About Bell Farm Horse Camp
[View Guide and Map](https://usfs-public.box.com/s/9y1y45j145ltgyffkw80ruapmr2gl4it) Bell Farm Horse Camp, located on [Stearns District](http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/dbnf/recreation/recarea/?recid=39716) of the Daniel Boone National Forest, is a popular place for wagontrain riders who come to "rest a spell." The nearest hiking and horse trails in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area. [Rock Creek](http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/dbnf/recreation/recarea/?recid=72124), a State Wild River, runs along the camp. Rock Creek is stocked with rainbow trout year March - June and September - December. A Kentucky fishing license is required. [Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources](http://fw.ky.gov) In the early 1900s this area was a logging and mining town. During the 1930s, a Civilian Conservation Corps camp was located here. The walnut trees you see here today were…
- Season: April 1 – November 15
- Managed by: Daniel Boone National Forest, FS
- Where: 11 mi west of Stearns, KY · 36.66871, -84.66727
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Apr–Oct (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Dec–Feb.
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Good to know
No signal at camp
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way is bright, with a little glow low on the horizon.
Class 3 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Stargazing nearby: Pickett CCC Memorial State Park (Dark Sky Park), 22 mi.