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Wild and Scenic Red River in Wolfe County Autumn river landscape on the lower Red River. The Red River is a 97.2-mile-long (156.4 km) [2] tributary of the Kentucky River in east-central Kentucky in the United States. Via the Kentucky and Ohio rivers, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed.
The Red River Gorge is a canyon system on the Red River in east-central Kentucky, United States. Geologically it is part of the Pottsville Escarpment . The gorge lies within the Daniel Boone National Forest and was subsequently designated the Red River Gorge Geological Area , an area of around 29,000 acres (12,000 ha; 120 km 2 ; 45 sq mi). [ 1 ]
The Red River, 100 miles (161 km) long, [1] is a major stream of north-central Tennessee and south-central Kentucky, and a major tributary of the Cumberland River. It rises in Sumner County, Tennessee , south of Portland .
The Red River Gorge lies within the Daniel Boone National Forest in Kentucky. The forest maintains 706,000 acres while the Red River Gorge consists of 29,000 acres of rugged terrain inside of it.
The Red River Gorge is also a world-renowned rock climbing destination. A 2021 study estimated that climbers spend nearly $8.7 million annually in the five counties around the gorge.
Popular spots at Kentucky's Red River Gorge could start costing hikers and visitors a fee to access with a proposed plan from the U.S. Forest Service.. According to the proposal, if passed, fees ...
All rivers in Kentucky flow to the Mississippi River, nearly all by virtue of flowing to its major tributary, the Ohio River. Also listed are some important tributaries to the few Kentucky rivers that originate in, or flow through, other states.
Natural Bridge State Resort Park is a Kentucky state park located in Powell and Wolfe Counties along the Middle Fork of the Red River, adjacent to the Red River Gorge Geologic Area and surrounded by the Daniel Boone National Forest. Its namesake natural bridge is the centerpiece of the park.