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Birmangham Ferry Backcountry Area & Boat Ramp at Land Between The Lakes
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · KY · 36.92752, -88.16039
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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 Birmangham Ferry Backcountry Area & Boat Ramp at Land Between The Lakes
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 390 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Birmangham Ferry Backcountry Area & Boat Ramp at Land Between The LakesNIFC · 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 Birmangham Ferry Backcountry Area & Boat Ramp at Land Between The Lakes · Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area · KY
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater1 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- ShShower7 mi
- OOutfitter7 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- +Urgent care11 mi
- MMechanic17 mi
- DDump31 mi
- AAir-up36 mi
- PPropane46 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Birmangham Ferry Backcountry Area & Boat Ramp at Land Between The Lakes
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
390 ft
State
KY
Coordinates
36.92752, -88.16039
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Birmangham Ferry Backcountry Area & Boat Ramp at Land Between The Lakes · Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area · KY (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureTennessee River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townTwin Lakes · ~3.0 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~1.3 mi
- FuelMarathon · ~9.7 mi
- Propane / LPGFortner LP Gas Company · ~17.8 mi
- GroceriesKing Brothers · ~9.8 mi
- PharmacyDraffenville Pharmacy · ~10.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicClinic · ~11.3 mi
- HardwareBenton Hardware · ~11.3 mi
EV charging — from Birmangham Ferry Backcountry Area & Boat Ramp at Land Between The Lakes · Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area · KY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.2 mi straight-line N — Kuttawa, KY - US62 - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 19 within 50 · 136 within 100 · 250 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS23.3 mi — Parker Ford, Murray
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO28.9 mi — LINWOOD CHEVY CPE250, Mayfield
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)6.7 mi — GTB GTB 2, Grand Rivers, KY · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · 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 353801 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Birmangham Ferry Backcountry Area & Boat Ramp at Land Between The Lakes · Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area · KY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletB.F. Boating Ramp · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBirmingham Ferry Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletP.P. Boating Ramp · ~0.8 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPisgah Point Backcountry Camping · ~0.8 mi NW · USFS
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Other camps near Birmangham Ferry Backcountry Area & Boat Ramp at Land Between The Lakes
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Pisgah Point Backcountry Camping~0.8 mi · fee
- Smith Bay Campground~1.4 mi · fee
- Hillman Ferry Campground~1.6 mi · fee
- Twin Lakes Backcountry Camping~3.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Birmangham Ferry Backcountry Area & Boat Ramp at Land Between The Lakes
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Birmangham Ferry Backcountry Area & Boat Ramp at Land Between The Lakes are set by Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Birmangham Ferry Backcountry Area & Boat Ramp at Land Between The Lakes
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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.
Agency page
landbetweenthelakes.us — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Birmangham Ferry Backcountry Area & Boat Ramp at Land Between The Lakes
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 — Birmangham Ferry Backcountry Area & Boat Ramp at Land Between The Lakes
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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