Bell Farm Horse Camp

About this spot

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 planted in 1953.