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Buckhorn Lake State Resort Park, Perry County, KY
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Buckhorn Lake State Resort Park

A Kentucky state resort park built around a mountain reservoir in northwest Perry County.

Perry County, KY

About Buckhorn Lake State Resort Park

This Kentucky state park sits in the northwest part of Perry County and covers about 856 acres. Its main draw is a mountain reservoir, Buckhorn Lake, which spans roughly 1,230 acres and was formed by damming the Middle Fork of the Kentucky River. The park borders the northern edge of the Daniel Boone National Forest.

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