ake Cumberland , “Houseboat Capital of the World,” combines with Dale Hollow Lake State Resort Park, Lake Cumberland State Resort Park and Green River Lake State Park to create vacation heaven. Boating, beaching, caving, fishing, golfing, horseback riding – each is a snapshot on a postcard inspiring a camping, cabin or houseboating getaway. Need a bigger playground? Like the entire Cumberland Plateau? Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area in in Whitley City and Stearns beckons with hiking, horseback riding, rock climbing, whitewater paddling and all the free scenic splendor your eyes can drink in – from Yahoo Falls cascading 113 feet into a pool below to the Twin Arches and other geo-logic wonders. Experience life at the 1902 Barthell Coal Mining Camp in a “company house” reconstructed from Stearns Coal & Lumber Company’s original floor plans on actual sites. Explore Blue Heron Mining Community , an abandoned coal-mining town of ghost structures. The first decisive victory for the Union Army in the Western Theater of the Civil War is recounted at Nancy’s Mills Springs Battlefield National Monument . Pilgrimage from site to site to see the remains of the Confederate Field Hospital and Last Stand Hill. Restored in 1994 after years of sitting vacant, the historic Star Theater in Russell Springs has sprung back to life with a lineup of touring Broadway shows and other performances throughout the year. Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area , Whitley City/Stearns Star Theater , Russell Springs 104 #TravelKY
The Official Kentucky Visitor's Guide The Official Kentucky Visitor's Guide 2023: Page 104
