The forest features seventeen different areas within Brown County, comprising over 25,000 acres (10,000 ha) in total.

[1] The name of the forest is derived from the yellowwood (Cladrastis kentukea), a tree seldom found this far north in the United States; it flowers here only every three to five years.

The yellowwood groves make up only 200 acres (80 ha) of the park, although one tree has been planted by the forest office.

Hunting typically involves deer, fox, grouse, raccoon, squirrel, turkey, and woodcock.

Speculation as to how the boulders got there ranges from college pranks, tornadoes, ancient hunters to UFOs.