Lake Barkley State Resort Park
| Lake Barkley State Resort Park | |
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 View from the lodge overlooking the pool and the lake | |
  Location in Kentucky  Lake Barkley State Resort Park (the United States) | |
| Location | Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
| Coordinates | 36°50′01″N 87°55′08″W / 36.83361°N 87.91889°W |
| Area | 3,600 acres (15 km2) |
| Established | 1964[1] |
| Governing body | Kentucky Department of Parks |
| Website | Lake Barkley State Resort Park |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Barkley State Resort Park | |
Lake Barkley State Resort Park is a park on the eastern shore of Lake Barkley just west of Cadiz, Kentucky in Trigg County. The park encompasses 3,700 acres (1,500 ha)[1] and is one of three Kentucky parks near Land Between the Lakes, a 170,000-acre (69,000 ha) isthmus between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "History". Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park. Kentucky Department of Parks. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
- ^ Kleber, John E., ed. (1992). "Parks, State". The Kentucky Encyclopedia. Associate editors: Thomas D. Clark, Lowell H. Harrison, and James C. Klotter. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-1772-0.
External links
[edit]- Lake Barkley State Resort Park Kentucky Department of Parks
