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The area has many miles of hiking trails, many boat ramps, an off-road vehicle area, many campgrounds, and group lodges and a few cabins; most attractions require a user fee.
The {{convert|700|acre|adj=on}} "Elk & Bison Prairie" enclosure was developed beginning in the 1970s with [[prescribed burn]]s to encourage the expansion of the remnant patches of [[native prairie]] which had been crowded out by oak and hickory forests over the previous 150 years due to a lack of fire or grazing animals. The area was regularly burned and reseeded with grasses, and then elk (from [[Elk Island National Park of Canada]]) and bison were added to the landscape.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.landbetweenthelakes.us/seendo/attractions/elk-bison-prairie/|title=Elk & Bison Prairie|work=Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grandrivers.org/wordpress/tag/elk-and-bison-prairie/|title=Elk and Bison Prairie - Grand Rivers Blog|publisher=|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524095550/http://www.grandrivers.org/wordpress/tag/elk-and-bison-prairie/|archivedate=2015-05-24|df=}}</ref> In 1996 the "Elk & Bison Prairie" was officially inaugurated and is now open to driving tours where visitors see a typical 18th century landscape.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.landbetweenthelakes.us/elk-bison-prairie-story/|title=The Elk & Bison Prairie Story|work=Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area}}</ref>
In the 1990s, the directors of the TVA decided to get out of most activities requiring direct taxpayer funding.{{Citation needed|date=April 2015}} In 1998, the TVA transferred operation of the area to the [[U.S. Forest Service]] of the [[United States Department of Agriculture]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2015}}
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