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Bell Farm Horse Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · KY · 36.66848, -84.66824
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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 Bell Farm Horse Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 937 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Bell Farm Horse CampNIFC · AirNow
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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 Bell Farm Horse Camp · Daniel Boone National Forest · KY
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- LLaundry11 mi
- ShShower11 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- DDump11 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- RxPharmacy12 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- WWater20 mi
- +Urgent care20 mi
- OOutfitter22 mi
- EVEV fast charger28 mi
- AAir-up42 mi
- PPropane58 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 12 mi out.
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 — Bell Farm Horse Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
937 ft
State
KY
Coordinates
36.66848, -84.66824
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Bell Farm Horse Camp · Daniel Boone National Forest · KY (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWatts Branch (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townBell Farm · ~0.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSunoco · ~11.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~10.8 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~11.8 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~11.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicBig South Fork Medical Center · ~14.1 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~14.4 mi
EV charging — from Bell Farm Horse Camp · Daniel Boone National Forest · KY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger27.8 mi straight-line E — Walmart 1048 (Williamsburg, KY) · Electrify America · CHAdeMO, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 10 within 50 · 116 within 100 · 311 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)45.2 mi — London, KY - Tesla Supercharger, London
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.1 mi — Pogue Creek Canyon State Natural Area - Astronomy Field, Jamestown, TN (at a park) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-12-12 · hours: 24 hours daily
- 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 121797 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Bell Farm Horse Camp · Daniel Boone National Forest · KY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBell Farm Horse Camp · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHemlock Grove Picnic Area · ~2.8 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomPeters Mountain Vault Toilet · ~3.3 mi S · NPS
- Vault / pit toiletGreat Meadows Campground · ~4.3 mi SW · USFS
Open Bell Farm Horse Camp elsewhere
Other camps near Bell Farm Horse Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Rock Creek #3~2.6 mi
- Rock Creek 2~4.0 mi
- Trace Branch Camping Area~4.0 mi
- Great Meadows Campground Raccoon Loop~4.2 mi
The unit that manages Bell Farm Horse Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Bell Farm Horse Camp are set by Daniel Boone National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Bell Farm 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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Bell Farm 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 — Bell Farm Horse Camp
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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