Ryans Creek (FR 498) in KY -- Camping Rules & Access
Ryans Creek (FR 498) in KY
Road corridorDaniel Boone NF, Stearns Ranger District
5.8 mi from Pine Knot
Maps 1,328 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Daniel Boone National Forest ↗
Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · within 31 days · Then leave the forest for 10 days
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Road Access
Rough
- 0.7 of this road’s 3.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.7 miles of graded dirt.
- Near Ryans Creek Mountain.
- Estimated climb: 460 ft over 3.2 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 13%.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
- Osborn Creek runs 1.1 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
- Ryans Creek Mountain stands 840 ft above the map pin, 1.9 miles northeast.
Rules
- Visitors may only camp on the Daniel Boone National Forest for a consecutive 14 days or less in a 30-day period. When camping outside of a developed campground, the following actions are prohibited: Camping in violation of posted signs; Camping within 100 feet of the base of any cliff, or back of any rock shelter; Camping within 300 feet of any developed road (including Tunnel Ridge Road and its associated parking lots) or trail in the Red River Gorge; Camping within 300 feet of the water's edge or of any road or trail leading to the water's edge of Cave Run Lake, Laurel River Lake or Lake Cumberland.
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 44–70°F, 3.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.