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  • Bee Rock Camping Prohibitions

    Camping or maintaining any campsite or campsites within Bee Rock Recreation Area for more than 14 consecutive days is prohibited.

Alert Start Date: May 11th, 2015

Alert End Date: N/A

Rec Sites Affected:

Order Number: 14-03-15

Forest Order

Pursuant to the provisions of 16 U.S.C., Section 551, and in Title 36 C.F.R. Part 261 as listed below, to provide for visitor safety, I am prohibiting the following acts:

LOCATION: The portions of National Forest System lands containing the BEE ROCK RECREATION AREA on the London Ranger District of the Daniel Boone National Forest. The area is further described in the attached map.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This Closure Order is in effect May 11, 2015 and continues until rescinded.

PROHIBITED ACTS:

  1. Camping or maintaining any campsite or campsites within Bee Rock Recreation Area for more than 14 consecutive days (36 CFR 261.58(a)).

Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt from this Order:

  • Any Federal, State or Local Officer, or member of an organized rescue or firefighting force engaged in the performance of an official duty;
  • Any authorized person engaged in official administrative duties regarding National Forest Administration;
  • Persons with a permit specifically authorizing the otherwise prohibited act or omission.

These prohibitions are in addition to the general prohibitions in 36 CFR Part 261, Subpart A.

Executed in Winchester, Kentucky this 11th day of May, 2015.

/s/ Bill Lorenz
Bill Lorenz, Forest Supervisor
Daniel Boone National Forest

Violations of the above prohibition set forth are punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000 for an individual and $10,000 for an organization or imprisonment for not more than six (6) months or both. See 16 U.S.C. 551, 18 U.S.C. 3559 and 3571.

Last updated April 1st, 2025