Kentucky's Hunting Access Sites

Shillalah Creek WMA.

Location & Size: Bell & Harlan counties, 2,575 acres 
Contact (606) 337-9317

Elevation minimum 1313 feet, maximum 3332 feet.
Area Habitat mostly forest: open land 3%, forest 98%, wetland 0%, open water 0%.

Directions & Description: Along Brush Mountain north of Cumberland Gap National Historic Park. From Pineville, take US 119 north approximately 10 miles to Hwy. 987, then S. to Cubage to Mill Branch-Hensley Flats Road (undeveloped road requires 4WD); from Hwy. 119, take Hwy. 1344 to end, turn left onto Hwy. 217, travel ¼ mile to Park Service road. Mature forest, extremely rugged, steep terrain, many high cliffs. Fishing opportunities for brook trout. Owned by Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources

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Cumberland Gap National Historic Park

2010-11 Kentucky Hunting and Trapping Guide (PDF), page 61


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