USDA Forest Service · Kentucky
Great Meadows Campground
USDA Forest Service · Kentucky, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $10 per night Double Site: $15 per night
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,083 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- BIG MEADOW (NFSR 724) · crushed aggregate or gravel · suitable for passenger cars
- Nearest town
- Whitley City, KY
About
US Forest Service campground. Great Meadows Campground is located off Rock Creek-Bell Farm Road (Forest #137) in McCreary County and features 18 primitive sites for tent and RV camping, picnic tables, parking and a fishing pier. The campground can accommodate RVs up to 35 feet. No hookups or dumpsites are available. Rock Creek, a designated Kentucky Wild River, runs adjacent to the campground's Raccoon Loop and is stocked with rainbow trout. Pack out what you pack in. Open season: April 1 - November 15. Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 28° | -3° | 67° | 10 of 11 |
| February | 51° | 33° | 16° | 72° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 62° | 42° | 13° | 80° | 7 of 11 |
| April | 70° | 50° | 32° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 79° | 61° | 41° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 84° | 66° | 52° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 86° | 71° | 62° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 86° | 71° | 61° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 84° | 66° | 52° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 69° | 48° | 36° | 87° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 59° | 40° | 21° | 76° | 4 of 10 |
| December | 50° | 33° | 12° | 67° | 9 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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