Kentucky Lakes & Prizer Point KOA

Traveling cross county on the cheap. We pitched our tent in the primitive camping area. I am glad we found this place and its friendly staff. Off season, it was clean and quiet. I hope we can come back some day and stay longer.

We stayed here with family over Labor day weekend 2014. We’ve traveled all over the US in our RV and are familiar with RV resorts and amenities. The quality of amenities here was NOT in line at all with their fees. It was around $ 70/​night for an RV site with no sewer — that included the $ 10/​per person «resort» fee which covered the amenities. If you have kids, then this may be worth it — there’s a jumping pillow, 2 pools, an inflatable water slide, a mini golf course (very small) and a few other activities.
We took advantage of the pool while we were there and each day, it was dirty. Bugs and even band aids floating in the water. It was gross. The showers near the pool were AWFUL — they mgmt even had signs on the doors apologizing for their condition, stating they would be upgraded soon. Even with that knowledge, I was disappointed. The floors looked rotten in spots, the showers were dirty, one barely drained, another was so small if you dropped your soap, you’d have a hard time bending down to fetch it — and I am a small woman (petitie frame and average size/​weight). The water pressure in one of the bathrooms was so poor by the time I got out of the shower, I wasn’t sure I could rinse the shampoo out of my hair. It was barely dribbling out of the faucet.
A group of us wanted to go down the inflatable slide, so we trudged over to the slide, only to discover that adults are not permitted on the slide unless you are accompanying a small child. This angered me a good bit. While the logical argument could be made that large adults in poor physical condition may not be able to make it up the slide (you have to climb up the rear side of the slide, which can be difficult for some), and they don’t want heavier adults on the slide — it seems like the more you weigh, the more speed you get on the way down. I think there has to be a better solution to this. There were adults going down the slide under the guise that they were accompanying children and thought the rule was silly. It appears as though the rule wasn’t being applied consistently to all guests.
There’s also a floating «iceberg» in the lake — an inflatable contraption that kids/​adults climb and then jump/​slide off. We took some paddle boats out on the lake to watch the iceberg participants and I was horrified at the mêlée there — it was an insurance carrier’s nightmare. People climbing right above another — likely to fall on top of the person below — people sliding down with others at the bottom. There was no control or supervision at all.
All in all, I thought it was a ripoff for the $ spent. We’ve stayed at KOA’s all over the country. We stayed in a KOA in Jackson, WY (a hugely expensive area) and paid max $ 50/​night — and their restroom trailers were AWESOME! Clean, heated, and even stocked with shampoo/​conditioner/​soap in case you forgot to bring yours! They didn’t have pools, but the scenery was gorgeous — along the Snake River. I didn’t find that the fees charged by the KOA in Cadiz to be in line with amenities, location nor scenery/​attraction. The location is really remote and the lake isn’t all that beautiful. Guests are charge extra for the «amenities» and then limited by the condition of those amenities and rules prohibiting folks from participating. I think it’s a racket and we won’t be back.
We also ate in their restaurant one night — it was mediocre at best. I had the fried catfish and for $ 12, I thought it was way over priced. 2 small pieces of fish, frozen fries and a few hush puppies.

Gorgeous view of the lake from our premier site, but a little expensive. We went during the weekand and it was very quiet. We got wristbands with our camping fee, so no extra cost for activities. They have cable tv hook ups. They advertise free wifi, but our site was too far away to get it. If we go back we will get a site closer to the pool.

My family and I had a great time at Prizer Point. We stayed on a lakeside RV lot with a great view. I’d most certainly visit again.
They must have changed things around since some of the other reviewers visited. None of the activities cost any money. The way it works is that each member of your group is given a wrist band upon checking in. As long as you have a wrist band, you can do any of the activities for free. This includes things like using the pool, mini golf, a big jumping pillow, a water slide, paddle boats, kayaks, and a big mountain thing that sits on the lake for kids to jump and slide off of.
I didn’t have much interaction with the staff, so I can’t comment on them. We did however rent a pontoon boat from the marine there and the staff treated us very well. If I went back, I would rent a pontoon from somewhere else though. The pontoons they offered were old and only after this experience did I realize you can get a much better pontoon for the same price just a few miles down the road.
There are plenty of things for the kids to do here. It’s definitely family friendly and it’s a beautiful location.

Our family rented a deck boat for the day. The boat was a little weathered, prop a little chipped and broken front light. Price for rent is comparable for area. Prizer has tons of things to offer for a marina. They have a restaurant, store, cabins, and tent camping. The marina has an floating iceberg they move out to the cove for climbing. We will go back.

We went here to tent camp and found that if you want a nice tent site. You pay about $ 80 a night. So we opted for the $ 30 a night. Than had to pay $ 10 each for use of the pool. So after paying $ 54 (tax included) we went off to our terribly dirty, in the middle of nothingness tent site. No picnic table, no water, no fire ring, they said just set up wherever. The bugs were terrible. There was broken glass and trash lying around. The tent area is across the street from the actual KOA.
Everything was overpriced. The staff were mostly a bunch of loud kids.
Not recommended if you want a nice tent site.

We had a very average experience here. The area was very pretty and had a nice lake surrounding the camp ground. We stayed in a 2 bedroom bungalow in mid October. The cabin was not cleaned well. The baseboards, under bed/​sofa, and loft were very dusty and really bothered our allergies. The «dwelling» (owners home?) had a dog that was NOT on a leash and hassled out leashed dog twice. The restaurant was open, but did not have half the things available and was very overpriced. There was very little staff available. The checkout time was 10:00am but the office was not open at 9:30 am. We had to search for an employee so we could check out. The amenities wristband is overpriced too. There are better places to stay in the area.