Kentucky State Parks

Resort Parks

Barren River Lake State Resort Park
10,000-acre lake. Paved walking & biking trail. Near Mammoth Caves National Park.
Benham Lynch
Benham School House Bed and Breakfast and Coal Mining Museum.
Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park
Pioneer Museum & Licking River canoe trips.
Buckhorn Lake State Resort Park
Nestled in the Daniel Boone Forest.
Carter Caves State Resort Park
Cave Tours, canoe trips & multi-use trails.
Cumberland Falls State Resort Park
Cumberland Falls, moonbow, Visitor's Center & whitewater rafting.
Dale Hollow Lake State Resort Park
New 18-hole golf course, 27,700-acre lake, horse camp sites, horse & mountain bike trails. Scuba diving.
General Butler State Resort Park
Butler-Turpin House, rental pedal boats, canoes, rowboats & surf bikes.
Greenbo Lake State Resort Park
Newly constructed amphitheater opening in 2006. Pool water-slide, 18-hole golf course near park.
Jenny Wiley State Resort Park
1,000-acre lake, elk sighting tours (seasonal), summer theater & mountain bike trail.
Kenlake State Resort Park
160,000-acre lake. Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area.
Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park
160,000-acre lake. Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area.
Lake Barkley State Resort Park
57,920-acre lake, fitness center, heated indoor pool, trapshooting range, mountain bike trail. Part of Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area.
Lake Cumberland State Resort Park
50,250-acre lake. Indoor pool, exercise room and hot tub.
Natural Bridge State Resort Park
Natural Bridge, sky lift, pedal boats & hydro bikes. Part of Red River Gorge National Geological Area.
Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park
Expanded 18-hole golf course. Canoe and pedal boat rentals.
Pine Mountain State Resort Park
Wasioto Winds Golf Course.
Rough River State Resort Park
5,100-acre lake, Pine Knob Theatre & 18-hole golf course near park. Airport and air camping.
Breaks Interstate Park
Hiking & biking trails, pedal boats & whitewater rafting.

State Recreational Parks

John James Audubon
Bird & wildlife viewing. Museum and Nature Center. Two lakes: 28 and 12 acres.
Ben Hawes
Archery & softball.
Big Bone Lick
Museum, Buffalo Discovery Trail, buffalo herd and diorama
Carr Creek
750-acre lake, Marina near park.
Columbus-Belmont
Civil War Museum. Campground overlooking the Mississippi River.
E. P. 'Tom' Sawyer
BMX, athletic fields and recreation center
Fishtrap Lake
Pikeville, KY
Fort Boonesborough
Historic fort & trails, Kentucky River Museum & pool water-slide.
General Burnside Island
Kentucky's Island park, 50,250-acre lake, marina near park.
Grayson Lake
New 18-hole golf course, summer drama & 1,500-acre lake.
Green River Lake
Lakeside campground, boat tie-ups & multi-use trails, canoe outfitter near park.
Kincaid Lake
Multi-purpose building, picnic shelters & sand volleyball. New 9-hole golf course. Pedal boat rental.
Kingdom Come
Primitive unmarked sites only. Elevation of 2,700 feet, extraordinary rock formations and scenic overlook.
Levi Jackson
Group camp, grist mill, Mountain Life Museum & pool water-slide.
Lincoln Homestead
Lincoln Cabins. Two lakes: 32 and 9 acres.
Lake Malone
826-acre lake with scenic lake bluffs.
Mineral Mound
On Lake Barkley.
My Old Kentucky Home
Federal Hill Mansion & summer musical.
Nolin Lake
Picnic shelter near lake. Near Mammoth Cave. Marina near park.
Old Fort Harrod
Lincoln Memorabilia, Fort and Mansion Museum Tours, Great Gift Shop, Picnic Shelter.
Paintsville Lake
Sewer hook-ups & lakeside picnic shelters. Mountain Homeplace.
Pine Mountain Trail Development
120 mile long trail linking Breaks Interstate Park with Cumberland Gap National Park.
Taylorsville Lake
3,050-acre lake, horse campsites, multi-use trails.
Yatesville Lake
New 18-hole golf course, double-wide campsites & primitive boat-in-sites.


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