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Twin Knobs Recreation Area
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · KY · 38.09105, -83.50741
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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 Twin Knobs Recreation Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 789 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Twin Knobs Recreation 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 Twin Knobs Recreation Area · Daniel Boone National Forest · KY
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater1 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- MMechanic7 mi
- HHardware7 mi
- EVEV fast charger7 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- DDump23 mi
- LLaundry23 mi
- ShShower23 mi
- OOutfitter23 mi
- +Urgent care25 mi
- AAir-up41 mi
- PPropane48 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Twin Knobs Recreation Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
789 ft
State
KY
Coordinates
38.09105, -83.50741
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Twin Knobs Recreation Area · Daniel Boone National Forest · KY (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.8 mi
- FuelValero · ~4.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~23.3 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~6.6 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~18.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicCasa San Pio · ~25.1 mi
- HardwareLowe's · ~7.1 mi
EV charging — from Twin Knobs Recreation Area · Daniel Boone National Forest · KY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger7.2 mi straight-line N — Down Home Diner, Morehead, 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 reach3 within 25 mi · 10 within 50 · 99 within 100 · 359 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO56.8 mi — Walmart 571 (Georgetown, KY), Georgetown
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)7.0 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 — Best Western Eagles Inn - Tesla Destination, Morehead, 6.8 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 457517 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Twin Knobs Recreation Area · Daniel Boone National Forest · KY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomTwin Knobs Group Use Area · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomTwin Knobs Day-Use Area · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomTwin Knobs Group Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomTwin Knobs Recreation Area · at this camp · USFS
Open Twin Knobs Recreation Area elsewhere
Other camps near Twin Knobs Recreation Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Boat Gunnel Group Campground~0.6 mi · fee
- Zilpo Recreation Area~1.9 mi · fee
- Claylick Boat-In Campground~2.9 mi · fee
- White Sulphur Horse Camp~3.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages Twin Knobs Recreation Area
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Twin Knobs Recreation Area are set by Daniel Boone National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Twin Knobs Recreation 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 Twin Knobs Recreation 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 — Twin Knobs Recreation Area
What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Reading the aerial →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →