S-Tree (FR 20-1) in KY -- Camping Rules & Access

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S-Tree (FR 20-1) in KY

Road corridorDaniel Boone NF, London Ranger District

9.3 mi from Annville

2.4 mi off US 421 (straight line)

Maps 1,434 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Daniel Boone National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 4/15–10/30Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · camping beyond 14 consecutive days requires having left the Forest for at least 10 days within a 31-day time frame · applies in dispersed or non-fee areas; also 14 consecutive days · within 31 days · Then leave the forest for 10 days
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Road Access

Rough
  • 1.4 of this road’s 7 miles are maintained for passenger cars, gravel the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 390 ft over 7 miles through 5 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 16%.
  • Dead-ends 0.6 miles in at a mapped turnaround.
  • A gate at the start of the road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.3 miles off.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 43–67°F, 3.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.