Parks Guide

Located in Eastern Kentucky, the 2,242-acre lake offers boating, fishing and camping opportunities.

Picnic Shelter #1 – Located across from Visitor Center. Seats approximately 50 and parks approximately 25. Restroom facilities are located 600 yards from Picnic Shelter above Marina Parking Lot, near Picnic Shelter #2. Restroom is NOT ADA accessible. If visitor Center is open, ADA accessible restrooms will be available, however, there is no guarantee that [...]

Barren River Lake is the site for the 2001 International (Scottish) Highland Games (the Glasgow Highland Games are held annually at the State Resort Park). The Lake area has many federally protected Native American village and burial sites. The river was the historic route for westward traveling pioneers. They would travel down the Barren River [...]

Green River Lake is the largest project in the Louisville District — counting both the land and water acreage (33,793 acres). The Green River is the longest river, at 370 miles, to flow completely within the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s borders. Green River Lake also is home to the first Interpretative Center, opened in 1972, in [...]

Baileys Point campground is the largest of the Corps of Engineers campgrounds on Barren River Lake. This campground offers several waterfront campsites with scenic views of the main area of the lake. Visitors have easy access to great fishing, skiing, sailing, and other water based recreation. There are a total of 215 sites, many with [...]

Taylorsville Lake, KY is situated in central Kentucky within 1-hour’s drive of over one third of the entire population of the State. The project is operated for flood control, quality water storage, outdoor recreation, and fish and wildlife preservation and enhancement. Points of interest include a campground, a 20-mile trail system, a Watchable Wildlife Area, [...]