Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park

State park in Kentucky, United States

37°04′23″N 87°39′48″W / 37.07306°N 87.66333°W / 37.07306; -87.66333Area863 acres (349 ha)Established1954[1]Governing bodyKentucky Department of ParksWebsitePennyrile Forest State Resort ParkU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park

Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park is a park located in northwestern Christian County, Kentucky, just south of Dawson Springs, Kentucky. The park encompasses 863 acres (349 ha) and takes its name from a colloquial form of the word pennyroyal, a small flowering plant native to the area.[2]

Facilities

The park features include a 24-room lodge with restaurant, 12 cottages, campground, multi-purpose trails, 18-hole golf course, and 56-acre (23 ha) lake with non-motorized boat rentals.[1] The park was sited around an existing lake, behind a dam originally built in 1938.

References

  1. ^ a b "History". Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park. Kentucky Department of Parks. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
  2. ^ 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

  • Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park Kentucky Department of Parks
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