Three springs is an old inhabited area that was named after the springs that are located on the Campground property. According to tradition it was used as a camping area for soldiers during the war between the States. Many a rebel soldier spent the night here on his way South. Although Kentucky was a neutral State, there were many who were sympathetic with the North and the South. The planter who owned this land had two sons that joined the army for the South. Oral history tells us that this planter fed many a Rebel soldier traveling through and it has been said that a Rebel Post Office was also maintained here. Although he lived a mile North of here, he kept a farm manager here with several slaves in order not to cause any suspicion.

A few hundred feet North of the main campground office building is a stone wall that was built by slave labor. There was very little of this kind of work done after 1850. Between this time and 1861 the slave owner had a lot of trouble with the Underground Railroad. Being only a half mile from the much traveled Cincinnati-Lexington ridge road, the planter had to keep a watchful eye on his slaves. Although there are no present evidences of slave cabins, we strongly believe that they existed here in the valley. The large wooded area to the South of the Campgrounds has many very large trees, which indicates that this land was never completely cleared.

Three Springs Campground was opened to the public in August 1969 by Harold and Helen Archey. They may be credited with preserving as much of the natural surroundings as possible. They also built a 25X50 in-ground swimming pool, a recreation building and operated a very successful camping business for more than 30 years.

Presently, the 125 acre campground has been completely renovated to accommodate 22 travel trailers, two rustic cabins, and 15 primative campsites, all along a small stream.  Hiking and horse trails have been added as well as a small fishing pond. The large recreation room, Archey Hall, and the 9 foot deep swimming pool were renovated in 2005.  The horse ring and six horse stalls were constructed in 2007.  This Season we have three horse at the campground.