Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFee
Bacon Creek Primitive Horse Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · KY · 36.75141, -87.98301
Ask an AI about this campsiteOpens Grok already loaded with this site. It reads the same records this page is built from, and links whatever it tells you.
Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Bacon Creek Primitive Horse Camp
Loading the latest forecast…
Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 374 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Bacon Creek Primitive Horse CampNIFC · AirNow
Checking active fires & air quality…
Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Bacon Creek Primitive Horse Camp · Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area · KY
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater1 mi
- FFuel3 mi
- ShShower8 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- OOutfitter11 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- DDump19 mi
- HHardware20 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- EVEV fast charger20 mi
- AAir-up30 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 3 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Bacon Creek Primitive Horse Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
374 ft
State
KY
Coordinates
36.75141, -87.98301
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Bacon Creek Primitive Horse Camp · Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area · KY (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townCadiz · ~11.9 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~1.4 mi
- FuelFuel · ~3.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~18.6 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~9.9 mi
- PharmacyKroger Pharmacy · ~20.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicFresenius Kidney Care · ~13.0 mi
- HardwareMurray Lumber Company · ~20.0 mi
EV charging — from Bacon Creek Primitive Horse Camp · Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area · KY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger20.4 mi straight-line SW — Parker Ford, Murray, KY (at a public site) · FORD_CHARGE · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 32 within 50 · 158 within 100 · 256 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)23.5 mi — Kuttawa, KY - US62 - Tesla Supercharger, Kuttawa
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO28.5 mi — Sisk Nissan, Hopkinsville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.0 mi — Farmers Market, Cadiz, KY · NOODOE · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 390403 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Bacon Creek Primitive Horse Camp · Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area · KY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomWranglers Campground · ~1.6 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletD.E. Boating Ramp · ~3.1 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDevil'S Elbow-Day Use Area (Fishing Site) · ~3.1 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGolden Pond Target Range · ~3.6 mi NW · USFS
Open Bacon Creek Primitive Horse Camp elsewhere
Other camps near Bacon Creek Primitive Horse Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Wranglers Campground~1.6 mi · fee
- Trigg County~4.1 mi · fee
- Colson Hollow Group Camp~5.5 mi · fee
- Trigg County~5.8 mi · fee
The unit that manages Bacon Creek Primitive Horse Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Bacon Creek Primitive Horse Camp are set by Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Bacon Creek Primitive Horse Camp
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified.
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Bacon Creek Primitive Horse Camp
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Bacon Creek Primitive Horse Camp
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Stay limits →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →