OPEN 7 days a week
Sunrise to Sunset.
Last show starts at 4:00 pm.
Address: 238 Visitor Center Drive, Golden Pond, KY 42211
Phone:Â (270) 924-2233
With the current winter weather event the following facilities are closed. Staff will be evaluating conditions on a daily basis.
Please use extreme caution using The Woodlands Trace. It is not plowed or treated during snow and ice events.Â
The following facilities are CLOSED-
-Golden Pond Visitor Center and Golden Pond Planetarium and Observatory
-Turkey Bay OHV Area
-The Elk & Bison Prairie
-Wranglers Campground
The Elk & Bison Prairie offers a native grassland habitat that was once common in Kentucky more than a century ago. Elk and bison roam free within this 700-acre enclosure.
Visitors explore the wonders of the tallgrass prairie habitat while traveling in their enclosed vehicle via a 3.5-mile paved loop road. Numerous other wildlife species and a stunning array of native plants also thrive in the prairie.
Wild turkeys, a variety of birds, small game, butterflies, and prairie mammals find sanctuary in the Elk & Bison Prairie. What will you discover?
The best times to visit the prairie are in the cooler parts of the day especially during the summer months.
Due to safety concerns for both our visitors and our large animals in the Elk & Bison Prairie, vehicles must be enclosed; pedestrians, motorcycles, bicycles, etc. are not allowed for safety reasons.
