CAMPING

Camping is permitted at two designated campsites: Davis Pond and Hunter's Check Station.  Campsites are primitive with pit toilets and campfire rings only.  Camping is first come, first serve.

Those camping at Davis Pond must be in the campsite by dark.  Backpackers may use the campsites along the trails.

ROAD CLOSURES

All roads are currently open except Sulfur Branch Road which is closed due to a logging operation.

SHOOTING RANGE

The shooting range is open Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday from sunrise to sunset, and Sundays from 1:00 pm ET until sunset.  It is closed Tuesday and Wednesday, and during managed hunts.

PRENTICE COOPER HUNT DATES - FALL 2008

Prentice Cooper State Forest and Wildlife Management Area will be holding managed deer hunts on the dates listed below.  The area west of Highway 27 (Suck Creek Road) will be closed to visitors except hunters on these dates.  The area east of Highway 27 including Edwards Point will remain open to the public on these dates.

September 20-28
October 16-18
October 25-26
November 7-9
November 29 - December 4

OHV GUIDELINES

Stay on designated roads.  All motorized vehicles including OHVs, ATVs, motorcycles, etc. must stay on designated roads only. Only roads marked with the jeep symbol are open to motorized vehicles.  Some roads are open to designated use only and are posted as such.  Stay out of the woods, fields, creeks, power lines, gas lines and right of ways.

Respect road closures.  Some roads must be temporarily closed for various reasons.

• During the winter months the side roads are closed during periods of wet weather.  Winter months bring a lot of rain and snow along with freezing and thawing.  These conditions make the dirt roads soft and muddy and most susceptible to damage, rutting and erosion problems.

• Some areas are closed from late April through early July to encourage turkey nesting.  Turkeys do not like to be disturbed during the nesting period, therefore some areas are closed to motorized vehicles during this time. Areas closed include:  Tower Drive south of Pot Point Road, Elder Point, Long Point and Inman Point.

• Some roads are closed for road maintenance and construction or when a logging operation is going on in the area.

Watch your speed.  The speed limit is 25 mph on all roads on the forest.

Help protect the resource.  Slinging gravel and making doughnuts in the roads adds to the time and costs needed for road maintenance.  The forest has a very limited budget for gravel and maintenance.

Share the road.   The roads are open to all forest visitors including bicyclists and horse back riders.  Be courteous when meeting these visitors on the road.  You may want to stop or turn off your engine as to not to startle the horses.

Hours of Operation.  The area is open during daylight hours, sunrise to sunset.