The activities of the Department include the operation and maintenance of 17 resort parks, 22 recreational parks, 8 historic sites, 1 linear park (Dawkins Line Rail Park), 1 interstate park (operated by VA, funded by both KY and VA) and 1 cafeteria in Frankfort. The Park System provides overnight lodging to 425,000 guests, food service for 1,150,000 meals for dining patrons, camping for 560,000 guests, golf for 115,700 players, and other park amenities and activities.
Resort Parks
The Resort Parks program encourages tourism and economic development in Kentucky by providing excellent overnight accommodations, quality food service, and recreational activities for visitors at the 17 resort parks. The resort parks and their locations are:
Barren River Resort Park - Barren County
Blue Licks Battlefield Resort Park - Robertson County
Buckhorn Lake Resort Park - Perry County
Carter Caves Resort Park - Carter County
Cumberland Falls Resort Park - Whitley County
Dale Hollow Resort Park - Cumberland and Clinton Counties
General Butler Resort Park - Carroll County
Greenbo Lake Resort Park - Greenup County
Jenny Wiley Resort Park - Floyd County
Kenlake Resort Park - Marshall County
KY Dam Village Resort Park - Marshall County Lake Barkley Resort Park - Trigg County Lake Cumberland Resort Park - Russell County Natural Bridge Resort Park - Powell County Pennyrile Forest Resort Park - Christian County Pine Mountain Resort Park - Bell County Rough River Resort Park - Grayson County
The Recreation Parks and Historic Sites program encourages tourism and economic development in Kentucky by providing modern recreational and camping facilities and preserving significant scenic and historic landmarks, as well as operating museums and shrines.
Recreation Park Facilities
Big Bone Lick State Park - Boone County
Carr Creek State Park - Knott County
Columbus-Belmont Battlefield State Park - Hickman County
P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park - Jefferson County
Fort Boonesborough State Park - Madison County
General Burnside State Park - Pulaski County
Grayson Lake State Park - Elliott and Carter Counties
Green River Lake State Park - Taylor County
John James Audubon State Park - Henderson County
Kincaid Lake State Park - Pendleton County
Kingdom Come State Park - Harlan County
Dawkins Line Rail Trail Park – Johnson/Magoffin Counties Lake Malone State Park - Muhlenberg County Lincoln Homestead State Park - Washington County Mineral Mound State Park - Lyon County My Old Kentucky Home State Park - Nelson County Nolin Lake State Park - Edmonson County Old Fort Harrod State Park - Mercer County Paintsville Lake State Park - Johnson County Pine Mnt Trail State Park - Harlan & Bell Counties Taylorsville Lake State Park - Spencer County Yatesville Lake State Park - Lawrence County
Perryville Battlefield State Shrine - Boyle County Dr. Thomas Walker State Shrine - Knox County Isaac Shelby State Shrine - Lincoln County Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site - Ballard County Old Mulkey Meeting House State Shrine - Monroe County Jefferson Davis Monument St Shrine - Todd County
Historic Sites
Waveland State Shrine - Fayette County
Boone Station – Fayette County
Cafeterias
I he Cafeteria program provides food service in the Capitol Annex Building for members of the General Assembly, state employees, and visitors. The cafeteria also provides catering service for special local events.
General Administration and Support
The General Administration and Support program provides an organizational and administrative system to maintain and operate the park system entities. Central administrative functions, such as accounting, purchasing, budgeting, and personnel, along with program operations support and central maintenance and minor construction support, are included in this program.
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