The Kentucky Wildlands

Things to Do With Kids

SomerSplash Water Park

For our guests at least 48 inches tall wishing to ride the large outdoor slides. Includes everything in the park!!! Slides, Wave Pool, Kiddie Play, Wading Pool, & Lazy River For our guests at under 48 inches tall or those wishing not ride the large slides. Allows entry at Wave Pool, Kiddie Play, Wading Pool, […]

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South Fork Elk View

South Fork Elk View, from HWY 15 S take HWY 1098 and travel 16 scenic miles past historical schools, cemeteries, coal mines, and swinging bridges to a panoramic mountain top view of several eastern Kentucky Counties, surrounded by wetlands, ponds and a variety of plant and animal life including free-grazing horses.

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North Fork Cumberland River

Cumberland Falls’ 68-foot drop is world famous as the Niagara of the South. Moonbeams reflecting off the mists from the falls create moonbows. The boulder-strewn riverbed left from the upstream migration of Cumberland Falls through the millennia makes some of the most challenging whitewater rapids in the South. The section of the North Fork of

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Natural Arch Scenic Area

Natural Arch is an impressive 50 feet by 90 feet. The arch and surrounding 945 acres, once home to prehistoric groups and later Cherokee hunting grounds, were set aside to conserve the area’s natural beauty. Natural Arch Loop Trail #510 begins on the north end of Natural Arch Picnic Area and runs along a paved pathway to the base of

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Laughlin Health Building

This facility offers opportunities for citizens and visitors of all ages to explore endless recreation possibilities including basketball, volleyball, all-purpose courts, racquetball courts, rental spaces for meetings or events, ping pong, cornhole, walking space and indoor batting cages. The facility is open to the public at no charge.

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Happy Top Park

Happy Top Park was a mountain top removal project that turned into one of the most used parks in Lee County. On Happy Top Mountain there is a half mile walking trail that surrounds a community center, amphitheater, baseball field, softball field, basketball court, picnic shelter and the new Splash Park. The Splash Park is

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Hazard Pavilion

The Hazard Pavilion was built in 1988 and is one of the most comprehensive indoor recreation centers in Kentucky. Located at 617 Broadway Street, the Pavilion consists of a heated 25-meter pool, two tennis courts, three racquetball / handball courts, aerobics room, 1/12 mile long track, weight room, sauna, cardiovascular equipment, sun-deck and patio, locker

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