Red River Gorge
FreeHike to sandstone arches, climb the cliffs or paddle the Red River in this gorge inside Daniel Boone National Forest.

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Natural Bridge State Resort Park is an outdoor activity in Slade, KY, part of the Daniel Boone Country guide. Cost: free. Sky lift runs weekends from March 1, daily from April 1, and closes for winter in November.
2 miles south of Slade on the Middle Fork of the Red River · Slade, KY
Natural Bridge State Resort Park surrounds a sandstone arch that spans 78 feet and rises 65 feet high. You can hike up on the half-mile Original Trail or ride the sky lift, then squeeze through Fat Man's Squeeze and look out from Lover's Leap. About 1,200 acres of the park are a state nature preserve, and five miles of the Sheltowee Trace pass through it. Hemlock Lodge lets you stay overnight.
The closest stops to Natural Bridge State Resort Park, ordered by straight-line distance.