Editing Daniel Boone National Forest (section)

==Recreation==
[[File:Summary of major developed recreation facilities by development level and capacity, National Forest Service, Daniel Boone National Forest.png|thumb|upright=1.5|Summary of major developed recreation facilities by development level and capacity, from the [[United States Forest Service|US Forest Service]]<ref name="plan"/>{{rp|3–242}}]]
The Daniel Boone National Forest provides a range of recreational activities, including approximately 100 developed recreation areas and {{convert|600|mile}} of trails, that see more than a million visitors per year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Daniel Boone National Forest, KY|url=https://www.recreation.gov/recreationalAreaDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&recAreaId=1042|website=recreation.gov|access-date=5 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Manning|first1=Dean|title=Daniel Boone National Forest turns 80|url=https://www.thenewsjournal.net/daniel-boone-national-forest-turns-80/|access-date=5 December 2017|agency=[[News Journal (Kentucky)|News Journal]]|date=February 8, 2017}}</ref>{{efn|Erwin, writing in 2014 put the number of annual visitors at five million; however, because this report appears to conflict with that given by the Federal Government, it's not clear what the source of the five million figure might be.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Erwin|first1=Chris|title=Camping Kentucky: A Comprehensive Guide to Public Tent and RV Campgrounds|date=Nov 4, 2014|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=9780762787999|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Sq-DBQAAQBAJ|access-date=5 December 2017}}</ref>{{rp|57}}}} Across the forest, developed recreation sites have a combined capacity to accommodate 15,830 visitors at-a-time, in addition to the capacity of dispersed recreational activities such as [[hiking]], [[mountain biking]], [[rock climbing]], [[boating]] and [[horse riding]].<ref name="plan">{{cite book|title=Daniel Boone National Forest (N.F.), Proposed Revised Land and Resource Management Plan: Environmental Impact Statement|date=2003|publisher=[[United States Forest Service]]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=46Q2AQAAMAAJ|access-date=5 December 2017}}</ref>{{rp|3-241, 3-243}}

Within the forest's boundaries lie three state managed parks, [[Buckhorn Lake State Resort Park|Buckhorn Lake]], [[Cumberland Falls State Resort Park|Cumberland Falls]], and [[Natural Bridge State Resort Park|Natural Bridge]]. There is one designated [[National Recreation Area]], the [[Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area|Big South Fork]], located in the southwest corner of the forest,<ref name="impact"/>{{rp|III-2}} and one [[National Recreation Trail]], the [[Sheltowee Trace Trail|Sheltowee Trace]], which stretches almost {{convert|290|mi}} from northern Kentucky to [[Pickett CCC Memorial State Park]] near [[Jamestown, Tennessee]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sheltowee Trace National Recreation Trail|url=https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/dbnf/recreation/recarea/?recid=70839|website=[[United States Forest Service]]|access-date=5 December 2017}}</ref>{{efn|[[National Geographic]] reported the length of the trail at {{convert|269|mi}}<ref>{{cite book|title=National Geographic Guide to the National Parks of the United States|date=2009|publisher=[[National Geographic Society]]|isbn=9781426203930|url=https://archive.org/details/nationalgeograph00nati_1|url-access=registration|access-date=5 December 2017}}</ref>{{rp|95}}}} There are two designated [[National Wilderness Preservation System|wilderness areas]], [[Beaver Creek Wilderness|Beaver Creek]], consisting of {{convert|4877|acre}} set aside in 1975,<ref name="impact"/>{{rp|III-13}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Beaver Creek Wilderness|url=https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/dbnf/recarea/?recid=70793|website=[[United States Forest Service]]|access-date=5 December 2017}}</ref> and [[Clifty Wilderness]], consisting of {{convert|12646|acre}} near the [[Red River Gorge]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Clifty Wilderness|url=https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/dbnf/recreation/recarea/?recid=39460|website=[[United States Forest Service]]|access-date=5 December 2017}}</ref> The Red River Gorge itself is a designated [[National Natural Landmark]], along with the Rock Creek Natural Research Area.<ref name="impact"/>{{rp|III-14}}

[[Hunting]] is also popular as a recreational activity.<ref name="plan"/>{{rp|3–242}} The Pioneer Weapons Wildlife Management Area, representing {{convert|7610|acre}} near Cave Run Lake, was created as a partnership between [[Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources]] and the US Forest Service, and is an area where hunters are permitted to use only comparatively primitive weapons, such [[muzzleloader]]s, [[bow and arrow]], or [[crossbow]]s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Daniel Boone National Forest|url=https://www.nationalforests.org/our-forests/find-a-forest/daniel-boone-national-forest|website=nationalforests.org|access-date=5 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Pioneer Weapons Wildlife Management Area|url=https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/dbnf/recarea/?recid=39554|website=[[United States Forest Service]]|access-date=5 December 2017}}</ref>