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Metropolitan Louisville and Central Kentucky provide some of the nation's most scenic countryside and breathtaking topography. Throughout the region, state and federal parks, forests, and recreation areas combine with municipal  and county facilities and services to ensure year-round activities and adventures. Across the Ohio River in Indiana are deep forests for hiking, camping, hunting, fishing, and nature study. The Commonwealth of Kentucky also boasts nationally acclaimed getaways.

National Recreation Areas 

Big South Fork National River& Recreation Area
Tennessee 423-286-7275
Kentucky 606-376-5073
www.nps.gov/biso

Cumberland Gap National Historic Park
Middlesboro, KY 606-248-2817
www.nps.gov/cuga

Hoosier National Forest
Bedford, IN 812-275-5987
www.fs.fed.us/r9/hoosier

Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area
100 Van Morgan Drive
Golden Pond, KY 270-924-2000
www.lbl.org

Mammoth Cave National Park
Highway 255
Mammoth Cave, KY 270-758-2180
www.nps.gov/maca

State Park & Forest Systems

Indiana State Park System
317-232-4200
www.in.gov/dnr/parklake

Indiana State Forests
317-232-4105
www.in.gov/dnr/forestry

Kentucky State Park System
800-255-PARK
http://parks.ky.gov

Indiana Regional State Parks and Forests

Charlestown State Park
State Road 62
Charlestown, IN 812-256-5600
www.in.gov/dnr/parklake

Clark State Forest
U.S. Highway 31
Henryville, IN 812-294-4306
www.in.gov/dnr/forestry

Clifty Falls State Park
1501 Green Road
Madison, IN 812-273-8885
www.in.gov/dnr/parklake

Deam Lake State Recreation Area
1217 Deam Lake Road
Borden, IN 812-246-5421
www.in.gov/dnr/forestry

Falls of the Ohio State Park
201 W. Riverside Drive
Clarksville, IN 812-280-9970
www.fallsoftheohio.org

Hardy Lake State Reservoir
4171 E. Harrod Road
Scottsburg, IN 812-794-3800
www.in.gov/dnr/parklake

Harrison-Crawford State Forestand Wyandotte Complex
7240 Old Forest Road SW
Corydon, IN 812-738-8232
www.in.gov/dnr/forestry

Lincoln State Park
State Road 162
Lincoln City, IN 812-937-4710
www.in.gov/dnr/parklake

Morgan-Monroe State Forest
6220 Forest Road
Martinsville, IN 765-342-4026
www.in.gov/dnr/forestry

Owen-Putnam State Forest
RR4 Box 214
Spencer, IN 812-829-2462
www.in.gov/dnr/forestry

Patoka Lake State Reservoir
3084 North Dillard Road
Birdseye, IN 812-685-2464
www.patokalake.org  

Spring Mill State Park
3333 State Road 600 East
Mitchell, IN 812-849-4129
www.in.gov/dnr/parklake

Kentucky Regional State Parks 

Big Bone Lick State Park
3380 Beaver Road
Union, KY 859-384-3522
http://parks.ky.gov/stateparks

Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park
10299 Maysville Road
Mount Olivet, KY 800-443-7008
http://parks.ky.gov/resortparks

Carter Caves State Resort Park
344 Caveland Drive
Olive Hill, KY 800-325-0059
http://parks.ky.gov/resortparks

E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park
3000 Freys Hill Road
Louisville, KY 502-426-8950
http://parks.ky.gov/stateparks

General Butler State Resort Park
1608 US Highway 227
Carrollton, KY 866-462-8853
http://parks.ky.gov/resortparks

Green River Lake State Park
179 Park Office Road
Campbellsville, KY 270-465-8255
http://parks.ky.gov/stateparks

Kincaid Lake State Park
565 Kincaid Park Road
Falmouth, KY 859-654-3531
http://parks.ky.gov/stateparks

Lincoln Homestead State Park
5079 Lincoln Park Road
Springfield, KY 859-336-7461
http://parks.ky.gov/stateparks

My Old Kentucky Home State Park
501 E. Stephen Foster Avenue
Bardstown, KY 502-348-3502
http://parks.ky.gov/stateparks

Natural Bridge State Resort Park
2135 Natural Bridge Road
Slade, KY 800-325-1710
http://parks.ky.gov/resortparks 

Nolin Lake State Park
Kentucky Highway 1827
Bee Spring, KY 270-286-4240
http://parks.ky.gov/stateparks

Old Fort Harrod State Park
100 South College Street
Harrodsburg, KY 859-734-3314
http://parks.ky.gov/stateparks

Rough River Dam State Resort Park
450 Lodge Road
Falls of Rough, KY 800-325-1713
http://parks.ky.gov/resortparks

Taylorsville Lake State Park
1320 Park Road
Taylorsville, KY 502-477-8713
http://parks.ky.gov/stateparks

Louisville-Jefferson CountyRecreational Resources

Louisville & Jefferson CountyMetro Parks
502-456-8100
www.loukymetro.org

Jefferson County Memorial Forest
502-368-5404
www.memorialforest.com

Louisville Olmsted Parks
502-456-8125
www.olmstedparks.org

Louisville Otter Creek Park
502-574-4583
www.louky.org/fp/ottercreek

Louisville Waterfront Park
502-574-3768
www.louisvillewaterfront.com