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Buckhorn Lake

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 Buckhorn Lake website for additional information. Primary recreational opportunities are listed below.

Directions & Lake History/Factoid
Directions: From Hazard, 9 miles north on KY 15, 20 miles east on KY 28.

Lake History

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.

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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

6 Recreation areas at Buckhorn Lake

	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
Gays Creek		E P D		X	X		D	A G GS	X
Leatherwood Recreation Area   $							D P	A G GS	X
Tailwater Recreation Area   $				X			P	A G GS	X		H
Corps Managed Managed by Others in Italics $ Corps Fees Collected