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. Penn's, which actually opened in 1845, is located 20 miles from Danville and next to a popular swimming hole where the Little South Creek meets North Rolling Fork. Penn, who ran the store after his mother died in 1972 until he died in 1993 at age 84.