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Barren River Lake

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NOTICE: Many states are discouraging or banning movement of firewood to control spread of the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). Not bringing wood from home to your campsite and not taking unused wood you procure while camping home with you is recommended -- required in some states. Check the following website to learn more: http://www.emeraldashborer.info/

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See the Barren River Lake website for additional information. Primary recreational opportunities are listed below.

Directions & Lake History/Factoid
Directions: From Louisville, 95 miles south on I-65 to Cave City, 10 miles south on KY 90 to Glasgow, 5 miles south on US 31 to KY 252, 9 miles south to dam.

Lake History

Factoid: Constructed in 1964, Barren River Lake has long provided a haven for recreational, cultural, and wildlife management activities. Ten thousand surface acres of water provide ample opportunity for fishing, boating, skiing, or swimming. Several picnic shelters are available for rent, or you can enjoy one of our water-front picnic sites along the nearly half mile long ADA accessible boardwalk at Port Oliver Recreation Area. Take a walk on one of our hike/bike trails and stop off at one of our watchable wildlife areas. The Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife leases over 7,000 acres of land at Barren River Lake for wildlife management, including hunting activities. In addition, they also manage a fourteen-acre warm season native grass field, like the prairies that once dominated the area. Come stay with us in one of our three class A campgrounds or go primitive at our twelve-site class C campground with a public beach. Located within thirty-five miles of both the National Corvette Museum and Mammoth Cave National Park, Barren River Lake is the perfect location to stay on your next vacation.

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Recreation Services Status
Please see the list below for USACE managed areas. Other parks run by state or private marinas are not included in the list below. Please contact the state or private marina for additional information.

Open    Partially Open    Closed    Status Unknown

14 Recreation areas at Barren River Lake

	Area Status
Austin					X
Baileys Point   $				X			D	A GS	X		H
Barren River Lake State Park		E D	X	X	X	X	D	A GS	X	BE P	M
Beaver Creek   $							D	A	X
Browns Ford
Overlook								GS
Peninsula   $							D
Peninsula Marina						X
Port Oliver Recreation Area   $							D P	A GS	X
Quarry Road   $							P	A GS	X		H
Tailwater   $				X				A GS	X		H
The Narrows   $				X			D	A GS	X		H
The Narrows Marina						X
Walnut Creek		E			X	X
Corps Managed Managed by Others in Italics $ Corps Fees Collected