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State park in Kentucky, United States
Photo: Ken Thomas, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Natural Bridge State Park is a state park in Kentucky's Daniel Boone Country, within the Daniel Boone National Forest.
At the Hemlock Lodge, it serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Hours vary by season.
There is a snack bar at the Sky Lift. Open from the first weekend of April through the last weekend of October.
Across from the park entrance. They serve up some very good pizza and the business is a gathering point for rock climbers in the Red River Gorge area. The restaurant is closed December 1 to March 1.
In Slade, 2 miles to the north of the park at the junction with the Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway.
In the park, it has thirty five rooms available. The lodge has a restaurant and an outdoor pool. The park has ten cabins that can be rented. The cabins are available in one and two bedroom configurations. Lodge rooms and cabins can be reserved through the park website up to one year in advance and are available year round.
1 mile from the park. Rooms and cottages are available for reservation.
There are many private cabins for rent in the Red River Gorge area
Vine Forest
An historic, restored estate offering 6 private guest rooms, cottage rental, gourmet breakfast, and onsite antique shop, library, billiards, and bakery.
The park has two campgrounds with a combination of primitive, water, and electric sites available. Whittleton Campground contains 40 campsites and Middle Fork Campground contains 46 sites. Both campgrounds have comfort stations with showers and flush toilets. Ice, firewood, and wifi access are available for purchase at the attendants stations. The campgrounds are closed November 15 to March 15. Reservations can be made through the park website up to one year in advance and there is a two night minimum stay required for weekends and holidays.
A campground run by the U.S. Forest Service within the Red River Gorge Geological Area. There are 54 tent sites and 19 RV/Trailer sites. No electric or water hookups are available, but all sites have easy access to water hydrants. There are shower houses with flush toilets as well as pit toilets in the campground. Koomer Ridge is open year round, but divided into two seasons. The summer season runs from April 13 through October 22. During this time all sites and facilities are open. Tent sites cost $18 and RV/trailer sites cost $26. From October 23 through April 12, only the tent sites are available at $8 per site. The shower houses are closed during this period. Extra vehicles cost $8 year round. No reservations are accepted. All sites are first come, first serve. There are food storage restrictions in effect due to bear activity in the Red River Gorge and they are actively enforced by the forest rangers.
The park is accessible from the Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway and is approximately 58 miles southeast of Lexington. From exit 33, the park entrance is about 2 miles south on KY 11.
Read in the guideThe Natural Bridge Sky Lift offers a quicker way than hiking to get to the bridge. Passengers ride the lift half a mile to some trails and a great view of the bridge.
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