Free camping near Stearns, KY
Yes. 12 of the 20 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Stearns, KY are listed as free; 7 charge a fee and 1 has no price on record. The closest free one is Table Rock Camping Area, 6.5 miles west, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Barren Fork Horse Camp, 5.5 miles north, a fee campground.
The circle crosses a state line: KY and TN.
All 20 camps near Stearns, KY
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barren Fork Horse Camp | 5.5 | Fee | — | 3.7 mi to Whitley | — |
| Table Rock Camping Area | 6.5 | Free | Jones Branch (stream) | 0.9 mi to Co-Operative | — |
| Trace Branch Camping Area | 6.8 | Free | Trace Branch (stream) | 1.0 mi to Fidelity | — |
| Bell Farm Horse Camp | 11 | Free | Watts Branch (stream) | 0.4 mi to Bell Farm | — |
| Rock Creek #3 | 13 | Free | Rock Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Bell Farm | — |
| Jellico Creek 4 | 14 | Free | — | 8.2 mi to Jellico | — |
| Jellico#1 Dispersed Camping | 14 | Free | — | 2.3 mi to Ayers | — |
| Jellico Creek 1 | 14 | Free | — | 2.3 mi to Ayers | — |
| Rock Creek 2 | 14 | Free | — | 14 mi to Oneida | — |
| Great Meadows Campground Raccoon Loop | 15 | Unpriced | Buffalo Branch (stream) | 4.0 mi to Bell Farm | — |
| Rock Creek 1 | 16 | Free | Big Branch (stream) | 5.1 mi to Parmleysville | — |
| Little Lick Horse Camp | 19 | Free | Beaver Creek (river) | 3.4 mi to Bauer | — |
| Rockcastle Campground - Inactive | 20 | Free | Dutch Branch (stream) | 4.0 mi to Baldrock | — |
| Grove Drive-In Campground | 22 | Fee | — | 6.4 mi to Corbin | — |
| Grove Boat-In Campground | 23 | Fee | — | 6.8 mi to Corbin | — |
| Holly Bay Rec. Area | 23 | Fee | — | 9.5 mi to North Corbin | — |
| Craigs Creek Group Campground | 24 | Fee | — | 9.1 mi to North Corbin | — |
| White Oak Boat-In Campground | 24 | Fee | — | 7.6 mi to North Corbin | — |
| Bee Rock Campground | 25 | Fee | — | 13 mi to North Corbin | — |
| North Cumberland WMA - Dispersed Camping (Royal Blue Unit access) | 25 | Free | — | 4.9 mi to Jacksboro | Open |
Who manages the camps near Stearns, KY
Who manages them: 19 on the Forest Service; 1 on TWRA.
- Daniel Boone National Forest — 19 camps: 11 free, 7 fee, 1 unpriced
- TWRA — 1 camp: 1 free
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 1 of the 20: 1 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call. It comes from each camp's own record, so a camp with no season word is not counted either way.
Forecast near Stearns, KY
This is the Weather Service forecast for the town, fetched when the page opens. It is not a forecast for any camp in the table; ground higher up or in a canyon can run colder or windier. It needs JavaScript; without it, see weather.gov.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Stearns, KY, not a driving distance — a camp four miles out across a canyon can be an hour of road. Cost is the audited three-state verdict on each camp's own record: free, fee, or unpriced where we could not confirm a price. A blank column is a gap in the record, not a statement that the thing is absent. Camps come from state and federal agency records, not from a visit, except the ones marked. Seasons, permits and fire rules change: confirm with the managing office before you go. Found a fee where we show free? Tell us on the contact page.