Lake Barkley State Resort Park

Lake Barkley State Resort Park
Location in Kentucky
Location in United States
TypeKentucky state park
LocationTrigg County, Kentucky, United States
Coordinates36°50′01″N 87°55′08″W / 36.83361°N 87.91889°W / 36.83361; -87.91889
Area3,700 acres (1,500 ha)[1]
Established1964[2]
Administered byKentucky Department of Parks
WebsiteOfficial website

Lake Barkley State Resort Park is a public recreation area on the eastern shore of Lake Barkley, five miles (8.0 km) west of Cadiz in Trigg County, Kentucky, United States.[3] The state park is one of three Kentucky parks near Land Between the Lakes, a 170,000-acre (69,000 ha) isthmus between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Lake Barkley State Resort Park". Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer. 2025. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
  2. ^ "Lake Barkley History". Kentucky State Parks. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
  3. ^ "Lake Barkley State Resort Park". Kentucky State Parks. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
  4. ^ Kleber, John E., ed. (1992). "Parks, State". The Kentucky Encyclopedia. Associate editors: Thomas D. Clark, Lowell H. Harrison, and James C. Klotter. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-1772-0.
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