Lexington, Harrodsburg & Frankfort

Within the Daniel Boone National Forest, Red River Gorge is a canyon system in east-central Kentucky, It’s spectacularly scenic, with its eye-catching natural stone arches, unusual rock formations, sandstone cliffs and over 500 miles of hiking trails through rugged terrain. There’s an incredibly diverse selection of trees, including beech, sugar maples, white pines, hemlock, oak and hickory and these tend to host the occasional endangered species (the Indiana Bat, the Virginia big-eared bat and the red-cockaded woodpecker, for instance). Activities include but are not limited to: hiking, fishing, boating, swimming, horse riding, cycling, rock climbing and bird-watching. Lake Cumberland is renowned as the houseboat capital of the world! Along with houseboating, this scenic patch of Russell Springs offers watersports, camping, hiking and more. Lake Cumberland is one of the 10 largest manmade lakes in the country, spanning a whopping 63,000 acres, with more than 1,200 miles of federally protected shoreline. The lake is famous for its striped bass: 40 pounders are regularly caught here, with 50 pounders popping up too. Pack your fishing tackle and pray to the bass gods.