List of Kentucky state parks

The U.S. state of Kentucky has 52 state parks (November 2010). The state parks in Kentucky are administered by the Kentucky Department of Parks.

History

The General Assembly created the Kentucky 1924, the State Parks Commission to preserve scenic areas and important historical sites. The Commission selected seven sites as potential state parks. 1924 Cumberland State Park, Pine Mountain State Resort Park today, was founded. After the Second World War, the park system was considerably expanded.

Organization

The state parks in Kentucky are administered by the Kentucky Department of Parks. The Department divides the park into three categories:

  • Resort farm with a lodge, restaurant and tourist accommodation
  • Recreational parks often have camping sites and serve as recreational areas for hiking, fishing, golf or other leisure activities
  • Historic Sites preserve some centuries old historical sites.

Currently, there are 17 resort parks, more than in any other U.S. state, 24 Recreational Parks and 11 Historic Sites. Add to this the Breaks Interstate Park, which is managed jointly with the state of Virginia.

Alphabetical Listing

  • Barren River Lake State Resort Park
  • Benham - Lynch State Resort Park
  • Big Bone Lick State Park
  • Blue Licks Battlefield State Park
  • Boone Station State Historic Site
  • Breaks Interstate Park
  • Buckhorn Lake State Resort Park
  • Carr Creek State Park
  • Carter Caves State Resort Park
  • Columbus -Belmont State Park
  • Constitution Square State Historic Site
  • Cumberland Falls State Resort Park
  • Dale Hollow Lake State Park
  • Dr. Thomas Walker State Historic Site
  • E. P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park
  • Fishtrap Lake State Park
  • Fort Boonesborough State Park
  • General Burnside State Park
  • General Butler State Resort Park
  • Grayson Lake State Park
  • Greenbo Lake State Resort Park
  • Green River Lake State Park
  • Jefferson Davis State Historic Site
  • Jenny Wiley State Resort Park
  • John James Audubon State Park
  • Kenlake State Resort Park
  • Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park
  • Kincaid Lake State Park
  • Kingdom Come State Park
  • Lake Barkley State Resort Park
  • Lake Cumberland State Resort Park
  • Lake Malone State Park
  • Levi Jackson Wilderness Road State Park
  • Lincoln Homestead State Park
  • Mineral Mound State Park
  • My Old Kentucky Home State Park
  • Natural Bridge State Resort Park
  • Nolin Lake State Park
  • Old Fort Harrod State Park
  • Old Mulkey Meeting House State Historic Site
  • Paintsville Lake State Park
  • Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park
  • Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site
  • Pine Mountain State Resort Park
  • Pine Mountain Trail State Park
  • Rough River Dam State Resort Park
  • Taylorsville Lake State Park
  • Waveland State Historic Site
  • White Hall State Historic Site
  • Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site
  • William Whitley House State Historic Site
  • Yatesville Lake State Park
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