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Claylick Boat-In Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · KY · 38.05925, -83.47145
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. 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 Claylick Boat-In Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 743 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Claylick Boat-In CampgroundNIFC · 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 Claylick Boat-In Campground · Daniel Boone National Forest · KY
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater4 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- MMechanic9 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- OOutfitter22 mi
- DDump22 mi
- LLaundry22 mi
- ShShower22 mi
- +Urgent care25 mi
- AAir-up44 mi
- PPropane50 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Claylick Boat-In Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
743 ft
State
KY
Coordinates
38.05925, -83.47145
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Claylick Boat-In Campground · Daniel Boone National Forest · KY (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waterWater · ~3.6 mi
- FuelFuel · ~4.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~22.2 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~4.5 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~15.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicCasa San Pio · ~25.3 mi
- HardwareLowe's · ~9.2 mi
EV charging — from Claylick Boat-In Campground · Daniel Boone National Forest · KY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.0 mi straight-line NW — Down Home Diner, Morehead, KY · FCN · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 4 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 · 9 within 50 · 89 within 100 · 355 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO59.1 mi — Walmart 571 (Georgetown, KY), Georgetown
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)8.3 mi — FHI BOODRY, Morehead, 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 457517 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Claylick Boat-In Campground · Daniel Boone National Forest · KY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletClaylick Boat-In Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletClaylick Boat Ramp · ~0.4 mi E · USFS
- Flush restroomZilpo Day-Use Area · ~1.1 mi NW · USFS
- Flush restroomZilpo Recreation Area · ~1.1 mi NW · USFS
Open Claylick Boat-In Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Claylick Boat-In Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Zilpo Recreation Area~1.1 mi · fee
- Twin Knobs Recreation Area~2.9 mi · fee
- Boat Gunnel Group Campground~3.2 mi · fee
- White Sulphur Horse Camp~6.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages Claylick Boat-In Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Claylick Boat-In Campground are set by Daniel Boone National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Claylick Boat-In Campground
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 Claylick Boat-In Campground
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 — Claylick Boat-In Campground
What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Off-grid communication →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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