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Directions and Factoids
Directions: From Hazard, 9 miles north on KY 15, 20 miles east on KY 28.

Factoid: Buckhorn Lake, KY is situated in the Cumberland Plateau of eastern Kentucky. This is an area that possesses a landscape as rugged as any found in the State. The plateau is deeply traversed by a series of narrow, winding valleys separated by steep watersheds and covered by a network of continuously branching streams. Originating in the southeast and flowing generally northwestward, the Kentucky River is one of the region's major rivers.

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/

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Recreation Services Status
The list below includes Recreation Services Status of USACE managed areas (lines that contain the Corps Castle icon). Others, such as state or private marina operators, run additional parks. Please contact those agencies or individuals for information on the areas they manage.

Open    Partially Open    Closed    Status Unknown

	Area Status
Buckhorn Lake Dam							D P	A	X		H M
Buckhorn Lake State Resort Park			X	X	X	X		A G GS	X	BE	H W
Confluence Recreation Area   $							D P	A G GS	X
Reserve Confluence Recreation Area
Gays Creek		E P D		X	X		D	A G GS	X
Leatherwood Recreation Area   $							D P	A G GS	X
Reserve Leatherwood Recreation Area
Tailwater Recreation Area   $				X			P	A G GS	X		H
Reserve Tailwater Recreation Area
Corps Managed Managed by Others in Italics $ Corps Fees Collected