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Cravens Bay Campground & Boat Ramp at Land Between The Lakes
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · KY · 36.96049, -88.05340
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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 Cravens Bay Campground & 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 371 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Cravens Bay Campground & 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 Cravens Bay Campground & 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
- FFuel7 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- WWater7 mi
- ShShower8 mi
- EVEV fast charger9 mi
- LLaundry9 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- OOutfitter11 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- DDump33 mi
- AAir-up36 mi
- PPropane46 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Cravens Bay Campground & Boat Ramp at Land Between The Lakes
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
371 ft
State
KY
Coordinates
36.96049, -88.05340
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Cravens Bay Campground & Boat Ramp at Land Between The Lakes · Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area · KY (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureCumberland River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townCommerce Landing · ~1.7 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~6.9 mi
- FuelMarathon · ~6.6 mi
- Propane / LPGFortner LP Gas Company · ~12.2 mi
- GroceriesMarathon · ~6.7 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~13.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicCaldwell Medical Center · ~13.2 mi
- HardwareBenton Hardware · ~17.7 mi
EV charging — from Cravens Bay Campground & 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 charger8.6 mi straight-line NW — 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 reach2 within 25 mi · 23 within 50 · 139 within 100 · 252 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS27.9 mi — Parker Ford, Murray
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO33.4 mi — Sisk Nissan, Hopkinsville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.1 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 Cravens Bay Campground & Boat Ramp at Land Between The Lakes · Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area · KY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomC.B. Boating Ramp · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomCravens Bay Campground · ~0.3 mi NE · USFS
- Flush restroomNature Station · ~4.2 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHematite Lake-Picnic Area · ~4.4 mi S · USFS
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Other camps near Cravens Bay Campground & Boat Ramp at Land Between The Lakes
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Cravens Bay Campground~0.3 mi · fee
- Eddyville Ferry Camping Area~5.2 mi · fee
- Ramey Overlook Camping Area~5.5 mi · fee
- Demumbers Bay Backcountry Camping~5.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Cravens Bay Campground & Boat Ramp at Land Between The Lakes
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Cravens Bay Campground & 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 — Cravens Bay Campground & 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 Cravens Bay Campground & 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 — Cravens Bay Campground & Boat Ramp at Land Between The Lakes
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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