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Rockcastle Campground - Inactive
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · KY · 36.96236, -84.34795
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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 Rockcastle Campground - Inactive
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 767 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Rockcastle Campground - InactiveNIFC · 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 Rockcastle Campground - Inactive · Daniel Boone National Forest · KY
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel7 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- OOutfitter10 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- WWater10 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- EVEV fast charger16 mi
- DDump28 mi
- ShShower29 mi
- AAir-up46 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Rockcastle Campground - Inactive
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
767 ft
State
KY
Coordinates
36.96236, -84.34795
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Rockcastle Campground - Inactive · Daniel Boone National Forest · KY (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureDutch Branch (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townBaldrock · ~4.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~7.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~7.4 mi
- PharmacyKroger Pharmacy · ~13.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicBaptist Health Corbin · ~12.9 mi
- HardwareW.D. Bryant · ~14.2 mi
EV charging — from Rockcastle Campground - Inactive · Daniel Boone National Forest · KY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger16.5 mi straight-line E — Legacy Chevrolet Buick Gmc Corbin · EV Connect · CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach7 within 25 mi · 12 within 50 · 106 within 100 · 291 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)18.2 mi — London, KY - Tesla Supercharger, London
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO19.4 mi — Walmart 1048 (Williamsburg, KY), Williamsburg
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.9 mi — Corbin Main Campus · NOODOE · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- 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 416423 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Rockcastle Campground - Inactive · Daniel Boone National Forest · KY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomRockcastle Campground - Inactive · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRockcastle Boat Ramp · ~0.4 mi SW · USFS
- Flush restroomSawyer Boat Ramp · ~1.7 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLittle Lick Horse Camp · ~2.8 mi W · USFS
Open Rockcastle Campground - Inactive elsewhere
Other camps near Rockcastle Campground - Inactive
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Little Lick Horse Camp~2.8 mi
- Holly Bay Rec. Area~4.7 mi · fee
- Bee Rock Campground~4.8 mi · fee
- Craigs Creek Group Campground~5.4 mi · fee
The unit that manages Rockcastle Campground - Inactive
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Rockcastle Campground - Inactive are set by Daniel Boone National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Rockcastle Campground - Inactive
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Rockcastle Campground - Inactive
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 — Rockcastle Campground - Inactive
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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