Short Creek (FR 168) in KY -- Free Camping & Overnight Parking in Kentucky

A 2.3-mile stretch of graded dirt National Forest road in Menifee County, KY. The road serves Blackburn Overlook. The road is open seasonally, October 10 to December 15.

Daniel Boone National Forest, Cumberland Ranger District allows dispersed camping here -- 14-day limit in any 31 days.

All 2.3 miles in are maintained only for high-clearance vehicles. Graded dirt the whole way in (2.3 miles). Stretches run along a shelf with a drop of up to ~100 ft on the downhill side. Little level ground alongside -- few of the stretches measured have a flat spot to pull onto. A gate at the start of the road.

Commissary Branch runs 0.3 mi off. Private here -- the nearest through road is 1.2 miles off. Night skies measure Bortle 2 -- true dark-sky territory. The nearest town, Jeffersonville, is 7.0 mi off.