Pennyrile State Forest
State forest · Kentucky
Pennyrile State Forest is listed in PAD-US 4.1 as roughly 14,353 acres in Christian County, Caldwell County, Kentucky (State forest), managed by a Kentucky state agency (PAD-US category: state department of natural resources). It may allow hunting, but PAD-US does not say so — confirm with the managing agency.
| Approx. size | 14,353 acres |
|---|---|
| Manager | Kentucky state agency (PAD-US category: state department of natural resources) Listed in PAD-US as: Kentucky Division of Forestry |
| Manager type | State |
| Designation | State Resource Management Area Local designation: State Forest |
| Public access (PAD-US) | Open access PAD-US definition: “requires no special requirements for public access to the property (may include regular hours of availability).” |
| County | Christian County, Caldwell County |
| Reference point | 37.08866, -87.66946 A point inside the area — not an entrance or parking lot. Google Maps · OpenStreetMap |
| Source records | 1 PAD-US record combined |
Before you hunt here
- Regulations, seasons and licenses: check with Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. This site does not list regulations.
- Managing agency: Kentucky Division of Forestry. We don’t have a verified direct link for this manager; the state wildlife agency above can point you to the right office.
- Boundaries: PAD-US boundaries are approximate and simplified here. Use the agency’s official maps and respect adjacent private land.
Nearby public land (within 30 miles)
- Lake Beshear State wildlife / game area · 872 acres · 2.8 mi
- Tradewater Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 733 acres · 4.2 mi
- Jones-Keeney Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 2,053 acres · 5.6 mi
- Clear Creek Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 857 acres · 16.5 mi
- Barkley Recreation Area Army Corps of Engineers project land · 53,082 acres · 22.9 mi
- Harris-Dickerson Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 1,838 acres · 24.5 mi
- Land Between the Lakes Other National Forest land · 107,071 acres · 27.3 mi
- Lee K. Nelson Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 57 acres · 28.4 mi
Distances are straight-line between reference points, not driving distance.
Source: PAD-US 4.1 (USGS), record for “Pennyrile State Forest” in Kentucky combined into one listing. How listings are built. Spotted an error? PAD-US is maintained by USGS with data from the managing agencies.