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Koomer Ridge Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · KY · 37.78404, -83.63264
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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 Koomer Ridge Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,255 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Koomer Ridge 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 Koomer Ridge Campground · Daniel Boone National Forest · KY
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- OOutfitter2 mi
- DDump2 mi
- LLaundry2 mi
- FFuel2 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- ShShower3 mi
- @Mail3 mi
- WWater4 mi
- EVEV fast charger4 mi
- RxPharmacy6 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- MMechanic13 mi
- AAir-up38 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 2 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Koomer Ridge Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,255 ft
State
KY
Coordinates
37.78404, -83.63264
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Koomer Ridge Campground · Daniel Boone National Forest · KY (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townCampton · ~5.8 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~4.0 mi
- FuelFuel · ~2.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~2.3 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~2.4 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~5.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicCasa San Pio · ~12.4 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~5.7 mi
EV charging — from Koomer Ridge Campground · Daniel Boone National Forest · KY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger4.2 mi straight-line SE — Red River Gorge Inn, Campton, 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 reach1 within 25 mi · 16 within 50 · 60 within 100 · 285 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO58.1 mi — Walmart 571 (Georgetown, KY), Georgetown
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)29.1 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 — Cliffview Resort and Red River Gorge Zipline - Tesla Destination, Campton, 5.6 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 457516 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Koomer Ridge Campground · Daniel Boone National Forest · KY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomKoomer Ridge Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPinch-Em-Tight Trailhead · ~1.9 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletArchaic Trailhead · ~2.0 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCamp Wildcat Battlefield Interpretive Site · ~2.0 mi E · USFS
Open Koomer Ridge Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Koomer Ridge Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Wolfe County Dispersed Rec. Sites~2.7 mi · fee
- Powell County Dispersed Rec Sites~3.6 mi · fee
- Menifee County Dispersed Rec. Sites~5.3 mi · fee
- Indian Creek Camping Area~5.8 mi · fee
The unit that manages Koomer Ridge Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Koomer Ridge Campground are set by Daniel Boone National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Koomer Ridge 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 Koomer Ridge 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 — Koomer Ridge Campground
What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Leave no trace →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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