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Carter Caves State Resort Park, Olive Hill, KY

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Carter Caves State Resort Park

Take a guided tour through Cascade Cave or X-Cave, then hike to natural bridges and a boxed canyon in the hills of northeast Kentucky.

344 Caveland Drive, Olive Hill, KY 41164 · Olive Hill, KY

About Carter Caves State Resort Park

Carter Caves is a Kentucky state resort park built around a cluster of caves along Tygarts Creek. Guided tours of Cascade Cave and X-Cave run daily all year, and Cascade Cave has an underground lake room and a 30-foot underground waterfall. Above ground, 33 miles of trails pass natural bridges, arches and a boxed canyon; the short Natural Bridge trail crosses the only natural bridge in Kentucky that carries a paved road. The park also has a lodge, cottages, a campground and 45-acre Smoky Lake for paddling.

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  • #cave tours
  • #hiking
  • #natural bridges
  • #camping

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