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National Park Service · Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area · KY

Site 036.

at Blue Heron Campground

This site, photographed by the agency
Photos: Recreation.gov RIDB media records filed against this campsite · Oct 19, 2026
Standard ElectricType
Reservablerecreation.gov lists it
44 ftLongest rig
47 ftRoom
1,280 ftElevation
15%Tree cover
312 ftWater · to an unnamed pond
216 ftNearest toilet · OpenStreetMap
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point query at this site’s coordinate · Sep 7, 2026
Tree cover: NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC), one 30 m cell at this coordinate · Sep 9, 2026
Water: USGS National Hydrography Dataset, nearest perennial lake, reservoir, river or stream to this site’s coordinate · Sep 8, 2026
Toilet: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), nearest mapped amenity=toilets to this site’s coordinate · Oct 7, 2026

Room

47 ftto the nearest other site, against 49 ft typical here
#28 of 43roomiest site in the campground
5other sites within 100 ft
Nearest sites037 47 ft034 52 ft035 68 ft033 81 ft038 92 ft032 105 ft
Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor spheroid distance) · Oct 19, 2026

The site

TypeStandard Electric
Max vehicle length44 ft
HookupsElectric 30, Water hookup
Site AccessDrive-In
Driveway EntryBack-In
Driveway GradeModerate
Driveway SurfacePaved
Capacity/Size RatingSingle
Max Num of People6
Max Num of Vehicles2
ShadeYes
Pets AllowedYes
Campfire AllowedYes
Checkin Time12:00 PM
Checkout Time12:00 PM
Condition RatingGood
Driveway Length47 ft
Electricity Hookup30
Fire PitYes
Food Storage LockerYes
Location RatingGood
Min Num of People1
Picnic TableYes
Self Pay StationYes
Site Length44 ft
Site Width35 ft
Tent PadYes
Tent Pad Length42 ft
Tent Pad Width23 ft
Water HookupYes
AccessibleNot listed
Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

What fits here

Carno length limit listed
Caravan/Camper Vanno length limit listed
Fifth Wheelno length limit listed
Large Tent Over 9x12`no length limit listed
Pickup Camperno length limit listed
Pop Upno length limit listed
Small Tentno length limit listed
Also to 44 ft · 3
Rvto 44 ft
Tentto 44 ft
Trailerto 44 ft

Recreation.gov lists these as the equipment permitted on this site. A length is the ceiling for that equipment; where none is published we say so rather than guess.

Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

Book this exact site

Opens this site’s own calendar on recreation.gov.

Site 036 on recreation.gov
Source: Recreation.gov

The campground

Every site, the season, fees, weather, and what’s happening on this land right now: Blue Heron Campground →

Most private sites here019 72 ft001 70 ft002 70 ft003 68 ft029 66 ft
Source: CAMPANAC campground index