USDA Forest Service · Kentucky
Rockcastle Campground
USDA Forest Service · Kentucky, United States
- Cost
- No fees are required for this site
- Drinking water
- No
- Elevation
- 810 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 2
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- ROCKCASTLE REC AREA (NFSR 626) · bituminous surface treatment · high degree of user comfort
- Nearest town
- Corbin, KY
About
US Forest Service campground. Rockcastle Campground is currently closed and most improvements have been removed. 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° | -1° | 66° | 10 of 11 |
| February | 51° | 33° | 17° | 71° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 62° | 41° | 16° | 80° | 6 of 11 |
| April | 70° | 50° | 33° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 79° | 62° | 43° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 84° | 67° | 53° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 88° | 71° | 65° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 87° | 71° | 62° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 83° | 66° | 53° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 69° | 50° | 37° | 87° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 59° | 41° | 23° | 75° | 3 of 10 |
| December | 49° | 34° | 12° | 67° | 8 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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