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• Kentucky State Parks Offer Camping Discount In April
  Wednesday, February 08, 2012
  Kentucky State Parks are offering a 20 percent discount on camping reservations made for April 1-26.
• Carter Caves State Resort Park Hosts Tracking and Woodslore Weekend March 2-4
  Wednesday, February 01, 2012
  Carter Caves State Resort Park invites you to step back in time when Native Americans and European colonists lived closer to nature.
• Pine Mountain State Resort Park Will Host Storytelling Weekend March 16-17
  Wednesday, February 01, 2012
  Master storytellers will converge on Pine Mountain State Resort Park for Storytelling Weekend, March 16-17. This first meeting of what is expected to become an annual event will be a two-day spectacular of stories, workshops, and entertaining showcases
• Travel Advisory For Lake Barkley and Kenlake State Resort Parks
  Friday, January 27, 2012
  U.S. 60/KY 80 closed after cargo ship strikes bridge deck; Resort parks remain open, direct motorists to alternate routes
• “First Saturday of the Month Hike” Planned Feb. 4 at Cumberland Falls
  Monday, January 23, 2012
  Cumberland Falls State Resort Park is hosting a “First Saturday of the Month Hike” starting Feb. 4.
• Adult Art Classes Offered At John James Audubon Museum
  Monday, January 23, 2012
  The Audubon Adult Art Series offers a great experience for any artist, beginning to advanced. Whether you are starting from scratch or just need a refresher course, don’t miss the grand opportunities in 2012 at the John James Audubon State Park Museum
• Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park Offers Landscape Oil Painting Weekend Feb. 24-26
  Friday, January 20, 2012
  Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park will offer its Landscape Oil Painting Weekend Feb. 24-26. If you've always wanted to learn how to paint, this is the weekend event for you!
• Buffalo Night and Tour of America Food Series at Barren River
  Thursday, January 19, 2012
  If the cold winter weather really makes you hungry, visit the Driftwood Restaurant at Barren River Lake State Resort Park to satisfy your appetite with some comfort food.
• Rough River Dam State Resort Park Plans Special Monthly Meals
  Wednesday, January 18, 2012
  Rough River Dam State Resort Park is preparing some good food for hungry guests in January and February.
• Valentine’s Day Packages, Dinners Available at Kentucky State Parks
  Wednesday, January 18, 2012
  Looking for that perfect place to celebrate Valentine’s Day? Consider a Kentucky State Park. Resort parks are offering special events and packages in February to help celebrate Valentine’s Day
• Fireside Chats Planned At Fort Boonesborough in February
  Monday, January 09, 2012
  Fort Boonesborough State Park and the Fort Boonesborough Foundation will be holding a series of “Fireside Chats” with famous characters from Kentucky history each Saturday evening in February.
• Bison Dinners Offered At Three Kentucky State Parks in January
  Wednesday, January 04, 2012
  Three Kentucky State Resort Parks are offering special bison meals during the month of January. Natural Bridge, Jenny Wiley and Lake Cumberland will have buffets featuring bison, along with other favorites.
• Rook Tournaments Set At Pennyrile Forest and Rough River in January
  Tuesday, January 03, 2012
  Two Kentucky State Parks will host Rook tournaments in January
• Kentucky State Park Resorts Open During Winter Months
  Tuesday, January 03, 2012
  All Kentucky State Park resorts will remain open through the winter months in 2012
• Adventure Events in January and February at Kentucky State Parks
  Tuesday, January 03, 2012
  If you’re looking for some winter adventure, the Kentucky State Parks have numerous outdoor events planned in January and February to get you outdoors and moving.
• Kentucky Guild of Artist exhibit at John James Audubon Museum Jan. 20-March 11
  Tuesday, December 27, 2011
  The John James Audubon State Park Museum will present the Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen group exhibition, a unique mixed-media showcase of talent highlighting 2-D and 3-D work created by more than 25 guild members.
• Constitution Square Historical Site To Be Turned Over to Boyle County
  Wednesday, December 21, 2011
  The Kentucky State Parks have agreed to turn over Constitution Square State Historic Site to Boyle County government, Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet Secretary Marcheta Sparrow announced today.
• Winter Adventure Weekend Planned Jan. 27-29 at Carter Caves State Resort Park
  Friday, December 16, 2011
  Carter Caves State Resort Park will present a weekend of hiking, canoeing, recreational tree climbing, cave tours, winter survival, rappelling and other adventures with its third annual Winter Adventure Weekend, Jan. 27-29, 2012.
• First Day Hikes Offered at Kentucky State Parks
  Wednesday, December 14, 2011
  Four Kentucky State Parks will be participating in a national effort on Jan. 1, 2012, aimed at promoting healthy lifestyles throughout the year at state parks.
• Barren River Lake State Resort Park Offers Sandhill Crane Weekends in January and February
  Monday, December 12, 2011
  Each year thousands of sandhill cranes make Barren River Lake a stop on their journey back home. Join Barren River Lake State Resort Park during its Nature Watch Weekends to get up close to these beautiful cranes as they migrate through the area.