Daniel Boone National Forest - Kentucky

Tel: (606) 784-6428

Enjoy a combo of rugged wild-lands and civilization at Daniel Boone National Forest With interesting, small towns, state park lodging, and great recreation, this forest is the perfect outdoor adventure. Located along the Cumberland Plateau in the Appalachian foothills of eastern Kentucky, the Daniel Boone National Forest encompasses over 707,000 acres of mostly rugged terrain. With steep forested ridges, narrow ravines and over 3,400 miles of sandstone cliffs, its no wonder millions of visitors come to enjoy the scenic beauty that Daniel Boone National Forest has to offer. Cave Run Lake and Laurel River Lake are popular attractions, as are the Red River Gorge Geological Area, Natural Arch Scenic Area, Clifty Wilderness, and Beaver Creek Wilderness. Hikers, backpackers and horseback riders can enjoy over 600 miles of trails, among them the 269-mile Sheltowee Trace National Recreation Trail, and there are hundreds of miles of winding rivers and streams which provide the finishing touch to outdoor beauty. Daniel Boone National Forest contains three large lakes (Cave Run Lake, Laurel River Lake and Lake Cumberland), and the area with a backdrop of rolling hills and cove hardwoods is wonderful for camping, picnicking, rock climbing, boating, and fishing.

Daniel Boone National Forest is located east and south of Lexington, and most of the forest is easily accessible by Interstate Highways I-64 and I-75.