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Western Kentucky Youth Camp
Western Kentucky Youth Camp is a Christian youth camp and retreat facility on 130 acres in Marion, Kentucky, founded in 1959. Its 16 cabins sleep up to 288 guests, and it hosts churches and families for fall and spring weekend rentals in addition to its own summer youth camp sessions.
Facts verified from the camp’s own website · Last verified 2026-09-11
288
Sleeps
300
Dines
Getting there
- 1 h from Paducah
- 1 h 40 min from Evansville, IN
- 2 h 15 min from Carbondale, IL
301 Youth Camp Road, Marion, KY 42064 · drive times are typical, not rush hour
On the property
PoolArcherySports fieldsGame roomHiking trailsCampfire areas
The facts
| Lodging | Cabins (288 beds) |
| Meals | Self-catering kitchens |
| Season | Seasonal |
| Hosts | Youth groups · Families |
| Affiliation | non-denominational Christian |
| Property | 130 acres |
| Established | 1959 |
| Phone | (270) 965-5126 |
The first Western Kentucky Youth Camp session was held in Dawson Springs, Kentucky from 1959 to 1962, before the Beard family donated the land the camp still occupies in Marion, allowing it to hold camp on its own property starting in 1963.