Buffalo Trace Park
1540 US-150, Palmyra, IN 47164, Palmyra, Indiana 47164
A Harrison County park near Palmyra, named for an old buffalo route later used by frontier settlers. Enjoy the lake, open grounds, and relaxed outdoor recreation.
Carter Caves State Resort Park
344 Caveland Dr, Olive Hill, KY 41164, Olive Hill, Kentucky 41164
A wooded eastern Kentucky state resort park near Olive Hill, known for cave tours, hiking, horseback riding, and a range of seasonal outdoor recreation and lodging.
Hovey Lake Fish and Wildlife Area
8401 IN-69 S, Mt Vernon, Indiana 47620
Near Mount Vernon, Hovey Lake Fish & Wildlife Area preserves Ohio River backwaters, wetlands, and bottomland habitat—an appealing destination for birdwatching, wildlife viewing, fishing, boating, and nature photography.
Lake Murphysboro State Park
Listed in State park
52 Cinder Hill Dr, Murphysboro, IL 62966, Murphysboro, Illinois 62966
Wooded hills surround the star-shaped lake at Lake Murphysboro State Park, a southern Illinois retreat for boating, fishing, picnicking, camping, and hiking.
Pyramid State Recreation Area
Listed in Park, State Recreation Area
1562 Pyramid Park Rd, Pinckneyville, IL 62274, Pinckneyville, Illinois 62274
Near Pinckneyville, Pyramid State Recreation Area is Illinois’s largest state recreation area, covering 19,701 acres of reclaimed southern Illinois landscape. Its lakes, woods, and open ground support fishing, boating, camping, hiking, picnicking, and seasonal hunting.
Reelfoot Lake Tennessee
Listed in State park, Visited by Old Folks Adventures
2595 TN-21, Tiptonville, Tennessee 38079
Formed by the New Madrid earthquakes, Reelfoot Lake is a remarkable cypress-filled landscape for fishing, boating, birdwatching, and exploring Tennessee’s natural history.
Buffalo Trace Park
1540 US-150, Palmyra, IN 47164, Palmyra, Indiana 47164
A Harrison County park near Palmyra, named for an old buffalo route later used by frontier settlers. Enjoy the lake, open grounds, and relaxed outdoor recreation.
Carter Caves State Resort Park
344 Caveland Dr, Olive Hill, KY 41164, Olive Hill, Kentucky 41164
A wooded eastern Kentucky state resort park near Olive Hill, known for cave tours, hiking, horseback riding, and a range of seasonal outdoor recreation and lodging.
Hovey Lake Fish and Wildlife Area
8401 IN-69 S, Mt Vernon, Indiana 47620
Near Mount Vernon, Hovey Lake Fish & Wildlife Area preserves Ohio River backwaters, wetlands, and bottomland habitat—an appealing destination for birdwatching, wildlife viewing, fishing, boating, and nature photography.
Lake Murphysboro State Park
Listed in State park
52 Cinder Hill Dr, Murphysboro, IL 62966, Murphysboro, Illinois 62966
Wooded hills surround the star-shaped lake at Lake Murphysboro State Park, a southern Illinois retreat for boating, fishing, picnicking, camping, and hiking.
Pyramid State Recreation Area
Listed in Park, State Recreation Area
1562 Pyramid Park Rd, Pinckneyville, IL 62274, Pinckneyville, Illinois 62274
Near Pinckneyville, Pyramid State Recreation Area is Illinois’s largest state recreation area, covering 19,701 acres of reclaimed southern Illinois landscape. Its lakes, woods, and open ground support fishing, boating, camping, hiking, picnicking, and seasonal hunting.
Reelfoot Lake Tennessee
Listed in State park, Visited by Old Folks Adventures
2595 TN-21, Tiptonville, Tennessee 38079
Formed by the New Madrid earthquakes, Reelfoot Lake is a remarkable cypress-filled landscape for fishing, boating, birdwatching, and exploring Tennessee’s natural history.
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