The fields were leased as farmland to provide a small but steady income to supplement the local donations that fund this unique small-town nature preserve. The Central Kentucky Wildlife Refuge is 13 miles from Danville on Carpenter Creek Road. There is no charge to visitors, though donations are welcome. School groups and other groups are always welcome. Guided trail walks area vailable.
Parking is near the lodge.
Though hiking, photography, painting and nature study are encouraged, visitors are requested to stay on the trails. Special permission is required to collect rock, plant or animal specimens. Penn's Store P enn's Store has serviced the Forkland community for over 150 years. It is the oldest in the country that has been in continuous operation by the same family. In 1850, Gabriel Jackson Penn, became the first Penn to operate the store.