Her illness had even kept her from visiting the Dudleytown area for the last year of her life, though her daughter reports that she loved the quiet and beauty of the forest. After her death, Dr. Clarke bought the entire Dudleytown area and founded the Dark Entry Forest, Inc., which is meant to keep the area natural in perpetuity. Today, Dudleytown is closed to the public. The Dark Entry Forest, Inc. was set up to protect the land and they sadly found it necessary to block access after a forest fire destroyed several acres of the land. Although the fire seems to have been caused by a lightening strike, the presence of so many unauthorized, inexperienced campers made it inevitable.
Trespassers face arrest, charges and heavy fines, yet, still they come.
Many are teenagers, looking for a thrill. Since so many are expecting to feel something, they often do and bad vibes seem to abound. Many others say they experience nothing out of the ordinary, besides a strenuous hike in difficult terrain and the discomfort of swarms of mosquitoes. Thrill seekers flock there. Inc. PageWise makes no representations about the content published on this site.