![Campertunity](https://campertunity.com/assets/imgs/logo-long.svg) *This page is designed for AI agents like ChatGPT and Claude to help travelers find the right campground. A human-readable version is linked below.* # Camping Along the Old Bison Trail > Human version: https://campertunity.com/listings/campgrounds/camping-along-old-bison-trail-sparta-ky **[United States](https://campertunity.com/listings/campgrounds/in/united-states) › [Kentucky](https://campertunity.com/listings/campgrounds/in/united-states/kentucky) › [Sparta](https://campertunity.com/listings/campgrounds/in/united-states/kentucky/sparta)** Peaceful Secluded Campsites are what you want\. Several beautiful settings will be what you get and much much more\. Our campsites lie along the Old Buffalo Trace, the name given by early pioneers to the massive trail left by centuries of migrating bison that traveled right through this property\. Making their way between salt and mineral licks along the Ohio and Kentucky Rivers, these herds were part of the plentiful wild game which was the reason so many local native tribes referred to old "Cain\-tuk\-ee" as their "Happy Hunting Ground"\. Our 7 campsites are constructed on "The Old Coates Homestead" where we make our home in the original 1858 Homestead house which we recently restored and where we make our delicious gourmet foods\. \(learn more here: www\.steepleviewfarmstore\.com\) We have sites to fit everyone's needs\. Five sites are accessible by vehicle\. Two are "walk in" only\. The vehicle accessible sites range from sites for one tent, pop up or van campers, to our featured site "Thistledown Gathering Place" which a large group size setting great for scouting trips, church groups, multi\-family camping and parties of up to 16 people\. Each site has a fire ring, fire wood is available for purchase, we offer clean and well maintained portable toilets, municipal drinking water, hiking trails, and lots and lots of wildlife to help you commune with the absolute beauty of this peaceful farm named Steepleview Farm \(learn more here: www\.steepleviewfarm\.com\)\. But camping isn't the only reason to choose Steepleview Farm\. It becomes base camp for so many people looking to take in the amazing itinerary of activities so close by\. Here are just a few: The Ark Encounter The Creation Museum Historic Old Frankfort \(state capitol\) with historic home and capitol tours Historic Madison Indiana, a river captains town of magnificent homes and a quaint little town for strolling, or the Madison Regatta or the BBQ festival Big Bone Lick State Park, massive prehistoric dinosaur dig Buffalo Trace Distillery Neeley Family Distillery Belterra Casino Clifty Falls State Park Old Frankfort Cemetery, burial site of Daniel and Rebecca Boone and so much more\.\.\.\. And don't forget, the history of this place makes your stay that much more than just a night in a campground\. You will be sleeping among the spirits of history, the native Americans who hunted this land, the earliest pioneers who mapped it for the expansion west, the early 1800's homesteaders who cleared and worked the land with teams of horses, the centuries of tobacco farmers who shipped their goods to market on the many rivers and streams that surround you\. We work very hard to make this THE best camping destination you will find anywhere\. And, upcoming\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.Pioneer Log Cabins\. We have recently acquired a collection of log cabins for a true to life, historic reenactment staycation\. We are fortunate that one of the cabins was the frontier church known as "Shilo Baptist Church" from 1830\-1840\. The pastor of this church baptized Abraham Lincoln's father and is credited with having changed his attitudes toward ending slavery\. Our hiking trails and nature trails bring you lots of knowledge, peace, shade, cool breezes and you can bring your horse \(no motorized recreational vehicles\) oh and lots of wildlife viewing\. Here are a few of our featured campsites: REDBUD MEADOW: Our first campsite used by hundreds of people over the years\. A secluded lawn in the midst of redbud trees, easy to drive to and from with a pile of firewood and a metal fire ring\. The premier site on our property\. THE BAPTISMAL POND: As history goes the pond in front of this site was used in the 1800's for baptisms for the church visible from everywhere on the farm, thus our name\. This is a tent site, easy to drive into and out of, fires permitted in season\. THISTLEDOWN GATHERING PLACE: This is a very large meadow, surrounded by trees with the capacity for large groups, many tents and gatherings of lots of people\. Very level, easy in and out with vehicles\. Fires permitted in season\. WHITETAIL SANCTUARY: Every night for decades a herd of whitetail deer graze in this pastoral setting\. Drive in and out, fires in season\. Suitable for a family sized tent\. THE PENNINSULA: This camping spot is WALK IN ONLY\. You can drive to the trailhead on grass and walk the path to the campsite \(about 200 yards\)\. One of two remote sites\. It sits in the woods, on the bank of a wet weather creek which flows around two sides of the campsite\. Fires permitted in season\. TOTEM TREES: This site is WALK IN ONLY\. A short hike down the hill from the grass parking area and you have a small spot for a tent, in the woods, surrounded by trees and a lot of standing dead ash which appear as if you are in the presence of totem poles\. NO OPEN FIRES\. MUST USE BACKPACKER