It also has endangered plant species such as the white-haired goldenrod, which is only found in this area of Eastern Kentucky. If you’re a biology junkie, the Gorge is a great place for you too! It’s home to diverse wildlife including owls, black bears, fox, and venomous snakes like the copperhead and timber rattler. Designated as a National Natural Landmark and a National Archaeological District, you can expect sandstone cliffs, over 40 natural sandstone bridges, spectacular rock features, multiple caves and rock shelters, and GORGEous waterfalls. The mom's couldn't come so we filmed this adventure.Located in Eastern Kentucky, the famous Red River Gorge Geological Area spans 29,000 acres in the Daniel Boone National Forest. There is nothing more fun than exploring your own property with the kids. Our friends at the Daniel Boone National Forest has expressed interest in acquiring it to add to their recreational area, otherwise though, we would consider offers. So this property now lies between a popular destination within the Red River Gorge recreational area of the Daniel Boone National Forest and a growing resort - and we have no idea what to do with it or what it is worth. One acre lots start at $20,000 up to over $80,000 for lots with the best views. Currently, this consists of over a dozen high-end vacation rentals from two to ten bedrooms with many more currently being constructed. In 2018, the land on top of the cliffs surrounding this property began to be developed into "Indian Creek Resort". Around 2015 the National Forestry Service improved the Indian Creek watershed below this property with additional visitor amenities. *Since we acquired this land in 2012, the Red River gorge area and the area surrounding this land has undergone several changes. Cave system, lookout bald access, large waterfalls and rock houses, trout stream, rock formations, fields, an old moonshine still in a rock house with a spring-all within the National Forest/Red River Gorge area-and lots more that we have yet to see. So there is a lot going on here at Moonshine Cave. For this reason and the bat issue, we are being very careful about sharing this property location and access. Anyone entering the property with a vehicle and without a key to the gate will be ticketed by the National Park Service. The property is accessed via a gravel National Forest road and gated. In addition, we have observed this cave full of bats and due to concerns about the spread of the white-nose bat syndrome, we are limiting our as well as guest activity in this cave. This cave has not been mapped so it is important not to get turned around as one could potentially get lost in it and a flashlight failure would be bad. The cave includes many passages on different levels, some that we have yet to explore. An old spring that was developed earlier to provide a continuous flow of water to an old cabin siteīut most intriguing is a navigable cave system.There is also supposed to be a Native American petroglyph at this point, but I have not found it. An old trail that leads up a crevasse to a point overlooking the National Forest.A couple of rockhouse/caves large enough to build a house within.One property boundary is a creek stocked with trout.A creek that runs the length of the property with intermittent waterfalls.Even though it was during the depression, the owners had a profitable rural "business." The remnants of this business can still be found in one of the rockhouses. Unlike its neighbors, this property was not acquired for the National Forest from the original owners during the Great Depression in the 1930's because the owners were the original settlers on the property and they refused to sell. This 140 acre property is within the Red River Gorge National Forest.
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