Department of Parks
‘Explore Bowhunting’ Weekend Is March 30-April 1 at Cumberland Falls

CORBIN, Ky. – Cumberland Falls State Resort Park will host an “Explore Bowhunting” weekend March 30-April 1.

Explore Bowhunting is a one-of-a-kind program that encompasses the outdoor skills used not only for bowhunting, but for wildlife watching, photography and filming. Created by the Archery Trade Association, Explore Bowhunting hopes to connect youths with the outdoors through archery and enhance their outdoors experiences. 

Designed for children ages 11-17, the program  will expose students to a variety of hands-on activities ranging from building a blind, wildlife tracking and identification, wildlife scents and calls, camouflage, deer anatomy and ecology and much more. The program starts Friday, March 30, at 6 p.m. and runs through noon Sunday, April 1.

The weekend seminar would be suitable for a parent and child to attend together to learn more about this sport as well as wildlife appreciation and outdoors experiences. The park is offering a package for $179 plus tax for two nights’ lodging, Saturday dinner for two and the course materials. The course and Saturday dinner only is $40 per person.

To register for this program contact the park’s Recreation Department at 1-800-325-0063. 

Cumberland Falls State Resort Park has a lodge, Riverview Restaurant, cottages, campground, hiking trails, fishing, horseback riding, rafting, other recreational activities and a great view of Cumberland Falls.

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The Kentucky State Park System is composed of 51 state parks plus an interstate park shared with Virginia. The Department of Parks, an agency of the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, operates 17 resort parks with lodges -- more than any other state. For more information on Kentucky parks, visit our website at http://www.parks.ky.gov