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The Otter Creek Outdoor Recreation Area is now under new management.
The Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission voted Wednesday to transfer the deed to the property to the Meade County Fiscal Court.
“We partnered with Meade County Fiscal Court a year or so ago to take over the campground,” said KFW Director of Wildlife Ben Robinson. They’ve done a phenomenal job with that and the operations of that campground, and now they’ve asked if they can take over the entire property.”
The deed transfer includes a restrictive covenant for KFW to retain approximately 40 acres of the property for hunting and fishing opportunities along with the gun and archery shooting ranges. Robinson said the arrangement preserves KFW interests while allowing Meade County more opportunities for the property.
“It’s a unique property, unlike any of our other properties,” Robinson said. “It doesn’t really fit into our model of a wildlife management area, but it does provide some good outdoor recreation and some good hunting and fishing opportunities. However, there’s a lot of other opportunities there as well through multi-use trails, horse trails, mountain bike trails, campgrounds, YMCA camps, disc golf, you name it.”
KFW took over the property, which was previously maintained by Louisville and Jefferson County, in 2011.
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