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Higginson-Henry WMA - Designated Camping Area (south)
Drive-up · public land · KY · 37.62051, -87.85425
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Nearest town: Morganfield. Designated camping area on a Kentucky Wildlife Management Area. In Kentucky you do not need a hunting or fishing licence merely to camp or hike a WMA, and KDFWR publishes no camping fee for WMAs. Camping is legal ONLY in the designated area.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Higginson-Henry WMA - Designated Camping Area (south)
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 472 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Higginson-Henry WMA - Designated Camping Area (south)NIFC · 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 Higginson-Henry WMA - Designated Camping Area (south) · public land · KY
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery5 mi
- RxPharmacy6 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- WWater17 mi
- ShShower20 mi
- EVEV fast charger22 mi
- HHardware23 mi
- LLaundry26 mi
- AAir-up26 mi
- +Urgent care27 mi
- OOutfitter29 mi
- PPropane31 mi
- DDump50 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, 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 — Higginson-Henry WMA - Designated Camping Area (south)
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land
Elevation
472 ft
State
KY
Coordinates
37.62051, -87.85425
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Higginson-Henry WMA - Designated Camping Area (south) · public land · KY (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~7.8 mi
- Propane / LPGHarbison's County Market · ~30.6 mi
- GroceriesWalmart Supercenter · ~5.3 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~5.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicFast Pace Health · ~27.2 mi
- HardwareTrue Value · ~22.8 mi
EV charging — from Higginson-Henry WMA - Designated Camping Area (south) · public land · KY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger22.3 mi straight-line N — Expressway Ford, Mount Vernon, IN (at a public site) · FORD_CHARGE · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 18 within 50 · 92 within 100 · 340 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)32.8 mi — Evansville, IN - Tesla Supercharger, Evansville
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO44.3 mi — MOORE HYUNDAI DON MOORE 1, Owensboro
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)21.7 mi — WSI - 47620 WSI - 47620, Mount Vernon, IN · 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 358349 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Higginson-Henry WMA - Designated Camping Area (south) · public land · KY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCamp Cadiz · ~21.5 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPine Ridge-Pounds Hollow · ~22.6 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPounds Hollow Lake · ~23.0 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRim Rock (Indian Wall) · ~23.2 mi W · USFS
Open Higginson-Henry WMA - Designated Camping Area (south) elsewhere
Other camps near Higginson-Henry WMA - Designated Camping Area (south)
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Higginson-Henry WMA - Designated Camping Area (north)~0.2 mi
- Camp Cadiz~21.5 mi · fee
- Pine Ridge-Pounds Hollow~22.6 mi · fee
- Tower Rock Cg~23.6 mi
How we know this — Higginson-Henry WMA - Designated Camping Area (south)
Area rules
Camping is permitted only in designated areas.
Source
public land records
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
Second of the two Campground points KDFWR plots on Higginson-Henry WMA, about 300 m east-southeast of the first. KDFWR's own page: "Camping on designated sites only." The agency does not name either point, so the "(south)" suffix is ours. A reviewer should confirm these are two separate camp areas and not one area digitised twice - KDFWR's layer records them as separate features added in June 2011 from two different staff sources, which is why both are carried here. Sources: https://app.fw.ky.gov/public_lands_search/detail.aspx?Kdfwr_id=132 | https://fw.ky.gov/More/Documents/Higginson-HenryWMA_ALL.pdf (both read 2026-08-16). Coordinates are KDFWR's own, from the agency WMA_Map_Points layer, https://services5.arcgis.com/RMHPuOW5MJ6iyTV6/arcgis/rest/services/WMA_Map_Points/FeatureServer/0 (Type='Campground', read 2026-08-16). FEE BASIS: KDFWR's statewide fee schedule (https://fw.ky.gov/Licenses/pages/fees.aspx, read 2026-08-16) lists no camping fee and no campsite permit for WMAs - the only camping lines are the federal Land Between the Lakes backcountry permit and Otter Creek ORA. KDFWR's FAQ (https://fw.ky.gov/More/Pages/FAQ.aspx) says only "Camping is permitted only in designated areas and only on certain WMAs" and quotes no rate. This is an absence-of-fee finding, not a published "free" statement. Statewide WMA rule, KDFWR Public Lands Hunting guide (https://fw.ky.gov/Hunt/Documents/HuntingGuidePublicLands.pdf, read 2026-08-16): "Camping is permitted only in designated areas. Check WMA maps online at fw.ky.gov or call the WMA office for camping availability." The guide publishes no statewide night limit; area-specific limits are noted per row where KDFWR states one. | auto:agency-trust 2026-08-18: state agency GIS record with a source URL and coordinates, confidence not low. Fee value is the agency's own, not field-checked. Not field-verified -- confirm access, road conditions and fire rules before you go.
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 Higginson-Henry WMA - Designated Camping Area (south)
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 — Higginson-Henry WMA - Designated Camping Area (south)
Water on public land →Dumping grey & black →Fire rules & restrictions →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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