The Kentucky Wildlands

Outdoors

Cave Run Lake Loop

This route starts off following a valley with long sweeping turns. During the spring it is beautiful with the budding trees. After you turn onto 801 it won’t be long until you follow the lake. This is a gorgeous section of the loop with the hills of eastern KY behind the lake. After that you […]

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Cedar Creek Lake

Ranked number 30 in the nation by Field and Stream magazine for bass fishing. This is a 780 Acre Sportsman Fishing Lake. Pontoon and small fishing boats are welcome. 500,000 fish have been stocked in the lake to include large mouth bass, crappie, redear sunfish and blue gill. Great place to come and relax with

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Chained Rock

In southeastern Kentucky’s Bell County, high on the vaulted slopes of Pine Mountain a large rock outcropping looms menacingly over the small town of Pineville. Chained Rock was officially fastened to the adjacent cliff in the summer of 1933; allegedly to protect the city of Pineville from calamity should the ominous boulder perched precariously above town become

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Buckhorn Lake

Buckhorn Lake offers a wide variety of outdoor recreation opportunities. The lake is located in the foothills of the Cumberland Plateau, which is part of the scenic beauty of the Appalachia Mountain Range. Visitors may enjoy everything from day trips to group gatherings at their choice of four day-use recreation areas managed by the Corps of Engineers

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