Department of Parks
Flowers and Feathers Weekend April 29-30 at Pine Mountain State Resort Park

PINEVILLE, Ky. – Glorious spring adorns the vaulted slopes of Kentucky’s Pine Mountain in a cloak of green and the lush forest enters an enchanting period of flowerings. By late April, the blooming of wildflowers is nearing its peak, and an assortment of warblers can be observed migrating through Kentucky.  Now, there’s an adventurous weekend opportunity to celebrate the occurrence of both!

Pine Mountain State Resort Park will host its Flowers and Feathers Weekend April 29-30.

Guests will enjoy guided outings that will include seek-n-find wildflower hikes, a misty morning bird walk and a how-to wildflower photography field trip.  Enjoy Breakfast with the Birds by the dining room windows as the park’s naturalist directs observation and build your own take-home bluebird box in a hands-on workshop session.  Feature evening programs will showcase spectacular wildflower photography, lovely native wildflowers and shrubs, and an up-close live birds of prey show featuring barn owl, great horned owl, peregrine falcon, red-tailed hawk and others.  Don’t miss this outdoor celebration of the arrival of spring to the mountains.

The registration fee for participation is $10 for adults, $3 for youths 13-17, and children 12 and under are free.  Pre-registration is encouraged; combined packages that include lodging, select meals and all event programs are also available.  Registration fees are waived for those purchasing packages.  To request additional program information e-mail Dean.Henson@ky.gov.  To book a combined package, phone our Guest Services Desk at (800) 325-1712.

Pine Mountain State Resort is located south of Pineville, Ky. on US 25E and 10 miles north of Middlesboro, Ky.  From I-75 South or North, take exit 29 at Corbin onto US 25E, then travel south on 25E, approximately 34 miles to Pineville, Ky.  Continuing on 25E south, to the park entrances are located about 1.5 miles south of Pineville.  Buses and larger vehicles should use the south entrance, just past Wasioto Winds Golf Course.  The Herndon J. Evans lodge is located 4.5 miles from the park entrance; park signs mark the route.

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