Campton, Kentucky

About Campton

Set in the eastern part of Kentucky, Campton is a tiny community with an estimated population of 303.

Officially, Campton is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 303 residents per square mile.

📰 Campton News Today

• Schedule - Wolfe County Wolves (Campton, KY) Soccer 26-27 MaxPreps · Oct 8
• Campton, KY Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Sep 2
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Campton, Kentucky - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 23
• More than $6 million announced for water, wastewater projects in Eastern Kentucky WYMT · Jun 25
• City of Campton without power for undetermined amount of time LEX 18 News · Jul 5

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Kentucky headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Campton Unique

• The only place in America named Campton — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in eastern Kentucky, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Kentucky — one of 555 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 14 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Campton

• Miguel's Pizza Restaurant — pizza
• Redpoint Barbecue
• Sky Bridge Station
• Daniel Boone Coffee Shop (café)
• Red River Rockhouse — burger
• Thatcher Barbecue Company — barbecue

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Southeast Mountain Guides · Attraction
• Balanced Rock · Attraction
• Gorge Underground · Attraction
• Red River Gorge Zipline · Attraction
• Wild Things! of Kentucky · Attraction
• Wolfe County Cooperative Extension Service · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Campton

• Ash Branch Climbing Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Downtown Park reviews ★
• Graining Fork Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Muir Valley · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Natural Bridge State Resort Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Campton

• Campton Elementary School
• Dessie Scott School
• Rogers Elementary School
• Success Academy
• Wolfe County High School
• Wolfe County Middle School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Campton

🏘️ Nearby Communities