NOTE: While the Clay Wildlife Management Area DOES NOT permit camping, this property is not a part of the Clay Wildlife Management Area and thus could be utilized for camping.

CLAY WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA (information from the Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources, specifically the Clay Wildlife Management Area): Size: 8,979 Acres; Location: Nicholas, Fleming & Bath Counties. Elevation: Min. 597 feet, Max. 959 feet. Habitat consists of 10.77% open land, 88.19% forest, .30% wetland, open water: .75%.

Frequently asked question: Can the public hunt on the Clay Wildlife Management Area? The short answer is "YES!". The website specifically lists Whitetail Deer, Grouse and Quail, Pheasant, Rabbit, Upland Birds. Portions of the Clay Wildlife Management Area in Zone 3 (parts of Fleming and Bath Counties, Zone 3, permit Bear Hunting.

LICKING RIVER (information about the Licking River is from Wikipedia): The Licking River is a partly navigable 303 mile long (488 km) tributary of the Ohio River in Northeastern Kentucky. The river and it's tributaries drain much of the region of northeastern Kentucky between the watersheds of the Kentucky River to the west and the Big Sandy River to the east. The North Fork Licking River, in Pendleton County, Kentucky, is one of it's tributaries. The South Fork Licking River, in counties including Harrison County, Kentucky, is another.

The Licking River is considered by ecologists to provides a unique ecosystem in the region. The lower river is considered to be a habitat for the relatively rare native Muskellunge. The River basin supports several other fish species including: redside dace, mimic shiner, streamline chub, slender madtom, blue sucker, paddlefish and eastern sand darter. There are more than 50 species of freshwater mussels, 11 of which are endangered. The watershed provides wetland stopover habitats for about 250 species of migratory birds, an unusually high number. Several state and federal agencies, as well as private organizations such as The Nature Conservancy work to protect the diversity of this important habitat.