| Name
|
Location
|
County
|
Region
|
Summary
|
| Beckley Creek Park |
Louisville |
Jefferson |
North Central |
616 acres, includes the PNC Achievement Center for Education and Interpretation, operated by The Parklands of Floyds Fork
|
| Berea College Forestry Outreach Center
|
Berea
|
Madison
|
East Central
|
website, The Pinnacles hiking trails, education center, operated by Berea College which owns over 9,000 acres of forest land
|
| Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest |
Clermont |
Bullitt |
North Central |
14,000-acre arboretum, forest, and nature preserve, education center, art gallery, 35 miles of trails
|
| Blackacre State Nature Preserve |
Louisville |
Jefferson |
North Central |
170 acre farm, trails, 19th century homestead, environmental education programs
|
| Central Kentucky Wildlife Refuge |
Danville |
Boyle |
Bluegrass |
website, 500 acres, features the Mary Ashby Cheek Nature Center
|
| Clay Hill Memorial Forest |
Campbellsville |
Taylor |
South Central Kentucky |
website, 158-acre educational and research woodland that is managed by Campbellsville University as a regional center for environmental education
|
| Clyde E. Buckley Wildlife Sanctuary & Life Adventure Center |
Frankfort |
Franklin |
Bluegrass |
website, 374 acres, operated by the Central Kentucky Audubon Society
|
| Creasey Mahan Nature Preserve |
Goshen |
Oldham |
North Central |
website, 168 acres, exhibits include ecosystem dioramas, Native American life, Kentucky fish, natural history learning areas
|
| Floracliff Nature Sanctuary |
Lexington |
Fayette |
Bluegrass |
website, 287 acres, located in the Kentucky River Palisades, managed by an independent board in conjunction with the Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission, features the Winifred W. Haggart Nature Center
|
| Fort Wright Nature Center |
Fort Wright |
Kenton |
Northern Kentucky |
website, 13 acre park, operated by the city
|
| Gladie Visitor Center |
Stanton |
Powell |
Central |
website, cultural heritage, natural history and geology of the Red River Gorge Geological Area and Clifty Wilderness in the Daniel Boone National Forest
|
| Jenny Wiley State Resort Park |
Prestonsburg |
Floyd |
Eastern |
2,871 acres, includes a nature center
|
| Joe Ford Nature Center |
Owensboro |
Daviess |
Western |
website, 14 acres, operated by the city
|
| John James Audubon State Park |
Henderson |
Henderson |
Western |
About 700 acres, features the Audubon Museum, with exhibits about John James Audubon's life and art and a nature center with hands-on exhibits
|
| Land Between the Lakes Woodlands Nature Station |
|
Trigg |
Western |
Outdoor native wildlife enclosures and native plant trails, indoor exhibits, programs, website
|
| Lost River Cave |
Bowling Green |
Warren |
South Central Kentucky |
cave tours by boat, 68 acres with 3 miles of trails, nature center
|
| Louisville Nature Center |
Louisville |
Jefferson |
North Central |
41 acres in Beargrass Creek State Nature Preserve
|
| Mary E. Fritsch Nature Center |
Livingston |
Rockcastle |
South Central Kentucky |
website, operated by Appalachia-Science in the Public Interest
|
| Natural Bridge State Resort Park |
Slade |
Powell |
Central |
2,200 acre forested park and nature preserve with 22 miles of trails, a 60-acre lake, nature center
|
| Pine Mountain State Resort Park |
Pineville |
Bell |
Southeast |
1,159 acres, includes the Pine Mountain Interpretive Center, golf course and mini golf
|
| Raven Run Nature Sanctuary |
Lexington |
Fayette |
Bluegrass |
website, 734 acres, over 10 miles of trails, nature center, operated by the city
|
| Salato Wildlife Education Center |
Frankfort |
Franklin |
Bluegrass |
website, operated by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, includes indoor exhibits and outdoor trails with native wildlife on display, 262 acres, 4 miles of trails
|
| Toyota Environmental Education Center |
Georgetown |
Scott |
North Central |
website, operated by Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, park with 1 mile trail, education programs
|
| Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery |
Jamestown |
Russell |
South Central Kentucky |
Features a visitor/environmental center, exhibits about fish, natural history and the environment
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