The Kentucky Highlands
Offers some fantastic travel destinations. There is plenty to do for the
outdoorsman and the history buff alike. Below are some page we have
recently updated with the latest travel information.
Updated Travel
Information
Cumberland Gap
National Historical Park
Throughout the ages, poets, songwriters, novelists, journal writers, historians
and artists have captured the grandeur of the Cumberland Gap...
Green River State Park
Enjoy lakeside fun at the campground on the shores of the 8,200 acre lake at
Green River Lake State Park.
The Lost Squadron / P-38 Museum
A Lockheed P-38 Lightning named “Glacier Girl,” is located at the The Lost
Squadron / P-38 Museum in Middlesboro, KY. It is the subject of one of the
world’s most intriguing aircraft recovery stories...
Pine Mountain State Resort Park
Overlooking the Kentucky Ridge State Forest, this mountaintop resort became
Kentucky’s first state park in 1924... |
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Useful Travel Links
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Columbia-Adair County |
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Gives an extensive overview of the area, with business listings, information about tourism, and history. |
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Pine Mountain State Resort |
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Experience the beauty of each season at Pine Mountain on hiking trails named Hemlock Garden, Honeymoon Falls, Living Stairway and Rock Hotel. Relax in the lodge with private balconies overlooking the forest or in one of the cozy cottages. |
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Carter Caves State Resort |
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Beneath the forested hills of this resort, nature has hidden more than 20 twisting caverns. Visit Cascade Cave, where you'll discover a 30-foot underground waterfall. A must-see while you're at Carter Caves is X Cave, where, for millions of years, nature has formed luminous stone fans, pipes and spirals. |
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Carter County Market |
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Provides listings of local Web sites, community resources, and classified ads. |
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Grayson Lake State Park |
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Sheer sandstone canyons and gentle slopes comprise the 1,512 acres of Grayson Lake State Park. This site was a favorite camping area for Shawnee and Cherokee Indians, and you will discover why with a visit to the park’s spacious campground. |
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Wildlife Management Areas in Kentucky
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BEECH CREEK WMA (1,260 acres): Clay Co., 4.5 mi. NE of Manchester on Beech Creek and Littleton roads. Sloping hills, ridge top flats, narrow valleys primarily in hardwood forests with some overgrown fields in bottoms. No roads within area. Fishing in 34-acre Bert Combs Lake for trout, channel catfish, bass, crappie, bluegill. Owned by Ky. Dept. Fish and Wildlife Resources. |
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Dale Hollow Lake |
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Overlooking a 28,000-acre lake, the lodge at Dale Hollow Lake State Resort Park offers unsurpassed comforts amid a backdrop of unspoiled wilderness. |
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Jenny Wiley State Resort |
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This mountain resort is named for the legendary pioneer woman, Jenny Wiley. Taken captive by Indians in 1789, Wiley endured the slaying of her brother and children and escaped after 11 months of captivity. Imagine our heroine eluding her captors as you hike the trails that weave through the wilderness. |
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GarrardUSA.com |
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Provides a guide to Lancaster and Garrard County and features a community directory and forums. |
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Greenbo Lake State Resort |
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The fieldstone lodge at this resort is named in honor of Jesse Hilton Stuart, (1906-1984) Poet Laureate and native of Greenup County. Peruse Stuart’s works and personal momentos in the lodge’s reading room, or take in the mountain beauty on display along our 25 miles of nature trails and preserves. |
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Benham School House Inn |
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The Inn was built in 1926 by Wisconsin Steel Corporation (later known as International Harvester) as a high school and elementary school for coal camp children. |
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City of Lynch, Kentucky |
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Provides an overview, demographics, a list of services and departments, a directory of businesses, social organizations, and churches, photos, tourism, and contact details. |
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Kingdom Come State Park |
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With an elevation of 2,700 feet, Kingdom Come is Kentucky’s highest state park. Resting near the Kentucky-Virginia border on the crest of Pine Mountain, the park offers scenic vistas second to none. |
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Wallins Creek |
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Includes descriptions of the community, recent and historical photos, weekly schedule of local Fellowship Center activities, biographies, guestbook, and a comprehensive collection of related links. |
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Kentucky Down Under |
Zoos and Aquariums |
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Kentucky Down Under is an Australian themed animal park. Visitors are invited to participate in various activities including hands on contact with Australian animals. |
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Paintsville Lake State Park |
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Paintsville Lake gleams like a jewel in the crown of mountains of Eastern Kentucky. With steep cliffs and wooded coves along the shoreline, this lake provides 1,140 acres of boating, skiing and fishing pleasure. |
