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Department of Parks
News Advisory-State Resort Parks-Update
Kentucky Department of Parks News Advisory
Jan. 31, 2009 Contact: Gil Lawson
For Immediate Release (1 pm update) 502-564-8110, ext 168
News Advisory-State Resort Parks-Update
The following list gives the status of state resort parks and campgrounds across the state as of 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31. Work is underway to restore power. Please call the park to check if it’s open and if rooms or cottages are available. Due to the winter storm, some services may be limited.
State Resort Parks Open
Barren River Lake (Glasgow) 1-800-325-0057
Blue Licks Battlefield (Mt Olivet) 1-800-443-7008
Buckhorn Lake (Perry County) 1-800-325-0058
Carter Caves (Olive Hill) 1-800-325-0059
Cumberland Falls (Corbin) 1-800-325-0063
Dale Hollow Lake (Burkesville) 1-800-325-2282
General Butler (Carrollton) 1-866-462-8853
Jenny Wiley (Prestonsburg) 800-325-0142
Lake Barkley (Cadiz) 1-800-325-1708
Lake Cumberland (Jamestown) 1-800-325-1709
Natural Bridge (Slade) 1-800-325-1710
(Park trails are closed)
Pine Mountain (Pineville) 1-800-325-1712
Rough River (Falls of Rough) 1-800-325-1713
Open Campgrounds
Fort Boonesborough (Richmond) – 859-527-3131
General Butler (Carrollton) – 1-866-462-8853
Levi Jackson (London) – 606-330-2130
Taylorsville Lake (Taylorsville) 502-477-8713
Closed/Without Power
Greenbo Lake (Greenup) – 1-800-325-0083
John James Audubon (Henderson, cottages only) – 270-826-2247
Kenlake (Aurora) 1-800-325-0143
Kentucky Dam Village (Gilbertsville) – 1-800-325-0146
Pennyrile Forest (Dawson Springs) 1-800-325-1711
Please check www.parks.ky.gov for updates.
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The Kentucky State Park System is composed of 52 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 Web site at http://www.parks.ky.gov
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