Best Dispersed Camping near Marshes Siding, KY

Dispersed Camping Reviews near Marshes Siding, KY

11 Reviews of 4 Marshes Siding Campgrounds

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  Amin A.

  Traveler

  Aug. 27, 2023

  Palmers Junction Dispersed Camping - PERMANENTLY CLOSED

  Better than I expected

  So we weren't sure what we would end up finding here. I will say that there are a lot of places to camp, many many many options away from the porta potties. If you get within about 20-30 feet of those they are a bit stinky. The one camp site we chose was a great place, tons of space and well manicured. A lot of options for pull up to your campsite or park and walk to campsite spots.

  My only complaints are about the campers that stay there. The litter isn't horrible, but it's not great. It is a leave no trace place. Apparently some people have difficulty with throwing away their trash.

  When we stayed last night there was a person that kept peeling out up and down the gravel road (3/4 times) in a diesel truck at 10:00 at night. Not very courteous to all of us at the campground.

  And I was awakened at 2:00 a.m. by our camping neighbors when they were playing loud music. Also not cool, thankfully they stopped shortly after

  Overall we were very pleased with this campground, beautiful views, it was hard choosing one spot. We will be coming back, and hopefully we won't have loud campers next time.

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  Jacob M.

  Scout

  Jul. 6, 2023

  Swain Ridge

  Gravel only

  Not able to camp in open field. 1000$ fine for doing so. Camping at trailhead or on road side is fine.

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  Karli P.

  Traveler

  Jul. 23, 2023

  Palmers Junction Dispersed Camping - PERMANENTLY CLOSED

  So Much Potential!

  We arrived at this dispersed campground at around 7:30 on a Saturday evening in July. It was pretty packed but since we were planning on leaving early the next morning, we took a family’s offer of taking over their spot as they left.

  We use a roof top tent so unfortunately we weren’t able to camp at the actual site, instead we set up on an almost level gravel parking area that had a private trail to the actual camp site. There were garbage cans and a port-a-potty set up right there, which is why this site lost some stars. Even though these facilities were provided, people didn’t use the garbages and there was a lot of garbage on the ground, including broken glass that made us worry about our pup’s paws. Also, the port-a-potty was pretty yucky..neither my husband nor I were willing to use it.

  Now, I want to reiterate that this is a geographically beautiful spot! Humans just need to take better care of it 💚

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  Matthew H.

  Traveler

  Mar. 2, 2025

  Trace Branch Dispersed - Rock Creek Road

  Great Spot

  Visited here in the middle of January with all the snow and I was hot tent camping. You can only set up your tent on the designated tent pad, luckily we had heavy duty stakes that could get through the ground. The entire river was frozen over and ponds were frozen too. There were a few cars that drove through the middle of the night but no issues. We left our site unattended for hours to check out the streams and rivers and nothing was missing. Lots of beer bottles left over and shattered so I have to pick up the trash before letting my dog out. There are more sites down the gravel road but we went with the first one we came to.

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  Tripp A.

  Scout

  Oct. 5, 2024

  Palmers Junction Dispersed Camping - PERMANENTLY CLOSED

  Closed to Public

  I drove over an hour to get here to find that it is “closed to public for vandalism”. I was very upset by this but obviously nothing I could do. Just wish I knew how to check before driving all the way. But the drive! Woah! So beautiful, I wish there was a way I could find out when it opens back up because I was very much looking forward to camping here.

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  Pam B.

  Guide

  Oct. 12, 2024

  Trace Branch Dispersed - Rock Creek Road

  Small Campsite on the shores of Rock Creek.

  One picnic table and fire pit.  Dispersed camping.   We took our portable firepit and sat by the creek for a beautiful evening.

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  Pam B.

  Guide

  Oct. 13, 2024

  Jellico Creek Rd Dispersed #1

  Jellico Creek 1

  There are three dispersed camp sites along this road.  We stayed at the first and largest of the three.  This first site has room for two groups.  It also has a small swimming hole with a rope swing.

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  JC J.

  Scout

  May. 19, 2024

  Palmers Junction Dispersed Camping - PERMANENTLY CLOSED

  Pretty sweet

  Great location. Not crowded. But could use a cleaning. PortaJons are nasty.

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  Sierra E.

  Traveler

  May. 23, 2023

  Swain Ridge

  Quiet Pasture But Ticks

  It was wonderfully secluded, we used the car to “mow” the grass down, and set up fine. But we did have ticks EVERYWHERE and poison ivy along the edges of the pasture. We had a ball we were playing with roll in there. Outside for normal outside life inconvenience; it was a beautiful, quiet pasture. We were even blessed with see several bats fly around at night. There was no light pollution so we had a great time star gazing!