Kentucky · Camping

Claylick Boat-in Campground

Claylick Boat-in CampgroundPhoto: Jason Everett Morris, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
from $15
fee
April 18 - October 5
season
Aug–Nov
best months

Caution today

Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 2 h ago

Is Claylick Boat-in Campground open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Daniel Boone National Forest. It doesn't name Claylick Boat-in Campground, so check the source for the area it covers (3 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Daniel Boone National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

  • At 745 ft
  • Cumberland Ranger DistrictDaniel Boone National Forest

Claylick Boat-in Campground is a Forest Service campground in the Cumberland Ranger District of Daniel Boone National Forest in Kentucky. It is a boat-in site, and the Forest Service manages the land. Vault toilets are the only amenity on site. A fee is charged for stays. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from the nearby Cave Run Lake weather station show May highs around 75°F and September highs near 79°F, with September also seeing the fewest wet days of the year. Zilpo Recreation Area is about a mile away, and Zilpo Mountain is just over a mile off. Twin Knobs Rec. Area is roughly 3 miles away, and the North Fork Licking River offers canoeing about 10 miles out.

Local outfitters

Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.

  • Best time to go · Aug–Nov

    Best time to visit Claylick Boat-in Campground

    Best months: August–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      41° / 24°

      16 wet · 3 snow

    2. Feb

      46° / 27°

      15 wet · 3 snow

    3. Mar

      55° / 33°

      15 wet · 1 snow

    4. Apr

      67° / 42°

      15 wet

    5. May

      75° / 52°

      15 wet

    6. Jun

      82° / 61°

      13 wet

    7. Jul

      86° / 65°

      13 wet

    8. Aug

      85° / 63°

      11 wet

    9. Sep

      79° / 56°

      10 wet

    10. Oct

      68° / 45°

      11 wet

    11. Nov

      56° / 35°

      12 wet · 1 snow

    12. Dec

      45° / 29°

      15 wet · 2 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cave Run Lake, KY, 5.5 mi away at 840 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.