Blue Licks Battlefield State Park, Historic battlefield and museum in Robertson County, Kentucky.
This 148-acre state park contains a museum, hiking trails, camping facilities, and natural areas along the Licking River in eastern Kentucky.
The Battle of Blue Licks in 1782 marked the final Revolutionary War conflict in Kentucky, resulting in numerous pioneer casualties including Daniel Boone's son.
The Pioneer Museum displays regional artifacts including Native American tools, Revolutionary War items, a mastodon tooth, and Civil War period collections.
The park offers camping sites with electrical hookups, water connections, basketball courts, and organized educational programs throughout the seasonal calendar.
The park preserves a 15-acre cedar glade that maintains native plant species through controlled burns and contains Short's Goldenrod, a rare Kentucky plant.
Location: Kentucky
Inception: 1927
Accessibility: Wheelchair limited access
Phone: +8592895507
Website: http://parks.ky.gov/parks/resortparks/blue_licks/default.aspx
GPS coordinates: 38.42841,-83.99465
Latest update: March 4, 2025 01:34
Kentucky combines natural areas and historical places. The state includes cave systems, Civil War battlefields, colonial structures, and rock formations. Mammoth Cave, the Civil War sites in Perryville and Mill Springs display the state's natural and cultural heritage.
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