Bear Creek Campground
Bear Creek Campground is a national park campground in Kentucky. The published nightly fee is $28.
- Type
- National park campground
- Location
- Kentucky
- Coordinates
- 36.64237, -84.52439
- Nightly fee
- $28
- Map
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Reservations
- Book with the operator
- Website
- www.nps.gov/biso/planyourvisit/horsecamps.htm
- Phone
- 4232867275
Amenities
- Potable water (seasonal)
- Toilets (Flush Toilets - seasonal)
- Showers (Hot - Seasonal)
- Dump station (seasonal)
- Cell reception (per NPS) (seasonal)
- Trash collection (seasonal)
Only amenities a source confirms are listed; an amenity missing here is unknown, not absent.
About Bear Creek Campground
This campground contains 23 developed campsites. Each site offers water and electricity, tables, grills, tie-outs for 4 horses, access to modern restrooms with hot showers, a dump station and access miles of horse trails. Bear Creek Horse Camp is located on Bear Creek Road off Hwy. 742, west of Stearns, Kentucky. The fee rate per night is $28.00 (half price for holders of the Interagency Access/Senior Passes).
Cell coverage
No coverage data for this location yet.
Nearby RV services
- Dump station
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Water fill
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Propane
- Holston Gas · 22 mi
- Low clearances
- 1 bridges or tunnels at 14 ft or less within 10 mi
- Off-road routes
- 34 designated routes (45 mi) within 10 mi
Other places to stay nearby
| Name | Type | Distance | Fee | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek Horse Camp | Private campground | under 0.1 mi | — | — |
| Bear Creek Campground - KY | National park campground | under 0.1 mi | — | Electric & Water |
| Blue Heron Campground | National park campground | 2.4 mi | $20 | — |
| Blue Heron Campground | National park campground | 2.5 mi | — | Electric & Water |
| Trace Branch Camping Area | National forest camping area | 4.5 mi | — | — |
| Table Rock Camping Area | National forest camping area | 4.9 mi | — | — |
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Sources. National Park Service. Updated June 2026. Facility facts only; DryRig does not publish ratings or reviews on this page.