Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFee
Pisgah Point Backcountry Camping
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · KY · 36.93691, -88.16770
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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 Pisgah Point Backcountry Camping
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 362 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Pisgah Point Backcountry CampingNIFC · 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 Pisgah Point Backcountry Camping · Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area · KY
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater1 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- ShShower8 mi
- OOutfitter8 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- +Urgent care11 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- MMechanic17 mi
- DDump32 mi
- AAir-up35 mi
- PPropane45 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 9 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 — Pisgah Point Backcountry Camping
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
362 ft
State
KY
Coordinates
36.93691, -88.16770
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Pisgah Point Backcountry Camping · Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area · KY (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townGrand Rivers · ~5.9 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.6 mi
- FuelMarathon · ~8.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesKing Brothers · ~9.5 mi
- PharmacyDraffenville Pharmacy · ~9.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~11.2 mi
- HardwareBenton Hardware · ~11.3 mi
EV charging — from Pisgah Point Backcountry Camping · Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area · KY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.6 mi straight-line N — 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 reach3 within 25 mi · 19 within 50 · 136 within 100 · 256 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS23.8 mi — Parker Ford, Murray
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO28.6 mi — LARRY STOVESAND STATION 1, Paducah
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)5.9 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 Pisgah Point Backcountry Camping · Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area · KY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPisgah Point Backcountry Camping · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletP.P. Boating Ramp · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletB.F. Boating Ramp · ~0.7 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBirmingham Ferry Campground · ~0.8 mi SE · USFS
Open Pisgah Point Backcountry Camping elsewhere
Other camps near Pisgah Point Backcountry Camping
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Birmangham Ferry Backcountry Area & Boat Ramp at Land Between The Lakes~0.8 mi
- Hillman Ferry Campground~0.9 mi · fee
- Smith Bay Campground~2.2 mi · fee
- Twin Lakes Backcountry Camping~2.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Pisgah Point Backcountry Camping
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Pisgah Point Backcountry Camping are set by Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Pisgah Point Backcountry Camping
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up). [2026-07-21 usfs-prose-fee audit, tier 1A] EDW fee_description: 'Overnight Use: Single Site: $10 per night'. Land Between the Lakes NRA. NOT free either way; note the exact mechanism is unsettled -- a secondary source describes a $10/3-night backcountry PERMIT rather than a nightly site fee, and that was NOT confirmed against an official LBL page. Evidence re-pulled from USFS EDW RecInfraRecreationSites layer 0 (fields fee_description/fee_type/passes/permit_information, which the original ingest never requested). Row was published as fee=0 on the strength of fee_charged='N' alone. | 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 Pisgah Point Backcountry Camping
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 — Pisgah Point Backcountry Camping
What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Stay limits →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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