STOVE AND FLAMELESS LIGHTING\. SPOTTED FAWN HIDEAWAY: This totally secluded walk in campsite is suitable for a small tent only AND PERFECT FOR HAMMOCK CAMPING\. NO FIRES as the site benefits from the shade and protection of overhanging cedar trees and the ground is covered in cedar needles\. NO OPEN FIRES\. MUST USE BACKPACKER STOVE AND FLAMELESS LIGHTING\. SO WHAT'S OUR STORY? https://steepleviewfarm\.com/our\-history So many great people, so many great stories and so many opportunities to share the blessings of our little piece of heaven with you\. We hope to see you here\. ## Key facts - Coordinates: 38.66433000000001, -84.840055 ## Address Sparta, KY, US ## Amenities - Back\_in - Cabin - Creek - Drinking\_water - Farm - Fire\_pit - Fires - Firewood - Fishing - Forest - Hike\_in - Hiking - Hunting - Lake - Meadow - Photography - Potable Water - Prairie - River - Stream - Tent - Tent\_camping - Toilets - Walk In - Walk\_in - Wildlife Watching - Wildlife\_viewing ## Structured data (schema.org) Also available as raw JSON: https://campertunity.com/listings/campgrounds/camping-along-old-bison-trail-sparta-ky.json ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Campground", "@id": "https://campertunity.com/listings/campgrounds/camping-along-old-bison-trail-sparta-ky", "name": "Camping Along the Old Bison Trail", "description": "Peaceful Secluded Campsites are what you want. Several beautiful settings will be what you get and much much more. 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"Review", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Steve & Carolyn P." }, "datePublished": "October 19, 2020", "reviewBody": "The location was beautiful and well kept. The host was congenial and welcomed us upon our arrival. We were allowed to wander the farm and gardens and we enjoyed seeing the animals. We purchased fresh produce, their homemade salsa and bourbon honey. We had a very relaxing stay and will visit again if we are in the area. " }, { "@type": "Review", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jessica Y." }, "datePublished": "October 26, 2020", "reviewBody": "Very friendly and responsive host (no issues communicating anything) good customer service skills, great directions, site was clean. I was able to purchase more firewood upon arriving to ensure we had enough to cook our foil dinner in coals, then had wood to burn until bed, and again in the morning at breakfast. Felt like we were camping in Europe again, on a farm. They have paths/trails to walk mapped out which was a nice surprise for me. I wish I could upload pics of our stay here. We had a wonderful time. I loved how easy it was to get to, only an hour away from our home in the greater Cincinnati area. I really love this farms option of becoming a farm partner and after staying over night there and meeting the farmer, I am loving this idea more and more. I only wish I had brought more cash with me to buy and have some farm fresh eggs for our camping breakfast instead of the ones I brought from the grocery store. I will be heading back most definitely. " }, { "@type": "Review", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Russ H." }, "datePublished": "October 26, 2020", "reviewBody": "Host was welcoming and communicated well. Beautiful setting. Look forward to returning again to spend some more time and explore the property." }, { "@type": "Review", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Hannah M." }, "datePublished": "May 3, 2021", "reviewBody": "We were lucky enough to be the only campers for a weekend at Steepleview Farm and had the whole area to ourselves. We stayed at the site by the pond, which was full of some very happy birds and made for some lovely background noise. We'd definitely come back again! " }, { "@type": "Review", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sahana S." }, "datePublished": "May 31, 2021", "reviewBody": "This camping experience was special, one of kind for us!! The booking through hipcamp was straight forward, Mark is a busy farmer and he missed out accepting our reqiest. Second time was charm!! The time spent of booking this campsite was totally worth it. Knew it would be very unique!! We did book for the memorial day weekend at the last minute n Mark was kind enough to let us stay in his pristine property. He suggested best campsite for us which was opposite to the pond. Our 5 yr old lab free access to pond and must say he had the time of his life. There was one portable toilet at the entrance n access to potable water too. This area was lit at night. He provide a generous stack of firewood for a free, his farm eggs were awesome!! Next day we went around his property....to see Bee yard, Chicken coup, Horse stable n a walk in the nature trail with great info about few trees in that path. There is a shop where one can get fresh organic produce being gorwn at that time. During checkout our car battery died, Mark was so helpful as he helped us to jump start our car. We have done camping only at state parks before this experience made us open to something new n unique!! Our daughter loves camping after staying here. Not a single bug bit us!! The calls of green frog is the pond was just amusing to all of us!! End of our trip we were mimicking!! Overall its a little piece of paradise that we want to visit every year. " } ] } ``` [robots.txt](https://campertunity.com/robots.txt) · [llms.txt](https://campertunity.com/llms.txt) · [sitemap](https://campertunity.com/sitemap_index.xml)