As of 2026-09-08 there are 5 active Forest Service alerts affecting the Red River Gorge, 4 of them closures or prohibitions. This page is rebuilt from the Daniel Boone National Forest alerts feed. It is the official wording, not a summary.
Nobody in this area keeps a single list of what is shut. Closures live on the Forest Service site as undated notices, spread across a forest that runs two hundred miles north to south, so a closure at Lake Cumberland sits next to one at Sky Bridge with nothing to tell you which is which. These are filtered to the Gorge.
Closed / prohibited
Climbing and Rappelling Prohibitions
Climbing or rappelling within 300 feet of Sky Bridge, Gray’s Arch, Nada Tunnel, or Chimney Top Rock overlooks is prohibited.
USDA Forest Service
Read the official notice · checked 2026-09-07
General Forest Prohibitions
The following acts are prohibited in all areas of the Daniel Boone National Forest:Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire or stove within 100 feet of the base of any cliff, or the back of a rock shelter unless at a designated site;Possession of a controlled substance unless said…
USDA Forest Service
Read the official notice · checked 2026-09-07
Wilderness Prohibitions
Entering or being part of a group of more than ten people and/or possessing or using a wagon, cart, bicycle or other vehicle are prohibited in Clifty Wilderness and Beaver Creek Wilderness.
USDA Forest Service
Read the official notice · checked 2026-09-07
Red River Gorge Camping Restrictions
Except at designated sites, camping within 300 feet of any developed road or trail in the Red River Gorge Geological Area or within 600 feet of Gray’s Arch is prohibited.
USDA Forest Service
Read the official notice · checked 2026-09-07
Notice
Red River Gorge Suspension Bridge Impassable
The suspension footbridge near KY 715 in the Red River Gorge that connects the Sheltowee Trace National Recreation Trail across the Red River has been damaged by a falling tree. Visitors should not attempt to use the bridge and should plan their recreation activities accordingly.Area(s): Sheltowee…
USDA Forest Service
Read the official notice · checked 2026-09-07
Before you go
- Daniel Boone National Forest alerts — the primary source for this page
- Guides and outfitters who work this ground daily
- Attractions and visitor centres