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Clear Creek Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · KY · 38.04597, -83.58639
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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 Clear Creek Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 758 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Clear Creek 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 Clear Creek Campground · Daniel Boone National Forest · KY
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater5 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- ShShower19 mi
- OOutfitter19 mi
- DDump19 mi
- LLaundry19 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- +Urgent care20 mi
- AAir-up43 mi
- PPropane49 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 5 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 — Clear Creek Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
758 ft
State
KY
Coordinates
38.04597, -83.58639
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Clear Creek Campground · Daniel Boone National Forest · KY (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waterWater · ~4.7 mi
- FuelValero · ~5.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~19.0 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~5.5 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~19.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicCasa San Pio · ~19.9 mi
- HardwareLowe's · ~11.6 mi
EV charging — from Clear Creek Campground · Daniel Boone National Forest · KY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.9 mi straight-line N — 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 · 15 within 50 · 98 within 100 · 361 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO53.2 mi — Walmart 571 (Georgetown, KY), Georgetown
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.1 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
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Best Western Eagles Inn - Tesla Destination, Morehead, 11.4 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 Clear Creek Campground · Daniel Boone National Forest · KY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletClear Creek Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletClear Creek Picnic Area · ~0.3 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletClear Creek Shooting Range · ~0.6 mi S · USFS
- Portable toiletClear Creek Boat Ramp · ~0.8 mi NW · USFS
Open Clear Creek Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Clear Creek Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- White Sulphur Horse Camp~2.9 mi · fee
- Twin Knobs Recreation Area~5.3 mi · fee
- Zilpo Recreation Area~5.8 mi · fee
- Boat Gunnel Group Campground~5.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Clear Creek Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Clear Creek Campground are set by Daniel Boone National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Clear Creek 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 Clear Creek 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 — Clear Creek Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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