Spruce Creek (FR 5266) in KY -- Camping Rules & Access
Spruce Creek (FR 5266) in KY
Road corridorDaniel Boone NF, Stearns Ranger District
10 mi from Whitley City
0.9 mi off US 27 (straight line)
Maps 875 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0.1–0.5 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
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
- All 1.7 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, graded dirt the whole way.
- Near Hanging Rock.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A water crossing at the start of the road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.0 miles off.
- Spruce Creek runs 0.2 mi off.
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 45–70°F, 3.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.