Agency-listedKDFWR · dispersedFree
Rolling Fork WMA - Primitive Camping Area
Drive-up · public land · KY · 37.53435, -85.55943
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Nearest town: New Haven. 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 Rolling Fork WMA - Primitive Camping Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 595 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Rolling Fork WMA - Primitive Camping AreaNIFC · AirNow
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Everything you need — measured from Rolling Fork WMA - Primitive Camping Area · public land · KY
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel3 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- MMechanic9 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- EVEV fast charger17 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- +Urgent care19 mi
- ShShower25 mi
- AAir-up31 mi
- DDump34 mi
- WWater35 mi
- OOutfitter40 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 35-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 3 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 — Rolling Fork WMA - Primitive Camping Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
595 ft
State
KY
Coordinates
37.53435, -85.55943
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Rolling Fork WMA - Primitive Camping Area · public land · KY (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelHowardstown Mini Mart · ~3.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~7.4 mi
- PharmacyLincoln Parkway Pharmacy · ~9.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~19.2 mi
- HardwareGuy's Building Supplies · ~8.7 mi
EV charging — from Rolling Fork WMA - Primitive Camping Area · public land · KY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger17.0 mi straight-line SE — Don Franklin Campbellsville Chevrolet Buick GMC · EV Connect · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach9 within 25 mi · 32 within 50 · 101 within 100 · 295 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)18.3 mi — Elizabethtown, KY - Tesla Supercharger, Elizabethtown
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO41.9 mi — GLASGOW EPB STATION 1, Glasgow
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.9 mi — KU OLD_SCHOOL_MKT, Magnolia, 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 259280 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Rolling Fork WMA - Primitive Camping Area · public land · KY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomKnob Creek Tavern · ~6.9 mi NW · NPS
- RestroomKnob Creek Exterior Restrooms · ~6.9 mi NW · NPS
- RestroomBirthplace Picnic Area Restrooms · ~9.4 mi W · NPS
- RestroomVisitor Center Bldg. · ~9.7 mi W · NPS
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How we know this — Rolling Fork WMA - Primitive Camping Area
Stay limit
14 nights (14-day limit)
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
SEASONAL - READ THIS FIRST. KDFWR: "Primitive Camping is allowed in designated area only and only during Turkey and Deer Seasons with a 14-day limit." Camping here is NOT legal year-round. CONFLICT IN THE SOURCE: the web page then adds "No ATV's, camping, horseback riding, or rock climbing is allowed on the WMA", contradicting the sentence above it. KDFWR's own printed map PDF carries the same paragraph WITHOUT the word "camping" in that prohibition list ("No ATV's, horseback riding, or rock climbing is allowed on the WMA"), so the web page appears to carry a copy-paste error and the PDF is the coherent version. Corroborated a third time inside the GIS record itself, whose Source field reads "Scott Buser -Primitive Camping 14 day limits during Turkey and Deer Seasons only". A reviewer should ring the area office before this is published. Access: from New Haven, KY 52 east 1.2 mi, right on KY 247 south 7.6 mi toward Howardstown, left on KY 84 east 4.2 mi. Sources: https://app.fw.ky.gov/public_lands_search/detail.aspx?Kdfwr_id=9219 | https://fw.ky.gov/More/Documents/RollingForkWMA_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 Rolling Fork WMA - Primitive 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
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