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Clear Creek Recreation Area

US Forest Service · Kentucky

Clear Creek Recreation Area in Kentucky. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 143 public campsites we map in Kentucky.

Surrounded by forested hills, Clear Creek Recreation Area is a small, quiet area with a boat ramp onto Clear Creek Lake, a picnic area featuring the remnants of an 1800s-era iron furnace and a twenty-site primitive campground. Sheltowee Trace National Recreation Trail #100, Clear Creek Lake Trail #103 and Buck Creek Trail #118 are accessible from this area and connect to over 50 miles of trails. Nearby Clear Creek is generally shallow but can run swiftly during rainy seasons. Campsites include tent or RV pads, picnic tables, fire rings and lantern poles.

What we know about it

Managed by
US Forest Service
Fee
$20–$25/night
Booking
first-come, first-served
Dogs
Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)
Number of sites
115
Coordinates
38.04597, -83.58639

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Nearest sites we map

Source: US Forest Service, dated 2026-08-06, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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