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IN CASE OF EMERGENCY

Elkhorn Creek RV Park

165 N. Scruggs Lane, Frankfort KY 40601

Guests and visitors are responsible for their own life and safety during emergency events.

IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY - DIAL 911

Information contained in this Emergency Preparedness Plan is provided as a general guide to logical and safe steps to take in the event of an emergency situation that may arise while on property at Elkhorn Creek RV Park.

This plan will be posted on the notice board of the Elkhorn RV Park Office at all times, and will also be provided to all guests upon request. Please remember to act wisely and in all cases while maintaining personal safety for you, your family, and visitors while on property.

Elkhorn Creek RV Park Management and Staff are not responsible for physically evacuating guests, visitors, personal belongings, or vehicles from Elkhorn Creek RV Park property, nor are they responsible for providing any materials or services during an emergency.

In the case of a necessary Emergency Evacuation:

Elkhorn Creek RV Park management and Staff are not responsible for removing persons or personal property out of the emergency area, The cooperation of everyone involved is greatly appreciated.
If the emergency warrants it, a megaphone, text or email may be utilized to communicate instructions, inform and/or update the nature of the emergency.
All guests in Sites 00-135 should exit the park via the Main Entrance (McConnell Road) so long as McConnell Road is accessible. If McConnell Road becomes impassable, all remaining guests and visitors shall exit via the emergency access route to N. Scruggs as shown in the map below.
If a tornado warning has been issued by local authorities or a tornado siren has sounded, please leave your trailer or RV in place and evacuate the park in your car or truck as quickly and safely as possible. We do not have storm shelters on property. Find the lowest area possible if you are not able to evacuate timely.
If emergency includes injury to an individual or multiple individuals or the possibility of injury, contact 911 IMMEDIATELY and then notify Elkhorn Creek RV Park staff.
However, in isolated emergency situations, such as single RV fire, only the persons and RV's closest to the isolated emergency should evacuate to an alternate location within the park as designated by Campground Management, The Fire Chief, or Assistant Fire Chief on scene.

Elkhorn Creek RV Park

165 N. Scruggs Lane, Frankfort KY 40601

Guests and visitors are responsible for their own life and safety during emergency events.

IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY - DIAL 911

Elkhorn Creek RV Park is situated along the east bank of South Elkhorn Creek at the confluence of Slickway Branch, upstream of a low-head dam and the confluence of North Elkhorn Creek. The area is locally referred to as the "Forks of Elkhorn". Access to the park areas is through a two-lane roadway known as N. Scruggs Lake and there is one main entrance to the Elkhorn Creek RV Park on McConnell Drive.

The area in and around the park has been known to flood as the results of rising waters in Elkhorn Creek from excessive rainfall. Campground Management monitors the US Geological Survey Website as well as the NOAA Website of the real time water levels and predictions. Guests may be notified by bullhorn/text message as may be necessary in the event water levels reach actionable heights.

We monitor the following websites to determine the potential impact of flooding to our campground. Please monitor these websites on your own and make your own decisions about the threat of impending high water.

National Weather Service

Peaks Mills, approximately 6 miles north and DOWNSTREAM of Elkhorn Creek RV Park

https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?gage=pkmk2&wfo=lmk

United States Geological Services

Midway, approximately 8 miles south and UPSTREAM of Elkhorn Creek RV Park

https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/03289500/#parameterCode=00065&period=P7D

Please do not block the roadway when entering or exiting the park and use the designated roadway to evacuate Elkhorn Creek RV Park.

The sites located closest to the creek (0-40) should evacuate first. The remaining sites would soon follow, exiting in orderly fashion.

In the event of the main evacuation route being blocked to vehicle departure and there is evidence of flood or rising waters, you may exit down N. Scruggs Rd by foot to a large hill to your right or east where flood waters are unlikely to reach. Call 911 and advise of your location.