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Although he died before he could purchase the land, his wife purchased the falls and the 593 acres (240 ha) surrounding it for $400,000 on March 10, 1930, after the Kentucky General Assembly (legislature) approved the creation of the state park. Cumberland Falls was dedicated as a state park at 1:30 p.m. on August 21, 1931. [2]
Cumberland Falls, sometimes called the Little Niagara, the Niagara of the South, or the Great Falls, is a waterfall on the Cumberland River in southeastern Kentucky. Spanning the river at the border of McCreary and Whitley counties, the waterfall is the central feature of Cumberland Falls State Resort Park and is part of the Office of Kentucky ...
Dog Slaughter Falls, located downstream of the Cumberland Falls State Resort Park [1] Eagle Falls, located in the Cumberland Falls State Resort Park; Northrup Falls, located one mile east of the Colditz Cove State Natural Area [2] Seventy Six Falls, located in Clinton County, Kentucky; Slave Falls, located on the Fork Ridge Road Sawmill ...
Cumberland Falls State Resort Park: Whitley County [3] 1,657 acres (6.7 km 2) Dale Hollow Lake State Park: Cumberland County: Park: 3,398 acres (14 km 2) Lake: 27,700 acres (112 km 2) [6] General Butler State Resort Park: Carroll County [3] Park: 809 acres (3.3 km 2) Lake: 30 acres (0.12 km 2) Greenbo Lake State Resort Park: Greenup County ...
Eagle Falls is located in Cumberland Falls State Resort Park in McCreary County, Kentucky, United States. [1] Water from Eagle Creek descends 44 feet (13 m) before landing on the rocks below on the Cumberland River shoreline. Eagle Falls can be accessed by hiking Trail 9 located on Kentucky Route 90 in the Cumberland
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There are 85 miles (137 km) of hiking trails, ranging from shorter routes such as the 2.6 miles (4.2 km) Sugar Run Trail, to the 21 miles (34 km) Ridge Trail, which spans the park and reaches an elevation of 3,513 feet (1,071 m). [18] The nearby Wilderness Road Campground includes 160 campsites. [17] No hunting is permitted within the park.
Dog Slaughter Falls, image from the United States Forest Service. Dog Slaughter Falls is a 15 feet (4.6 m) to 20 feet (6.1 m) tall waterfall at the confluence of the Cumberland River and Dog Slaughter Creek, in the London Ranger District of the Daniel Boone National Forest in Whitley County, Kentucky.