Kentucky
Mountain Trails of Harlan County
The Kentucky
Mountain Trails Black Mountain Recreational
Park Located at Evarts, features 7200+ Acres of ATV
and Monster Truck terrain. The park has
been a huge success thanks to the efforts of the Kentucky
Mountain Crawlers and
the Harlan
County Ridge Runners. Some trails
reach altitudes over 3500 feet on
Kentucky
's Black Mountain Range.
Kentucky
Coal Mine Museum
Hwy
160, Benham Ky. Original coal company commissary
featuring photography of early coal mining days,
lifestyles, machinery, tools, mock mines, Loretta Lynn
exhibit, etc. (606) 848-1530
Portal
31 - Kentucky's First Exhibition Coal Mine
Offers
visitors the unique experience of touring an actual
coal mine by rail car. Visitors will wear the
traditional protective gear of the coal miner as they
enjoy animated exhibits along the tour.
The
Artists' Attic Gallery
Harlan
County Courthouse, Pleasant Mountains Arts &
Artists presents rotating collection of art and
special events. Art classes by local &
visiting artists in a variety of media. (606)
574-0096
Cranks
Creek Lake and Wildlife Management Area
Cranks
Creek
Lake
and Wildlife Management
area provides lake access with a boat launch
facilities as well as the stone mountain boat dock.
Camping is limited to primative camping along the back
trails. No camping is allowed in the management
area but it supports some of the finest nature trails
in all of
Eastern Kentucky.
(606)573-4156
CUMBERLAND
SHADOW HIKING TRAIL
KY
987. Six-mile trail
features picnicking and primitive camping.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area.
(606) 573-4156.
KENTENIA
STATE FOREST
US
421.
3,000-acres located in 5 non-contiguous tracts
on the south side of
Pine
Mountain
. Hiking,
picnicking and hunting.
(606) 573-4156.
WAGON
TUNNEL ROAD
Access
via
Herb
Smith
Memorial
Lake
, Cranks Creek Open year-round.
One hundred-year old wagon road leading to the
unique tunnel punched through the sandstone caprock
with hand-held star drill, hammers and black powder.
Links to Hubbard Springs located in the Powell
Valley of Virginia.
Great for hiking.
(606) 573-4156.
Martins
Fork Lake and Recreation Area
The
lake provides a variety of outdoor recreation
opportunities for thousands of visitors each year.
Because of the temperate climate and long
recreation season, visitors have numerous activities
from which to choose, including: fishing, hunting,
picnicking, camping, sunbathing, hiking, boating, and
others.
Martins
Fork
Lake
provides lakeside recreation for
Harlan
County
and the surrounding area
MULLINS
GALLERY
111 Main Street
. Open Mon.-Sat.
10am-5pm. Owned and operated by local artist
David Mullins. This gallery offers original
framed artwork in many different media as well as
unique gift items such as sculpture, ceramics and home
accessories. (606) 573-1284
Kingdom
Come Scenic Parkway
This
includes Kingdom Come State Park and many other
activities of Harlans Tri-Cities Area.
Poor
Fork Arts and Crafts Store
Members
of the Poor Fork Arts & Crafts Guild, Inc.™
established the Poor Fork Arts & Crafts Store in
July 1988. The purpose of the store is to provide the
Guild members a place to market their goods and
tourists a place to buy gifts made by hand. Several
thousand items are displayed in the 4,500 sq. foot
store building
Sleepy
Hollow Golf Course
The
Golf Course has provided golfing enthusiasts the
opportunity to play on one of the most unique and
challenging nine-hole courses in the state. Rolling
hills and deep valleys create a most unusual setting
for golfers.
RIVERSIDE
SALVAGE
US
119, South of the city
of
Harlan
at Bob's Creek. Thousands of square feet of
salvage merchandise including books, clothing,
computer software, sporting goods and household items.
(606) 573-5499
BLANTON
FOREST
Hwy
840, 5 miles out of Harlan.
It is the thirteenth largest old growth forest
in the eastern part of the
United States
and the largest in
Kentucky
. Covering
2,350 acres of
Pine
Mountain
’s south slope, it is a diverse ecological treasure.
Two hiking trails open to the public.
For information call Kentucky State Nature
Preserves (606) 663-0362.
CAMP
O-CUMBERLAND
US
119 at Wallins, 8 miles
out of the city of
Harlan
. This
mountain haven is available for retreats, family
reunions and church gatherings.
Natural setting with native stone building,
dining hall and overnight accommodations.
(606) 664-2909.
MOUNTAIN
OUTDOORS
16 Chappell Drive
, 1 mile out of the city
of
Harlan
in Baxter. Indoor virtual bow range. Hunt
any animal on the planet with your own bow such as;
white tail deer, elk, grouse, or rattlesnake.
Scores calculated at the end of session. (606)
573-6260
USS
HARLAN ARCHIVES
Whitfield
Public Library,
Third Street
, Downtown. Public display of artifacts during
library hours of decommissioned amphibious tank
landing ship named for the city and county in
Kentucky
bearing that name. Approximately 300 artifacts
from over 20 years of active service in the U.S. Navy
Fleet. (606) 573-4156
COAL
MINERS' MEMORIAL
Harlan Courthouse Square
. Commemorates
memory of
Harlan
County
miners that lost their life in the mines while
supporting a family and a nation. Lists
individual names by year.
HENDERSON
SETTLEMENT & LOG HOUSE CRAFT SHOP
18
miles SW of Pineville on KY 190. Open all year.
Tours
by appointment. Gift shop open Mon.-Fri.
8am-4:30pm, by appointment on weekends. This
1,300-acre mountain settlement includes a
demonstration farm, greenhouse, orchards, garden,
gymnasium, church and swimming pool. Dining hall
and guest quarters for up to 60 people. Log
house Craft Shop offers variety of mountain crafts.
(606) 337-3613 or Craft Shop (606) 337-5823
HIGHSPLINT
MUSEUM
Home
of coal mine owner & operator. Centerpiece
for coal camp and operation of Highsplint mines.
Coal artifacts and related items in adjacent
buildings. (606) 837-6260
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