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Carr Creek State Park |
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Enjoy a wide range of activities at this park on Carr Fork Lake. Park your RV or pitch a tent and relax in one of the best campgrounds in Southeastern Kentucky. |
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Apple Tree Inn Bed and Breakfast |
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Offers rooms with amenities in a home built in 1907 and restored to reflect Victorian and Colonial styles. Includes descriptions, photos, rates, policies, reservation information, a guestbook and directions. |
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Dr. Thomas Walker State Historic Site |
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That same rugged beauty discovered years before the era of Daniel Boone still sits in wait for your discovery today. Come visit the Dr. Thomas Walker State Historic Site and follow in the footsteps of the famous--and not so famous--Kentucky pioneers. |
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Levi Jackson State Park |
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Hike in the footsteps of pioneers on two historic trails, the Wilderness Road and Boone’s Trace. These thoroughfares carried more than 200,000 settlers from the eastern colonies into the western frontier between 1774 and 1796. But danger lurked along the way; McNitt’s Defeat, Kentucky’s worst Indian massacre, occurred here in 1786. |
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Yatesville Lake State Park |
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Yatesville Lake State Park has a variety of campsites to suit anyone’s idea of "roughing it," including double-wide sites for two RVs and boat-in, primitive sites. The 2,300-acre lake offers good bluegill, bass and crappie fishing. |
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Paw Paw's Landing |
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Offers a private secluded vacation cabin, with amenities and bed and breakfast. Includes details, rates and availability, directions, and contact information. Located near Natural Bridge State Park and Red River Gorge. |
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Kingdom Come State Park |
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With an elevation of 2,700 feet, Kingdom Come is Kentucky’s highest state park. Resting near the Kentucky-Virginia border on the crest of Pine Mountain, the park offers scenic vistas second to none. |
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Lincoln County, Kentucky |
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Features a brief history of the county, an events calendar, a directory of county officials, and local attractions. |
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Middleton Place |
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Bed and breakfast combined with antique store, photos online. |
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William Whitley House State Historic Site |
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The William Whitley House is the first brick home and circular racetrack in Kentucky, completed in 1794 by William Whitley and his wife Esther. The estate, known as Sportsman’s Hill, is a monument to pioneer ingenuity and resourcefulness. |
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Bennett House |
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Offers accommodations with amenities in an 1880s home. Includes events, package plans and contact details. |
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Fort Boonesboro State Park |
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Fort Boonesborough has been reconstructed as a working fort complete with cabins, blockhouses and furnishings. Resident artisans perform craft demonstrations and give modern-day visitors a true sense of what life was like for pioneers in Kentucky. |
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White Hall State Historic Site |
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Near Fort Boonesborough is another historic treasure, the home of Cassius Marcellus Clay: emancipationist, newspaper publisher, Minister to Russia, and friend to Abraham Lincoln. |
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Mount Sterling, Kentucky |
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Tourism and city information, tourism, industry, industrial development, business, chamber of commerce, Court Day festival. |
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Buckhorn Lake State Resort Park |
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Tucked away in the mountains, Buckhorn Lake State Resort Park is truly a "Great Escape." Positioned just along the edge of the Daniel Boone National Forest, this resort appeals to nature-lovers or anyone who just wants to get away from it all. |
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Big Sandy Heritage Center |
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Features a collection of exhibits that portray the history and culture of Eastern Kentucky. Includes photo galleries, membership details and contact information. |
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Breaks Interstate Park |
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The Russell Fork River has carved a 250-million year-old masterpiece--a canyon 5 miles long and 1,600 feet deep! Often called the "Grand Canyon of the South," the spectacular beauty of Breaks Interstate Park is showcased along 12 miles of hiking trails and 4 scenic overlooks. The park has a lodge, cottages and campground. |
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Fishtrap Lake State Park |
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Nestled among mountains and dense forests, the Fishtrap Lake area will appeal to anyone who loves boating, fishing or hiking. But don’t be surprised if the other visitors you meet as you wander around the park area aren’t of the human variety; this site is well-known as a haven for deer, raccoons and even the occasional grouse. |
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Echo Falls Cabin |
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Offers accommodations with amenities on four acres of secluded lakefront property. Includes details, a list of area attractions, a guestbook, rates and reservation information, and directions to the location in Slade, Kentucky. |
