Cumberland Falls State Park, KY
Posted by: vhasler
N 36° 50.411 W 084° 20.369
16S E 737241 N 4080447
State park was created in 1930 by a gift of 500 acres including the large Cumberland Falls.
Waymark Code: WMHE9G
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 06/30/2013
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The guidebook reads:
CUMBERLAND FALLS STATE PARK, (open May 15-
Oct. 1; adm. 10 cents; hotel accommodations, $1.50 and up; furnished
cabins, $1 a day; overnight camping 25 cents; bathhouses, picnic facilities). This park, covering 500 acres of virgin forest, was the gift in 1930 of T. Coleman duPont, a Kentuckian. It is rough mountainous country cut by the Cumberland River, which threads its way over a rocky course through the rugged hills.
---- KENTUCKY, A Guide to the Bluegrass State, 1939
The state park (brochure) remains a heavily used facility open year around. No admission fee to enter. Lodging scheduled by on-line reservation system. Activities include whitewater rafting, fishing, hiking, horse riding, and just chillin'.