About Bad Branch Wild River
Bad Branch has been designated as a Wild River from the KY 932 bridge upstream to the headwaters at Pine Mountain in Letcher County. See our Wild Rivers program page [Internal link] for information on what it means to be a Kentucky Wild River. This area is rimmed by 100-foot cliffs and contains the magnificent Bad Branch Falls. The Bad Branch Wild River Corridor harbors a unique assemblege of Kentucky's rare plants and animals.
The Bad Branch Wild River includes all of the Bad Branch State Nature Preserve and some adjacent property; visit the Bad Branch State Nature Preserve page to learn more [Internal link].
Directions to Bad Branch Wild River
There are no official access points for paddling at Bad Branch Wild River.
See Bad Branch Falls on the OKNP Youtube page