Paintsville Lake State Park

State park in Kentucky, United States

37°50′23.34″N 82°52′15.56″W / 37.8398167°N 82.8709889°W / 37.8398167; -82.8709889Area242 acres (98 ha)Created1986Operated byKentucky Department of ParksStatusOpen year-roundWebsiteOfficial website

Paintsville Lake State Park is a park located just west of Paintsville, Kentucky in Johnson County. The park itself encompasses 242 acres (98 ha), while Paintsville Lake, its major feature, covers approximately 1,139 acres (461 ha) extending into parts of Morgan County.[1]

The park contains thirty-two developed campsites, ten primitive campsites, a playground, four picnic shelters, a four lane launch ramp, an amphitheater,[2] a restaurant, a marina, and a Kiwanis Trail, a National Recreation Trail.[3] The park also contains the Mountain Homeplace,[4] which is a replica of a small farming community in Eastern Kentucky between 1850 and 1900, and has an adjacent 12,103-acre (4,898 ha) wildlife management area.[5]

Gallery

  • The Kiwanis Trail
    The Kiwanis Trail
  • Rocky Knob Recreational Area
    Rocky Knob Recreational Area
  • Paintsville Lake and marina
    Paintsville Lake and marina
  • Mountain Homeplace
    Mountain Homeplace

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "In the Pines Amphitheater". Paintsville Tourism. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
  3. ^ "Kiwanis Walking Trail". Paintsville Tourism. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
  4. ^ "Paintsville Lake". United States Army Corps of Engineers Huntington District. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
  5. ^ "Paintsville Lake WMA". Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved September 19, 2013.

External links

  • Paintsville Lake State Park Kentucky Department of Parks
  • Paintsville Lake Facilities Map Kentucky Department of Parks
  • Paintsville Lake Area Interactive GIS Map Commonwealth of Kentucky
  • Mountain Homeplace
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