Trace Branch Camping Area
Stearns, Kentucky · 846 ft
Aerial view · USGS / USDA NAIP · Public domain · source
At a glance
3 of 8 facts known · Forest Service data, checked Oct 3, 2026
- Elevation
- 846 ft (258 m)846 ft258 m
- Land
- Rock Creek Wild River
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About
Trace Branch is a small, dispersed campsite with limited development off Rock Creek Road in McCreary County. The campsite is along Rock Creek, a Kentucky Wild River.
Fees: No fees are required for this site
From USFS INFRA Recreation Sites · Edit
Cell service
Report signalFCC map: no coverage reported
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- AT&TNo coverage on FCC map
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Cell service at Trace Branch Camping Area: FCC map Dec 2025
Weather
National Weather Service
- WedMostly Sunny, 2% chance of rain89°65°
- ThuChance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny, 25% chance of rain89°65°
- FriMostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers, 30% chance of rain70°42°
- SatSunny60°37°
- SunSunny67°42°
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Dispersed camping nearby
Free dispersed camping within 19 mi, on public land.
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