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FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 1, 2025) — Old River Road, which runs along the Salt River at Taylorsville Lake Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Anderson County, will be open to vehicular traffic throughout most of the spring turkey season, except for the first two days.
Unlike past years, the road will reopen after opening weekend of the general statewide spring turkey season (April 12-13) to provide greater access for both turkey hunters and anglers targeting the river’s popular white bass run.
The access gates at Palmer Road and Old River Road off KY 44, generally open from daylight until dark through summer, will close at sunset on Friday, April 11, and reopen at sunrise on Monday, April 14. Parking areas along Old River Road will remain accessible throughout the weekend.
From these parking areas, anglers can enjoy nearly 2 miles of walk-in access to the bank of the Salt River for the spring white bass run in the lake’s headwaters.
High water or road maintenance may require additional temporary closures of Old River Road as needed throughout the year and will be posted by signage. Parking is allowed only in designated parking lots and pull offs. Driving through fields or illegal parking may result in violations being issued.
Maps of Taylorsville Lake WMA and other wildlife management areas are available online at the Wildlife Management Area & Public Lands Search webpage on the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources website (fw.ky.gov).
Licenses and permits are sold online through Kentucky Fish and Wildlife’s website and at vendor locations across the state. A list of license agents by county is available on the department’s website.
Did You Know? The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources owns, leases or manages nearly 1.7 million acres across more than 130 public land areas to conserve fish and wildlife resources and provide public access. Most of the WMA and public hunting area acreage in Kentucky is made possible through partnerships with other governmental or private landowners. Managed by biologists, they are categorized into high, moderate and low management levels depending on their infrastructure and ongoing management activities, including wildlife monitoring and research, removal of nonnative invasive species, and prescribed burns.
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