Waterfowl and forest species.

This hotspot offers a picnic area, boat ramp and trails in the Daniel Boone National Forest along Laurel River Lake.

Laurel River Lake is located on London Ranger District and features 5,600 acres of clear, deep water and nearly 200 miles of tree-lined shore. The quiet coves and cliff-lined shores offer relaxation and quiet reflection, as well as boating, fishing, skiing and scuba diving in one of the deepest and cleanest lakes in Kentucky. Fishing for black bass, walleye, crappie, blue gill and catfish is excellent.

The U.S. Forest Service administers the lake and surrounding shoreline. The United States Army Corps of Engineers oversees the operation of the lake's dam and nearby recreation facilities, including a picnic area and a swimming beach at the spillway.

Flatwoods Trail #470 follows the shoreline of Laurel River Lake between the Flatwoods Boat Ramp and the Flatwoods Picnic Area. Several trails lead back up the hill to the picnic area. The path meanders through hickory and oak forests.