Ford Resort Marina is less than 10 minutes from the campground. It offers boat rentals, a general store, restaurant and lodging.
The Mill Springs Battlefield Park is just a 15-minute drive from Fishing Creek. This historic Civil War site offers interpretive exhibits, a gift shop and driving tour. Special events are held throughout the year, including educational programs and a thrilling reenactment.
46 monitored sitesRVs up to 87 ft46 with hookups46 shadedPets OKFire pitsMax party 10
Getting there
From Somerset, Kentucky, take Highway 80 west for 5 miles. Turn right on East Highway 1248 and continue for 2 miles. The recreation area entrance will be on the left side of the road at the bottom of the hill.
1598 E. Highway 1248, Somerset, KY 42501-0450606-679-5174
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03 · Field Photos · roll CS-232587 · facility + sites
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FAQ
How do I get a reservation at Fishing Creek Campground?
Reservations for Fishing Creek Campground are made through Recreation.gov. 833 of 1,426 tracked site-nights are currently open (58.4%). Campsite Sniper has also detected 47 site openings here in the last 90 days, so further dates may appear. Pick a site on the map to see its calendar, or set a free Campsite Sniper alert. You complete the reservation yourself on Recreation.gov.
Does Campsite Sniper book this campground for me?
No. Campsite Sniper sends alerts and direct Recreation.gov links. It never books, pays for, holds, hoards, or resells reservations.
How current is this availability data?
Campsite Sniper re-checks public Recreation.gov availability for this facility every hour and republishes whenever anything changes. This facility's data last changed at Sep 18, 2026 17:19 UTC; an older timestamp means nothing has changed since that time, not that checking stopped. Always confirm final availability on Recreation.gov when you book.
How often do new openings appear at Fishing Creek Campground?
Campsite Sniper detected 22 site-date openings at Fishing Creek Campground in the last 7 days, 43 over 30 days and 47 over the last 90.
Can I get a multi-night stay at Fishing Creek Campground?
68 three-night openings are showing, counting only runs where the SAME site is free for all three nights. The soonest starts Sep 18 at site 17. Confirm and book on Recreation.gov.
Which sites at Fishing Creek Campground fit a 35-foot RV?
22 of the 46 sites that support RV analysis have a recorded maximum of 35 ft or more; the longest recorded is 87 ft. 26 of those 46 sites have a recorded maximum length and 20 do not; they are not counted as fitting.
Which month has the most availability at Fishing Creek Campground?
October 2026, with 465 open site-nights in the current snapshot of 828.
When is the next open date at Fishing Creek Campground?
As of the Sep 18, 2026 snapshot: the next open date is Fri, Sep 18 and the next open weekend starts Fri, Sep 18. Detected openings can add earlier dates at any time; a free Campsite Sniper alert catches those the moment they appear.
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