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Parks in Kentucky

Explore 38 parks and public lands with richer details on amenities, trail access, and park types.

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park

Kentucky

For over a century people from around the world have come to rural Central Kentucky to honor the humble beginn…

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Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park

Kentucky

For over a century people from around the world have come to rural Central Kentucky to honor the humble beginn…

ParkNat'l Recreation Area
Andrew Johnson National Historic Site

Andrew Johnson National Historic Site

Kentucky

Andrew Johnson's complex presidency (1865-69) illustrates the Constitution at work following the Civil War. As…

ParkNat'l Recreation Area

Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge

Kentucky

Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge encompasses 50,000 acres in Jefferson, Jennings and Ripley counties. The ref…

ParkNat'l Recreation Area
Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area

Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area

Kentucky

Encompassing 125,000 acres of the Cumberland Plateau, Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area protec…

ParkNat'l Recreation Area
Buckhorn Lake

Buckhorn Lake

Kentucky

Buckhorn Lake, KY is situated in the Cumberland Plateau of eastern Kentucky. This is an area that possesses a…

ParkNat'l Recreation Area
Caesar Creek Lake

Caesar Creek Lake

Kentucky

Caesar Creek Lake, OH sits astride the crest of the Cincinnati Arch, a nationally recognized resource that is …

ParkNat'l Recreation Area
Camp Nelson National Monument

Camp Nelson National Monument

Kentucky

The US Army established Camp Nelson as a fortified supply depot in April 1863. Over the next 3 years, the site…

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Camp Nelson National Monument

Kentucky

The US Army established Camp Nelson as a fortified base and supply depot during the Civil War. It became a lar…

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Carr Creek Lake

Carr Creek Lake

Kentucky

Carr Creek Lake, KY is located in the mountainous region of southeastern Kentucky, about 16 mile from Hazard a…

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Cave Run Lake

Cave Run Lake

Kentucky

Cave Run Lake, KY is almost completely surrounded by the northernmost section of the Daniel Boone National For…

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Cumberland Gap National Historical Park

Kentucky

Cumberland Gap was the first great gateway to the west. Come follow the path of the bison, Native American, lo…

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Cumberland Gap National Historical Park

Cumberland Gap National Historical Park

Kentucky

Cumberland Gap was the first great gateway to the west. Come follow the path of bison, Native Americans, longh…

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Daniel Boone National Forest

Kentucky

Stretching across 21 counties of eastern Kentucky's rugged Appalachian terrain, Daniel Boone National Forest p…

1,106 sq mi
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Daniel Boone National Forest

Daniel Boone National Forest

Kentucky

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Dewey Lake

Dewey Lake

Kentucky

Wooded hills rise some 700 feet above the lake. A full range of facilities are available at Jenny Wiley State …

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Grayson Lake

Grayson Lake

Kentucky

Scenic sandstone rock cliffs rim the lake's 40 miles of shoreline. Hike the many trails and enjoy the wildlife…

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Kentucky

Ridge upon ridge of forest straddles the border between North Carolina and Tennessee in Great Smoky Mountains …

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Green River Lake

Green River Lake

Kentucky

Green River Lake is the largest project in the Louisville District -- counting both the land and water acreage…

ParkNat'l Recreation Area
Kentucky River

Kentucky River

Kentucky

Provides a navigational channel for commercial and recreational traffic. The river meanders through the Kentu…

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Lake Cumberland

Lake Cumberland

Kentucky

Located on the Cumberland River, Wolf Creek Dam holds back waters producing the 100 mile long reservoir known …

ParkNat'l Recreation Area
Laurel River Lake

Laurel River Lake

Kentucky

Laurel River Lake is situated within the boundaries of the Daniel Boone National Forest. The Sheltowee Trace …

ParkNat'l Recreation Area
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial

Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial

Kentucky

Abraham Lincoln grew from youth to manhood on this southern Indiana soil. Many character and moral traits of …

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Mammoth Cave National Park

Mammoth Cave National Park

Kentucky

Mammoth Cave National Park preserves the world's longest known cave system and part of the Green River valley.…

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