A gray 4x4 Sprinter with a roof rack on a two-track through a wildflower meadow, cloud sitting on the mountains behind.

Camping near

Corbin, Kentucky

6 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Corbin in Whitley County: 3 Forest Service, 2 Park Service, 1 Army Corps.

6
federal places to camp
3 Forest Service, 2 Park Service, 1 Army Corps
6.4 mi
to the nearest one
Grove
1,276 ft
at the highest of them
Blue Heron Campground. The lowest, Alum Ford Campground, sits at 709 ft
199
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 70 feet

Interactive map. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and select any point to see which agency manages the land. Arrow keys pan and the plus and minus keys zoom when the map has focus. A list of every state with its share of federal land is on the Explore page.

Map layers

Layers
Base map
Legend

Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

Select any point to see who manages the land.

Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Within 30 miles of Corbin, nearest first

6 places

  1. Grove Forest Service · Daniel Boone National Forest · Whitley County 6.4 miaway 1,166 ftelevation 54sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Craigs Creek Group Area group campground Forest Service · Daniel Boone National Forest · Laurel County 9.6 miaway 1,061 ftelevation 3sites 20 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Holly Bay Forest Service · Daniel Boone National Forest · Laurel County 9.7 miaway 1,086 ftelevation 70sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Alum Ford Campground Park Service · Big South Fork National River · McCreary County 27.2 miaway 709 ftelevation 6sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Blue Heron Campground Park Service · Big South Fork National River · McCreary County 29 miaway 1,276 ftelevation 45sites 61 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Waitsboro Campground Army Corps · Lake Cumberland · Pulaski County 29.3 miaway 735 ftelevation 21sites 70 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov