Daniel Boone National Forest
With natural stone aches, rivers, creeks, and other places of unique natural beauty and historical significance visitors have numerous recreational activities to choose from at this Forest.
Photo credit: USDA Forest Service
Welcome to the Daniel Boone National Forest! The Daniel Boone National Forest features four ranger districts intermingled with private and state land across 21 counties in eastern Kentucky. Originally named the Cumberland National Forest, it was renamed in 1966 as the Daniel Boone National Forest in recognition of the adventurous frontiersman that explored much of this Kentucky region. With natural stone aches, waterfalls, cliff lines, rivers, creeks, and other places of unique natural beauty and historical significance visitors have numerous recreational activities to choose from. Hike to Grays Arch, measuring 50 feet high and 80 feet long, in the Cumberland Ranger District or explore the forest on the winding Red River Gorge National Scenic Byway. More than 850 wetlands on the Daniel Boone National Forest provide habitat for hundreds of plants and animals for visitors to view. Additionally, the Forest offers visitors a chance to view historical sites including the Clear Creek Iron Furnace, Camp Wildcat Battlefield, and Gladie Cabin.
Wilderness Areas/Wild & Scenic Rivers
Clifty Wilderness - Clifty Wilderness supports an unusual array of flora with 750 flowering plants and 170 species of moss that is attributed to geographic location, topography and glacial history.
Beaver Creek Wilderness - Beaver Creek Wilderness provides visitors a place where they are free to explore nature’s solitude and scenic beauty.
Red River - The scenic beauty and geological formations throughout the Red River corridor attract thousands of canoeists, kayakers, hikers, rock climbers and backcountry enthusiasts each year.
Invasive Species
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