Outdoor Adventures

Carroll County

Point Park Point Park is located on land at the confluence of the Ohio and Kentucky Rivers. Point Park is owned by the City of Carrollton and available to the public with boat ramp, gazebo and playground. The park is fully equipped with electric, water and gas capabilities throughout the facility. It is the stage for many civic gatherings such as the Two Rivers Tobacco Festival, Blues to the Point, Bluegrass Music Bash, occasional theatrical productions as well as the landings of riverboats.

Grant County

Betty's Iris Gardens   8265 Dixie Hwy., Williamstown, KY 41097; 859-824-7915 Open mid-May through mid-June. Two large gardens blooming with over 1000 hybrid irises. No charge admittance.

Curtis Gates Lloyd Wildlife Area & Lake Leary   Crittenden, I-75 Exit 166 to KY 491 E., 859-824-3451   1,179 acres of virgin forest, nature trails, archery, trap and skeet ranges and fishing.

Owen County

Elk Creek Hunt Club A world class shooting sports facility that is located off US Highway 227 South. Enjoy sporting clays, archery and more at the facility which hosts the annual Kruger Cup - a tournament which draws shooting's best to the area each spring. 502-484-4569 www.elkcreekhuntclub.com Eagle Creek Recreation Area and Elmer Davis Lake Offers public fishing and outdoor recreation. Pheasant Ridge Hunting Club, Park Perkins Nestled in beautiful Owen County Kentucky, we are located within an hour's drive of Cincinnati, Lexington, Frankfort and Louisville. Pheasant Ridge provides upland gunning the way you remember it; golden days afield in natural surroundings, with good companions, great dog work, and lots of hard-flying birds. (502) 484-3260. email: Pheasant Ridge Hunt Club web address: www.kybirdhunts.com

Pendleton County

Thaxton's Licking River Canoe Rental Falmouth, KY 41040; 859-472-2000 Located next to the US 27 bridge that spans the Licking River, 19 miles south of the intersection of I-471 and US 27. Offering canoe, kayak, raft and tube trips on the Licking River and its tributaries in Pendleton County. Day trips range in price from $10/person plus tax to $25/person plus tax. Multiple-day trips, primitive riverside camping, and cabin rentals available. Visit the web site of Go Paddle 4 Fun - www.gopaddle.com - Bringing People, Paddlesports Providers and Waterways Together.

Robertson County

Kentucky Nature Preserve Hike through the 15-acre preserve or on one of our five trails, refresh with a swim in the junior-Olympic size pool, or test your skills at 18-hole miniature golf.  Join in planned recreation, scheduled year round. Two picnic shelters are available for rental and children can play at several playgrounds located through the park.

Mason County

Big Rock ATV & Dirtbike Park 8157 Stonelick Rd., Maysville, KY 41057; 606-759-9106

Fleming County

Fox Valley Recreation Area 218 Fox Valley Lake Rd., Wallingford, KY 41093; 606-849-2143. email: jado43@gmail.com Offers a 75-acre lake with boat dock, fishing, hunting, picnicking, camping and nature trails. Hutton Loyd Tree Farm 1483 Big Run Road, Wallingford, KY  41093 606-876-3423, www.hl-treefarm.com Offers 1,200 acres dedicated to woodlands, non-commercial wildlife reserve sections, fishing lake, nursery, horseback riding, and hiking and hunting club. Mandolin Farm 387 Owns Lane, Flemingsburg, KY 41041, 606-845-3693, www.mandolinfarmbluegrass.net , Home of Fleming County's Bluegrass Festival on Labor Day weekend; has a campground and lake Indian Creek Rd, Western Village Flemingsburg Evergreen Hills Maze Cemetery St, Flemingsburg, KY 41041, 606-849-2952 or 606-782-1459, www.evergreen-hills-maze.com - Over 12,000 pines form more than 300 rooms to make the largest permanent hedge maze in the US, covering 15 acres. Open weekends September - October and other times by appointment. Fleming County Public Wildlife Area A huge, 2070-acre wildlife area full of a wide range of animals including squirrel, deer, grouse, dove, raccoon, quail and rabbit. A great place to fish, hike, or just enjoy the outdoors. Primitive camping. Owned by KY Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Resources. Call 606-686-3312 for additional information. Park Lake Mountain Nature Preserve Wallingford, KY 41093 443 acre nature preserve with variety of plant species; soon to have walking trails

Lewis County

Kinniconick Creek The avid fisherperson will want to try their hand at the fighting muskie in Kinniconick Creek. This mountain stream is so long it misses being classified as a river by one mile and is one of the few places the fighting muskie may be taken.

Boone County

Boone County Arboretum 9190 Camp Ernst Road Union, KY 41091 Office 859-384-4999 www.bcarboretum.org kstone@boonecountyky.org Boone County Arboretum at Central Park, the nation's first arboretum within an active recreation park setting. We are located just outside Union, KY. A short, 25 minute drive southwest from downtown Cincinnati, OH will put you in Northern Kentucky's only arboretum. There is no charge for admission or parking. The Arboretum is open daily from dawn to dusk for your year-round enjoyment of our more than 2,700 trees & shrubs. Our collections will captivate everyone from the avid plantsman to the average homeowner. You will see specialized arrangements of plant families to obscure selections rarely observed by the public eye. To insure our plants thrive in even the worst of droughts, we have a 41,000 linear foot computerized irrigation system. Ellis Farm Full and partial care horse boarding, outdoor and arena riding, plus banquet facilities. 262 Chambers Road Walton, KY 41094 (859) 485-6596 First Farm Inn Bed and breakfast for people and horses – featuring horseback riding, year-round hot tub, in-room or hot stone massages, winter ski packages and numerous farm, horse care and riding activities. 2510 Stevens Road Idlewild, Ky 41080 (859) 586-0199 www.firstfarminn.com Split Rock Conservation Park Outdoor learning center with programs on ecology, archeology, geology and local history, showcasing Boone County’s natural biodiversity and the spectacular geological formation, Split Rock. 4503 Belleview Road Petersburg, KY 41080 (859) 689-9999 www.splitrockpark.org Jane’s Saddlebag Big Bone Lick, Kentucky – specialty food and events, nature walks and outdoor porches, interpreted history and antiques and a farm animal petting zoo. 13989 Ryle Road Union, KY 41091 (859) 384-6617 www.bigbonelick.com Big Bone Lick State Park 62-site campground with a swimming pool and playground, 1.75-acre fishing lake, hiking and picnic areas, miniature golf and other recreation activites. 3380 Beaver Road Union, KY 41091 (859) 384-3522 www.parks.ky.gov/findparks/recparks/bb/

Bracken County

The Augusta Riverpark, public boat launching facility. Slips available for the summer season, call 606-756-2183 for more information.