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Kentucky Reptile Zoo |
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Nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the public about reptiles; includes rates, hours, and a listing of venom products. |
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Natural Bridge State Resort |
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It has taken nature millions of years to form the natural sandstone arch from which this park takes its name. Located adjacent to the Daniel Boone National Forest, near the Red River Gorge Geological Area, the bridge spans 78 feet and is 65 feet high. |
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Red River Inn |
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A log cabin motel in the Red River Gorge near the Natural Bridge. Includes photos, rates, directions, and area attractions. |
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Red River Outdoors |
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Guided hiking, rappelling, canoeing, spelunking, and climbing trips. Group rates available. |
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The Red River Gorge Geological Area. |
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Located in eastern Kentucky in the Daniel Boone National Forest is the Red River Gorge Geological Area. Carved over millions of years by wind and water, this area is truly unique and wonderful. |
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CaveHill Bluegrass Festival |
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Annual event in June features three days of entertainment, food and refreshments, community booths, and camping. Includes ticket information, photos and directions. |
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General Burnside Island State Bark |
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General Burnside Island State Park was named for the sideburn-whiskered Civil War general Ambrose Burnside. Burnside led patrols along the Cumberland River, circling this 400-acre island while on the look out for Confederate soldiers. |
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Inland Yacht Club |
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Provides an alternative to renting or buying houseboats for vacationing on Kentucky and Tennessee lakes. Includes contact information, maps and information about the lakes, cost of joining, and purpose of the club. |
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Lost Lodge Resort |
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Sixteen rental cabins on thirteen wooded acres on Lake Cumberland. Provides boating, swimming, fishing from private boat dock. |
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Master Musicians Festival |
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An annual eclectic three-day summer music festival held in July. Contains event schedules, band biographies, photographs, ticket information, FAQs, and directions to the location in Somerset. |
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Raintree Inn Bed & Breakfast |
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Nestled above Colson's Cove on beautiful Lake Cumberland. Leave your cares at home, relax and enjoy this beautiful post-Civil War home (completed in 1872). |
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Morehead, Kentucky |
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Provides an overview of attractions, businesses, and area events. |
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Poppy Mountain Presents IIIrd Tyme Out Bluegrass Festival |
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This September family festival showcases and main stage acts, with free admission for children 12 and under. Activities include fishing, hiking, horseback trail-riding, sightseeing and jamming. Discussion group, prizes, photos, FAQs, how to showcase, volunteer forms, directions, camping and vendor information, and links. |
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Conley Bottom Resort |
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Conley Bottom Resort is Lake Cumberland's most accessible marina complex located in Monticello, KY. |
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Antiques & Accents Bed & Breakfast |
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In the heart of Appalachia on the Cumberland Gap Parkway. Features five guest rooms furnished with antiques. Provides photos and contact details. |
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Corbin Kentucky City Guide |
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Guide to merchants, activities, and services in the area; includes a directory of local businesses and links to local attractions. |
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Cumberland Falls State Resort |
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Imagine a wall of water falling 60 feet into a boulder-strewn gorge, a whispering mist that kisses the face and a magical moonbow visible on a clear night under a full moon. Known as the "Niagara of the South," the 125-foot wide curtain of water is dramatic day or night. But it's only at night during a full moon that you can see the moonbow, a phenomenon not found anywhere else in the Western Hemisphere! |
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The Cumberland Inn & Museum |
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Hotel, conference center, giftshop, Ray Harm print gallery, museum and catering service owned and operated by Cumberland College. |
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Cliffview Resort |
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Resort with lodge, cabins, camping, hiking, fishing, etc. Also home lots for sale. |
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High Country Cabins |
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Overlooks Natural Bridge State Resort Park, near the Red River Gorge. Includes pictures, a description of the cabin, rates, and directions. |
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Scenic Cabin Rentals |
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Offering modern cabins with amenities, and lots for sale. Includes details, an information request form, driving directions and a location map. |
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