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Daniel Boone National Forest
Beaver Creek Wilderness
The 4,791-acre Beaver Creek Wilderness is situated below the clifflines of the Beaver Creek drainage
within the Daniel Boone National Forest in the Somerset Ranger District. Vertical sandstone cliff, rockhouses (cliff overhangs used as
shelter by primitive peoples), rippling streams, waterfalls, mature eastern hardwood trees, a variety of
game and nongame animals, and many varieties of flowering trees, shrubs and plants contribute to make
this Wilderness a true nature lover's paradise.
Beaver Creek Wilderness offers opportunities for primitive camping, trail and compass hiking, horseback
riding and backpacking. This is an undeveloped, rugged area. Significant wood skills are needed to
access and use the area.
Special hunting regulations apply since the wilderness is a part of the Beaver Creek Wildlife Management Area. This is a rugged, undeveloped wilderness where good backwoods skills are essential.
To get to the Wilderness, take U.S. 27 south from Alpine for 4 miles, 18 miles from Somerset. Use Forest
Service Road 50 for access to the west side of the Wilderness; use KY 90 and Forest Service Road 820 for
access to the east side.
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