U.S. Forest Service · Daniel Boone National Forest · Kentucky

Turkey Foot Campground

Turkey Foot Campground is nestled along the banks of War Fork Creek in Jackson County. The gravel road into the campground is fairly steep and may be unsuitable for vehicles towing large trailers. A playfield with a horseshoe pit is located at the end of camping sites alongside the creek. All of the campsites are wooded. Directions: From US 421 take KY 587 north and turn left onto Forest Road 4 (Turkey Foot Road). Follow FR 4 to FR 345 (Elsam Fork Road). Turn right onto 345 and follow signs to the campground. From Arvel take KY 587 south and turn right onto Forest Road 4 (Turkey Foot Road). Follow FR 4 to FR 345 (Elsam Fork Road). Turn right onto 345 and follow signs to the campground.

Open nowBooking not publishedTents only

More like this: first-come in Kentucky · tent only in Kentucky · accessible sites in Kentucky

1fire
active
Ste - Goodin Ridge Rx (prescribed burn) · 44 mi away · 2,604 acres
Interagency incident data as of 2026-10-26
Incident details ↓

Amenities & rules

EquipmentTents
AccessibilityCampsites do not meet accessibility standards for persons with disabilities. Vault toilets are accessible for persons with disabilities

Individual sites vary. Confirm on Recreation.gov or with the managing office.

Season & status

StatusOpen
SeasonOpen all year
ForestDaniel Boone National Forest

Daniel Boone National Forest recreation page ↗

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Turkey Foot Campground30°40°50°60°70°80°January: 4.00 inches of precipitation, 6.7 inches of snowFebruary: 4.05 inches of precipitation, 5.3 inches of snowMarch: 4.38 inches of precipitation, 2.9 inches of snowApril: 4.53 inches of precipitation, 0.1 inches of snowMay: 5.18 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJune: 4.98 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJuly: 4.30 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 3.92 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 3.51 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowOctober: 3.34 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowNovember: 3.04 inches of precipitation, 0.4 inches of snowDecember: 4.45 inches of precipitation, 2.8 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 34.3°F averageFebruary: 37.2°F averageMarch: 45.6°F averageApril: 55.6°F averageMay: 64.0°F averageJune: 72.1°F averageJuly: 75.6°F averageAugust: 74.5°F averageSeptember: 68.5°F averageOctober: 56.6°F averageNovember: 45.9°F averageDecember: 37.7°F average0 in2 in4 in6 in8 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Heidelberg, 10 miles from the campground at 665 feet, station USC00153741 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 50 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 18 inches a year on the same inches scale.

Getting there

Coordinates37.4678° N, 83.9174° W · Directions ↗

Fire nearby

  • Prescribed
    Ste - Goodin Ridge Rx

    44 mi from the campground · 2,604 acres

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.

Supplies & services

Outdoor gearGet Outside KY | GOKY ↗21.5 mi
Dump stationDump station ↗25.4 mi
RV sales & serviceBluegrass RV ↗51.4 mi

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Limited data for this unit

No site-by-site records, no fee schedule, no directions or photos in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.

Checked nightly. Modules appear as soon as the record fills in.

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Trails nearby

Forest Service trail data →
  • under 0.1 mi
    Turkey Foot Loop B
    1.9 mi trail
  • 0.1 mi
    Turkey Foot Loop A
    0.2 mi trail
  • 0.1 mi
    Turkey Foot/Shel. Connector
    0.1 mi trail
  • 0.7 mi
    Turkey Foot Loop
    2.3 mi trail

Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.

Public land it sits in

On Wilderness Atlas →

This campground sits inside Daniel Boone National Forest.

Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.

Guidebooks for Daniel Boone National Forest and Kentucky

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  • Day Hiking the Daniel Boone National Forest
    Johnny Molloy, 2019
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  • Hiking Kentucky
    Falcon Guides and Carrie Stambaugh, 2023
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  • Hiking Kentucky's Red River Gorge
    Sean Patrick Hill, 2019
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Reference

Questions people ask

Is Turkey Foot Campground open right now?

Open as of Oct 26, 2026. Season Open all year.

Source: Forest Service status

Can I bring an RV to Turkey Foot Campground?

Turkey Foot Campground is listed for tents only.

Source: Forest Service

Are there accessible sites at Turkey Foot Campground?

Campsites do not meet accessibility standards for persons with disabilities. Vault toilets are accessible for persons with disabilities.

Source: Forest Service

What if Turkey Foot Campground is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are S-Tree Campground (10.1 mi), Buckhorn Campground (25.7 mi), and Koomer Ridge Campground (26.8 mi, partly first-come).

Source: Campgrounds nearby