On January 25, 1927 Blue Licks State Park became Kentucky’s fifth state park. Judge Samuel Wilson of Fayette County, chairman of the Blue Lic...
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2375 Kentucky State Highway 801 South,
Morehead, KY
Eagle Lake Trail starts on the Sheltowee Trace National Recreation Trail Section 5 and proceeds to Eagle Lake. A short portion of the trail i...
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2375 Kentucky State Highway 801 South,
Morehead, KY
The Martin Branch Trail begins at Rodburn Picnic Area (Kentucky Division of Forestry). Look for a small bridge crossing Martin Branch Creek. This w...
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2371 Kentucky State Highway 801 South,
Morehead, KY
The Cumberland Ranger District of the Daniel Boone National Forest is split into two main recreational areas. The Red River Gorge area and Cave Run...
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Buck Creek Trail begins across from the entrance to Clear Creek Campground and follows Buck Creek along an old gravel road and dirt trail. This tra...
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Double Arch Trail descends below a high sandstone cliff and through a forest of giant hemlocks and bigleaf magnolias. At the end of the ridge, a br...
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FortFort Boonesborough has been reconstructed as a working fort complete with cabins, blockhouses and furnishings. Resident artisans perform craft ...
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Gray’s Arch is one of the most popular destinations in Red River Gorge. On this route and the alternative longer route, visitors arrive at one of R...
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3.75 miles, trail begins under Natural Bridge, follows base of cliffs to Hood's Branch, 2 small footbridges, 2 options near end of trail to loop or...
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The awe-inspiring beauty of Natural Bridge State Resort Park is an inspiration to those who wish to see one of the great natural wonders of Kentuck...
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2 miles, trailhead located at Whittleton campground, easiest walking trail in Red River Gorge, follows Whittleton creek, ends at KY 15, connector f...
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Daniel Boone (1734-1820), known for his role in the exploring and settling of the Kentucky frontier decided that the settlement of Boonesborough ha...
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The Swift Camp Creek Trail winds through the Clifty Wilderness underneath large hemlocks with dense rhododendron thickets. The trail crosses severa...
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Slade, take KY 15 E for 7 miles to KY 715. left on 715; go 0.3-mile & right onto Rock Bridge Rd,
Richmond, KY
Rock Bridge Trail #207 is paved loop trail that descends into a deep ravine with towering hemlock trees and dense rhododendron understory. It is lo...
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In the Daniel Boone National Forest, the Sheltowee Trace is considered the “backbone” of an expansive interconnecting trail system. Many other trai...
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Established July 9, 1958
On August 22, 1955, the Kentucky Property and Buildings Commission passed a resolution approving the development of a sta...
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The Berea College Forest is one of the oldest managed private forests in the United States. The forest has been producing wood products and drinkin...
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Located in Ohio's Bluegrass region, one of the state's most scenic and biologically interesting areas, Adams Lake State Park has much to offer the ...
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The Conservancy’s Kentucky River Palisades project encompasses about 100 river miles, stretching from Clays Ferry in Madison County to Frankf...
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