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Welcome to Kentucky. |
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Junction of highway # 25E |
City of Corbin, Kentucky. Services off highway, gas, diesel. North to London, Mount Vernon. North to Daniel Boone National Forest Recreation Area. Located in the mountains of eastern Kentucky, the Daniel Boone National Forest encompasses over 700,000 acres of land. This land is generally rugged and characterized by steep forested ridges, narrow valleys, and over 3,400 miles of cliffline. The forest contains two large lakes (Cave Run Lake and Laurel River Lake), many rivers and streams, two wilderness areas, and the 269-mile Sheltowee Trace National Recreation Trail that extends across the length of the forest. Abundant wildlife, lush vegetation, magnificent scenery, and numerous recreation opportunities offer visitors much to enjoy. The Daniel Boone National Forest is one of the most heavily used forests in the South, with over 5 million visitors annually. People come here to backpack, camp, picnic, rockclimb, boat, hunt, fish, ride and relax.
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| 0.9 1.5 |
Point of Information |
Crossing The Whitley River. |
| 1.7 2.8 |
View from highway |
Driving south. |
| 3.9 6.3 |
Exit # 25 |
Access to highway # 25W, sevices off highway, gas, diesel. Access to lodging. Access to Cumberland Falls State Resort Park. Cumberland Falls State Resort is located in the Daniel Boone National Forest. Known as the 'Niagara of the South,' the waterfall forms a 125-foot wide curtain that plunges 60 feet into the boulder-strewn gorge below. The mist of Cumberland Falls creates the magic of the moonbow, only visible on a clear night during a full moon. This unique phenomenon appears nowhere else in the Western Hemisphere.
Enjoy the great outdoors in the campground, featuring 50 campsites with electric and water hookups. The campground has a central service building with showers and rest rooms, a grocery, and a dump station. East to the communities of Honeybee, Kentucky, Parkers Lake, Kentucky, and the National Arch Scenic Area.
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| 6.2 10.0 |
View from highway |
Driving south. |
| 13.1 21.1 |
Exit # 15 |
Access to highway #25W. Access to Williamsburg, Kentucky, services, fuel, off highway gas, diesel. |
| 14.3 23.0 |
Point of Information |
Crossing the Cumberland River. The Cumberland River is 697 miles long. The Cumberland River watershed covers 18,000 square miles. |
| 17.5 28.2 |
View from highway |
Driving south. |
| 18.0 29.0 |
Exit # 11 |
Access to the city of Williamsburg, services fuel off highway, gas, diesel. Access to Big South Fork N. R.R.A. The free-flowing Big South Fork of the Cumberland River and its tributaries pass through 90 miles of scenic gorges and valleys containing a wide range of natural and historic features. The area offers a broad range of recreational opportunities including camping, whitewater rafting, kayaking, canoeing, hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, hunting and fishing. |
| 18.0 29.0 |
City of Williamsburg |
Attractions in and around Williamsburg, Kentucky: Cumberland Museum, Colonel Harland Sanders Museum, Bob Blair Museum, Levi Jackson Wilderness Road State Park in London,Kentucky, General Burnside Park near Somerset, Dr. Thomas Walker State Historic Park in Barbourville, Kentucky, Pine Mountain State Park in Pineville, Kentucky, Cumberland Gap National Historic Park in Middlesboro, Kentucky.
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| 27.0 43.5 |
Roadside turnout Kentucky State Visitor Information Rest Area |
Access for north bound traffic only, east side of highway. |
| 27.1 43.6 |
Exit # 160 |
Access to Lodging, services fuel, gas, diesel off highway. |
| 27.1 43.6 |
Kentucky / Tennessee State Line |
Welcome to Tennessee.
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