Department of Parks
Encore Performance Nifty 50s Weekend at Rough River Dam State Resort Park

FALLS OF ROUGH, Ky. – Rough River Dam State Resort Park and Pine Knob Theater will present an encore presentation of the “Nifty 50s Weekend” during the weekend of March 18-19.

The event will include a dinner theater on Friday night with Pine Knob Theater presenting “Daddy Took the T-Bird Away,” a musical featuring great 50’s-era music and fun for all.  On Saturday, bring your poodle skirts and bobby socks for the Saturday Night Sock Hop with “cool music” provided by The Countdowns.

Weekend couples packages include two nights stay in the lodge, the dinner theater, Saturday breakfast, Saturday night dinner and dance admission all for $195 plus tax.

Individual packages for Friday night dinner theater only or Saturday night dance only are available for $45 plus tax per couple.

Dinner on Friday begins at 5:30 p.m., with the show starting at 7:30 p.m.  Saturday night dance starts at 8 p.m.

Call 270-257-2311 for information and reservations or e-mail the Park at roughriver@ky.gov.

Rough River Dam State Resort Park has a lodge, cottages, campground, Grayson’s Landing Restaurant, fishing, boating, mini-golf and gift shop. For more information about Rough River and other state parks, visit www.parks.ky.gov.

Rough River is on KY 79 near Leitchfield. From the Western Kentucky Parkway, exit on KY 79 north from Caneyville or exit on KY 259 N at Leitchfield and travel to the park via KY 54 from Leitchfield. Driving south, take KY 79 south from Hardinsburg and U.S. 60.

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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