Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFee
Kuttawa Landing Camping Area
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · KY · 37.04281, -88.10921
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Kuttawa Landing Camping Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 376 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Kuttawa Landing Camping AreaNIFC · 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 Kuttawa Landing Camping Area · Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area · KY
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel2 mi
- EVEV fast charger2 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- LLaundry3 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- WWater8 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- +Urgent care11 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- RxPharmacy13 mi
- ShShower14 mi
- OOutfitter15 mi
- AAir-up30 mi
- DDump39 mi
- PPropane40 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 2 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 — Kuttawa Landing Camping Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
376 ft
State
KY
Coordinates
37.04281, -88.10921
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Kuttawa Landing Camping Area · Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area · KY (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townKuttawa · ~1.3 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~7.8 mi
- FuelPilot · ~2.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesFive Star · ~3.2 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~12.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicCaldwell Medical Associates · ~11.4 mi
- HardwareCole Lumber Company, Inc · ~12.3 mi
EV charging — from Kuttawa Landing Camping Area · Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area · KY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger2.2 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 · 17 within 50 · 129 within 100 · 271 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS30.1 mi — LARRY STOVESAND STATION 1, Paducah
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO30.1 mi — LARRY STOVESAND STATION 1, Paducah
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)6.9 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 Kuttawa Landing Camping Area · Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area · KY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaI-24 East Lyon County Weigh Station · ~4.3 mi W
- Highway rest areaI-24 West Lyon County Weigh Station · ~4.3 mi W
- Vault / pit toiletD.B. Boating Ramp · ~5.1 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDemumbers Bay Backcountry Camping · ~5.2 mi SW · USFS
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Other camps near Kuttawa Landing Camping Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Eddyville Ferry Camping Area~1.5 mi · fee
- Ramey Overlook Camping Area~3.9 mi · fee
- Demumbers Bay Backcountry Area & Boat Ramp at Land Between The Lakes~5.1 mi
- Demumbers Bay Backcountry Camping~5.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Kuttawa Landing Camping Area
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Kuttawa Landing Camping Area are set by Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Kuttawa Landing Camping Area
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 Kuttawa Landing Camping Area
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 — Kuttawa Landing Camping Area
What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Stay limits →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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