Hopewell RV Park

05/09/2026

Our family comes from the Midwest. Sometimes folks ask us what Kentucky is like. It’s actually a little difficult to describe. I ran across this little video that says it best.

1 like. "Why Kentucky is the Opposite of Every U.S. State"

05/02/2026

Our RV Park is only a couple miles from the Peabody Wildlife Management Area. It encompasses about 65,000 acres and spreads across three counties. It is reclaimed strip mine area and is now available for public hunting, fishing (in 400 lakes and ponds) and wildlife watching of all kinds.

In the 1960’s, this Bucyrus Erie shovel (the world’s largest shovel at the time) operated to remove the overburden and strip mine the coal. (Can you imagine what Parker Schnabel could do with this thing!?) To get a grasp of just how big this shovel is, there at the base of it by the track is a full size bus.

When the mining was complete, the shovel dug its own grave, dirt and gravel was pushed over it, and it is buried on the site to this day.

05/02/2026

Our first campers to use the new sites pulled in for the Mudfest at Gregory Lake last Thursday. Sounds like they had a very busy weekend at Mudfest, but they really enjoyed the quiet retreat of coming back to Hopewell RV Park for the evenings.

04/17/2026

Opening all new sites on April 27! We have had wonderful weather for our work and God has truly blessed us this spring by being able to complete these new sites so quickly. We will now have two sites that will be pull through sites, capable of handling even the biggest of rigs. All of our sites are full hookup and we look forward to serving the needs of all.

iF YOU HAVE FRIENDS OR FAMILY IN TOWN OR SIMPLY NEED A STAYCATION, check Hopewell out.

03/07/2026

Good news! We are expanding our Rv Park with 20 new sites this spring. Many have noticed as they drive by that our park has been filling up over the winter. We currently have only two sites open and are getting lots of calls for spring and summer travel already. When the park was built in 2008, the former owners planned ahead very well and installed the sewer and water lines for these additional sites, so all we need to do is add electrical pedestals and solid gravel surfacing. We have also applied to the state to have an additional entrance installed directly onto Hwy 431/70. This will make for much safer visibility and access for our campers. We look forward to this exciting new development beginning next week! Hope to see you here this spring and summer!

12/16/2025

My wife and I pulled into the overlook for the Rochester Dam and struck up a conversation with a couple who were there. They are John Prine fans from Oregon, where he was a history teacher. They stayed at the RV Park a couple nights and came up to serenade us with the history of Paradise.

12/16/2025

Congratulations to Dick VanD**e on his 100th birthday. I have really enjoyed his work throughout the years! And he’s leading the songs❤️

09/15/2025

Looking to get one final vacation in before summer ends? Drive through Kentucky and stay with us! Visit the Muhlenberg County Music Museum, or Bowlings Green's Corvette Museum!

Welcome to Drakesboro! Nestled in the hills of western Kentucky the home of bluegrass music, we are a quiet, family owned RV park and campground. Whether you are just passing through, here for a family vacation, a hunting trip or working on contract with a local company, we welcome your stay. We off...

09/12/2025

⚠️ Advisory for all current residents! ⚠️
On Monday the 15th there will be a tree service coming to remove the first tree closest to the office building as well as one of the trees in the road ditch. Please do not interact with those trees and apologies for the noise on that day

07/25/2025