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Lake: 160,300 acres (649 km 2 ) Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park. Marshall County [ 3] 1,351 acres (5.5 km 2 ) Lake Barkley State Resort Park. Trigg County [ 3] Park: 3,600 acres (15 km 2) Lake: 57,920 acres (234 km 2 ) Lake Cumberland State Resort Park.
Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park. / 37.00639°N 88.29472°W / 37.00639; -88.29472. Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park is a Kentucky state park located on the northern shore of Kentucky Lake in Marshall County. The park encompasses 1,351 acres (547 ha) and is one of the state's more popular resort parks.
In 1926, L&N's President Wible L. Mapother turned over its approximately 137 acres to the Kentucky State Park Commission, [1] making the Park one of Kentucky's original four state parks when that system was established the same year. There are over 20 miles (32 km) of trails over uneven terrain from moderate to strenuous difficulty, including ...
March 13, 1948 [1] Operated by. Kentucky Department of Parks. Website. Official website. Kenlake State Resort Park is a park located on the western shore of Kentucky Lake. The park's main entrance and most of its facilities are located in Marshall County; the park also extends into Calloway County. The mailing address of the park is Hardin ...
Cumberland Falls State Resort Park is a park located just southwest of Corbin, Kentucky, and is contained entirely within the Daniel Boone National Forest. [ 3] The park encompasses 1,657 acres (671 ha) and is named for its major feature, 68-foot-tall (21 m) Cumberland Falls. The falls are one of the few places in the western hemisphere where a ...
History of Kentucky State Parks In February 1924, Senate Bill No. 306 – to create a state park commission – was introduced in the Kentucky General Assembly. An editorial at the time in the ...
Our columnist says he owes Kentucky’s 100-year-old state parks system his life. Here’s the story. I owe Kentucky’s state parks system my life and I’m only slightly exaggerating | Opinion
Lincoln Homestead State Park. Lincoln Homestead State Park is a state park located just north of Springfield, Kentucky in Washington County. The park encompasses 120 acres (49 ha), and features both historic buildings and reconstructions associated with Thomas Lincoln, father of President Abraham Lincoln. [3]