Kentucky State Parks are celebrating 100 years in communities in 2024. Governor Beshear visited parks across the state, including the Woodland Center at Natural Bridge State Park in Powell County.
In honor of the 30th annual National Public Lands Day, the Daniel Boone National Forest is supporting a trash clean up in the Red River Gorge and waiving fees at recreation areas across the Forest on
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SLADE, Ky. (LEX 18) â Visitors come from all over the world to see Red River Gorge. Neither the pandemic nor winter storms have slowed that momentum. People that have never been here that live in Lexington, Louisville, or surrounding areas are coming here for outdoor adventure because it s safe at this time, said Miranda Fallen, Powell County Tourism executive director.
This time last year, Nancy Hamann s businesses were shut down due to restrictions on Gorge visitors. One year later, the Daniel Boone Coffee Shop and adjacent cabin rental company are thriving. But the success has brought on a new problem.