Horine Reservation - Campground in Fairdale - 12304 Holsclaw Hill Rd, USA

Beautiful area, great trails !!! Excellent camping

A beautiful gem in Louisville, Kentucky. The hikes are family friendly, I have a three year old, and for the adventurous soul! This place always amazes me in every season.

It was such a sunny day, nice breeze. I decided to go write. The scenery gives you inspiration. The sound of nature gives you peace. A couple of picnic tables to relax on, or take a blanket and sit in front of the lake. Today was a bit damp. It give you a nice bit of a rush on your short journey to the lake. There are restrooms if needed.

We love all of the trails at Jefferson Memorial Forest, but I think today's trip to the Orange Trail would lead me to call it the best! The trail had surprisingly varied terrain for such a short trail. It started out mostly flat as we winded through pine trees and as the name indicates, the fallen pine needles in Winter covered the forest floor in orange! Suddenly the land seemed to end up ahead and it has hard to tell what awaited us. The trail got very narrow as it switched back down the steep hill to a creek below. We all loved playing by the water and being surrounded by hills on all sides. There were so many little things along the way that caught our attention. I would almost move to Louisville just to be close to the JMF!

Campground is nice and clean and well maintained. The people that use the campground over the last few years have drifted more towards the loud weekend party crowd. I'd avoid it if you are looking for peace and quiet. Don't get me started on the ups planes flying almost low enough to touch at all hours of the night. Light sleepers beware.

Horine reservation is a very quiet, well kept campground. I went in early March so there was only one other occupied campsite. The spaces are quite large however they only allow one vehicle per site. Any additional vehicles can be parked just outside the campground gate. Make sure to call ahead and make a reservation. Once a reservation is made, you will receive an email with a code to unlock the gate to the campground. There are a number of quiet hiking trails in the area with a nice view of the valley below. They even delivered wood to my campsite for $10.

Tent sites have so many trees surrounding them. If you're looking for more privacy anything off of the loop will do just fine. We stayed at FS1 and could only catch glimpses of other campers, although you do hear and see folks on trails frequently. The ground is SUPER SOFT due to all the pine needles that have fallen over the years. We moved our tent around a bit to get it anchored firmly for expected wind at night... some spots were to soft, but it made for good sleeping! Firewood was ordered in advance when I booked the site, delivered to our spot while we were setting up. We took our dog and he had a great time (on leash of course!). Restrooms are porta-style but hand sanitizer was everywhere and everything was VERY CLEAN. Since the camp sites are behind a locked gate there is no through traffic aside from other campers. Very nice! Going back this upcoming weekend as well! Camped this past weekend at Group Site 3. You could fit 6 tents here and still have space. Couldn't hear any other campers aside from some jerks at Group Site 1 that decided to start howling and barking around 11pm as well as playing a radio very loudly past 9:30pm. Couldn't hear the radio unless I walked up to the porta-potties though. Even with all of the planes overhead from folks leaving town after Derby the tree cover dampened the noise wonderfully. Love love love camping at JCMF.

We camp a lot and This place is absolutely incredible! Love it!!! Rural, peaceful and clean! Truly a brilliant well kept camp ground. Super affordable and they even deliver wood right to your camp site if you want