Kentucky Official Visitor's Guide - 2017 Kentucky Official Visitor's Guide
Outdoor Hot Spots
2016-12-14 03:24:56
As big as all outdoors? Sounds like Kentucky, where super-sized adventures above ground — and below — captivate adrenaline junkies, communewith- nature types and wildlife lovers alike.
Land Between the Lakes
Red River Gorge
1 KENTUCKY LAKE
Western Kentucky
160,000 acres of water. 2,380 miles of shoreline: Grab your fishing pole, swimsuit, camping gear and golf clubs — and go! Boating, biking, hiking, horseback riding and more; this is where family fun and memories are made.
Kentucky Lake.
2 LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES NATIONAL RECREATION AREA
Western Kentucky
Love a big playground? This one has 170,000 acres of elbow room. Go on safari through the Elk and Bison Prairie on Golden Pond to watch these free-roaming animals; visit the Woodlands Nature Station for more wildlife viewing; explore Civil War sites; and catch a show at the Golden Pond Planetarium and Observatory.
3 MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK
Mammoth Cave
The name suits the world’s longest known cave system, stretching across more than 400 miles of underground passages. Take a tour or two — some by lantern — but leave time for hiking, bicycling, horseback riding, canoeing, camping and enjoying a picnic in a grand and peaceful setting.
4 KENTUCKY STATE PARKS
Statewide
With 49 unique parks, resort parks and historic sites, there is a pocket of paradise somewhere in the state for everyone and every interest. Go fishing, golfing, biking, boating, hiking, birding and horseback riding. Enjoy forested and scenic settings, lake and rivers, cabins and camping, and inviting lodges and restaurants dishing up hometown favorites.
5 RED RIVER GORGE GEOLOGICAL AREA
Daniel Boone National Forest
It’s a place of raw and quiet beauty, rugged and challenging adventure, whose sandstone cliffs draw rock climbers from around the world. Red River Gorge — with a 12,646-acre area of unsurpassed beauty known as the Clifty Wilderness and the largest concentration of rock shelters in eastern North America — offers paddling, horseback riding, fishing and more.
606-663-8100 – Gladie Visitor Center
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KENTUCKY STATE PARKS
RESORT PARKS
BARREN RIVER LAKE
1149 State Park Road
Lucas, KY 42156
BLUE LICKS BATTLEFIELD
Highway 68
Mt. Olivet, KY 41064
BUCKHORN LAKE
4441 KY Highway 1833
Buckhorn, KY 41721
CARTER CAVES
344 Caveland Drive
Olive Hill, KY 41164
CUMBERLAND FALLS
7351 Highway 90
Corbin, KY 40701
DALE HOLLOW LAKE
5970 State Park Road
Burkesville, KY 42717
GENERAL BUTLER
1608 Highway 227
Carrollton, KY 41008
GREENBO LAKE
965 Lodge Road
Greenup, KY 41144
JENNY WILEY
419 Jenny Wiley Road
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
KENLAKE
542 Kenlake Road
Hardin, KY 42048
KENTUCKY DAM VILLAGE
113 Administration Drive
Gilbertsville, KY 42044
LAKE BARKLEY
3500 State Park Road
Cadiz, KY 42211
LAKE CUMBERLAND
5465 State Park Road
Jamestown, KY 42629
NATURAL BRIDGE
2135 Natural Bridge Road
Slade, KY 40376
PENNYRILE FOREST
20781 Pennyrile Lodge Road
Dawson Springs, KY 42408
PINE MOUNTAIN
1050 State Park Road
Pineville, KY 40977
ROUGH RIVER DAM
450 Lodge Road
Falls of Rough, KY 40119
RECREATION PARKS CARR CREEK
Highway 15
Sassafras, KY 41759
COLUMBUS-BELMONT
350 Park Road
Columbus, KY 42032
E. P. “TOM” SAWYER
3000 Freys Hill Road
Louisville, KY 40241
FORT BOONESBOROUGH
4375 Boonesborough Road
Richmond, KY 40475
GENERAL BURNSIDE ISLAND
8801 South Highway 27
Burnside, KY 42519
GRAYSON LAKE
314 Grayson Lake Park Road
Olive Hill, KY 41164
GREEN RIVER LAKE
179 Park Office Road
Campbellsville, KY 42718
JOHN JAMES AUDUBON
3100 U.S. Highway 41 North
Henderson, KY 42419
KINCAID LAKE
565 Kincaid Park Road
Falmouth, KY 41040
KINGDOM COME
502 Park Road
Cumberland, KY 40823
LAKE MALONE
331 State Route 8001
Dunmore, KY 42339
LEVI JACKSON
998 Levi Jackson Mill Road
London, KY 40744
LINCOLN HOMESTEAD
5079 Lincoln Park Road
Springfield, KY 40069
MINERAL MOUND
48 Finch Lane
Eddyville, KY 42038
MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME
501 East Stephen Foster Avenue
Bardstown, KY 40004
NOLIN LAKE
2998 Brier Creek Road
Bee Spring, KY 42207
OLD FORT HARROD
100 South College Street
Harrodsburg, KY 40330
PAINTSVILLE LAKE
1551 KY 2275
Staffordsville, KY 41256
TAYLORSVILLE LAKE
1320 Park Road
Taylorsville, KY 40071
YATESVILLE LAKE£
2667 Pleasant Ridge Road
Louisa, KY 41230
HISTORIC SITES
BIG BONE LICK STATE HISTORIC SITE
3380 Beaver Road
Union, KY 41091
BOONE STATION
240 Gentry Road
Lexington, KY 40502
BREAKS INTERSTATE PARK
Elkhorn City, KY
DR. THOMAS WALKER
4929 KY 459
Barbourville, KY 40906
ISAAC SHELBY CEMETERY
6725 KY 300
Stanford, KY 40484
JEFFERSON DAVIS MONUMENT
Highway 68 E
Fairview, KY 42221
OLD MULKEY MEETING HOUSE
38 Old Mulkey Park Road
Tompkinsville, KY 42167
PERRYVILLE BATTLEFIELD
1825 Battlefield Road
Perryville, KY 40468
WAVELAND
225 Waveland Museum Lane
Lexington, KY 40514
WHITE HALL
500 White Hall Shrine Road
Richmond, KY 40475
WICKLIFFE MOUNDS
94 Green Street
Wickliffe, KY 42087
WILLIAM WHITLEY HOUSE
625 William Whitley Road
Stanford, KY 40484
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