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Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park in Kentucky
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Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park

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You can walk through the original Sinking Spring and Knob Creek farm sites where Abraham Lincoln spent his early years. …

Barren River Lake State Resort Park, State Park in Kentucky
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Barren River Lake State Resort Park

KY

A 1,053-acre resort park built around a 10,000-acre artificial lake in Barren County, Kentucky with 141 miles of shoreli…

Big Bone Lick State Park in Kentucky
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Big Bone Lick State Park

KY

Located at Big Bone in Boone County, Kentucky, this park preserves Pleistocene megafauna fossils—mammoths, mastodons, gr…

Blue Licks Battlefield State Park in Kentucky
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Blue Licks Battlefield State Park

KY

You can walk the 148 acres of limestone ridges and creek bottoms where the final skirmish of the American Revolutionary …

Boone Station, State Park in Kentucky
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Boone Station

KY

Boone Station State Historic Site near Athens, Kentucky, was a 46-acre site on Boone's Creek in Fayette County.

Buckhorn Lake State Resort Park, State Park in Kentucky
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Buckhorn Lake State Resort Park

KY

You can spend your days fishing or paddling around the 1,230-acre reservoir created by the damming of the Middle Fork of…

Camp Nelson National Monument in Kentucky
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Camp Nelson National Monument

KY

This 525-acre site in southern Jessamine County marks where Union supply depots and recruitment centers once stood. You …

Carr Creek State Park in Kentucky
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Carr Creek State Park

KY

Carr Creek State Park in Knott County, Kentucky features a 750-acre lake for water recreation.

Carter Caves State Resort Park, State Park in Kentucky
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Carter Caves State Resort Park

KY

You will find a dense network of limestone caves and creek-side trails winding through the hills of Carter County. It is…

Cherokee State Park in Kentucky
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Cherokee State Park

KY

Cherokee State Park in Kentucky features a mix of dense woodlands and limestone rock formations perfect for hiking. You …

Columbus-Belmont State Park in Kentucky
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Columbus-Belmont State Park

KY

You will find old Civil War fortifications and earthworks sitting right on the banks of the Mississippi River. It is a s…

Cumberland Falls State Resort Park, State Park in Kentucky
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Cumberland Falls State Resort Park

KY

Cumberland Falls drops sixty-eight feet over the Cumberland River, making it one of the best spots in the country to cat…

Cumberland Gap National Historical Park in Kentucky
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Cumberland Gap National Historical Park

KY

This mountain pass cuts a natural gap through the Appalachians, marking the spot where hundreds of thousands of pioneers…

Dale Hollow Lake State Park in Kentucky
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Dale Hollow Lake State Park

KY

A Kentucky resort park sprawling across 3,400 acres on Dale Hollow Reservoir, one of the region's largest lakes at 27,60…

E. P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park in Kentucky
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E. P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park

KY

This 550-acre park sits on the old Central State Hospital grounds in Louisville, offering wooded trails and open spaces …

Fishtrap Lake State Park in Kentucky
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Fishtrap Lake State Park

KY

Fishtrap Lake offers over 1,100 acres of water southeast of Pikeville for anyone looking to get out on a boat or cast a …

Fort Boonesborough State Park in Kentucky
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Fort Boonesborough State Park

KY

A historic site preserving Fort Boonesborough, the frontier outpost founded by Daniel Boone in 1775. One of the best-pre…

General Burnside State Park in Kentucky
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General Burnside State Park

KY

You can drive straight onto this 430-acre island sitting in the middle of Lake Cumberland. It is the only park in Kentuc…

General Butler State Resort Park, State Park in Kentucky
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General Butler State Resort Park

KY

Butler Lake offers plenty of space for canoeing and fishing right next to Carrollton. You can grab a cabin or a campsite…

Grayson Lake State Park in Kentucky
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Grayson Lake State Park

KY

A Kentucky lake park near Grayson with 1,512 acres for boating, water skiing, swimming, fishing, and golfing.

Green River Lake State Park in Kentucky
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Green River Lake State Park

KY

A Kentucky park near Campbellsville with 1,331 acres centered on an 8,200-acre lake good for boating, fishing, and water…

Greenbo Lake State Resort Park, State Park in Kentucky
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Greenbo Lake State Resort Park

KY

This Kentucky resort park features a 36-room lodge, 63-site campground, a 300-acre lake with marina, and over 25 miles o…

Isaac Shelby Cemetery State Historic Site, State Park in Kentucky
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Isaac Shelby Cemetery State Historic Site

KY

A historic site in Junction City, Kentucky marking the estate and burial ground of Isaac Shelby, Kentucky's first govern…

Jefferson Davis State Historic Site, State Park in Kentucky
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Jefferson Davis State Historic Site

KY

A massive 351-foot concrete obelisk dominates this Kentucky hilltop overlooking the rolling farmland of Fairview. It is …

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