Natural Bridge State Park Kentucky

I was pleasantly surprised by the part of rural Kentucky I drove from London to Slade. Homes are kept up, lawns are mowed, flowers are planted, and yards are not full of trash. It’s clear these people take pride in their homes and it makes touring the area pleasant and the scenery picturesque.  When I travel through areas with run down homes and trailers that are surrounded by high weeds and discarded trash I find it depressing. In Kentucky even the tiny towns I went through, while not booming by any means, were all obviously loved and cared for.

Thankfully the constantly winding up and down roads had hardly no traffic at all so I didn’t annoy the living daylights out of drivers by going slow. It allowed me to drive carefully and enjoy the view somewhat.

For those who have never been — Kentucky is a really pretty state and you should at least add the southern part to you travel itinerary for the future.

Upon arrival at Natural Bridge State Park I was promptly greeted by a no dogs allowed on trails sign.  Just peachie. Due to the park being a nature preserve dogs are welcome on the roads and sidewalks, but nowhere on trails or in the woods.

I spoke to people who said the trails were really great — about 6 feet across and kept clear of poison ivy so the kids were safe.

It was a nice, well maintained campground and fortunately the nearby Red River Gorge area welcomes dogs on all their trails.

The one thing I did do at this park (besides camping there) is take the lift up to see the Natural Bridge.

Slide show below and map of area at bottom:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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