Bay Creek Wilderness

Bay Creek Wilderness is named for Bay Creek, which runs year-round, creating excellent conditions for woodland species including oak, pine, cedar, and ash, and flowering trees such as dogwood, redbud, wild cherry, and plum. On the north side it shares a border with Burden Falls Wilderness. Bluffs colored by bands of iron oxide and unusual limestone and sandstone formations attract human visitors. Wilderness Connect states that permits are not required for trail use or camping. Leave all archaeological sites as found, and don't touch "leaves of three" — poison ivy grows here as a vine, a freestanding low plant, and a freestanding high shrub.