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TRACE BRANCH RECREATION AREA (KY), KY

Description

Trace Branch Campground is open May through September. The Day-use area is open April through October. The Trace Branch Recreation Area, located on Buckhorn Lake, is the center of your outdoor recreation activities in the Cumberland Plateau of "coal-mining" country in southeastern Kentucky. Trace Branch Recreation Area is located approximately 13 miles north of Hyden, KY in Leslie County near the communities of Confluence and Busy. Buckhorn Lake Recreation area offers hunting, fishing, boating, camping, hiking, swimming, and other activities on this flood control project. The Trace Branch Recreation Area is located near other southeastern attractions such as Lilley Cornett Woods, Frontier Nursing, Daniel Boone National Forest, Natural Bridge State Resort Park, and the Red River Gorge Geological Area. Nearby communities include Confluence, Thousandsticks, Busy, Hyden, Grassy, Krypton, Gays Creek, Buckhorn, and Hazard. Trace Branch Recreation Area offers one reservable day-use picnic shelter with electricity & potable water, boat ramp, courtesy boat dock, & flush toilets. Trace Branch Campground is considered "Class A" and contains 14 reservable campsites with electric and water hook-ups. Other amenities include a shower house, playground, horseshoe pits, and a fishing area. A convenience store is located nearby (approx. 3 miles) adjacent to the Confluence Recreation Area. Trace Branch Recreation Area is cooperatively managed by the Leslie County Fiscal Court and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Services & Amenities:

Within Facility
  • Basketball Courts
  • Boat Launch Ramp
  • Boating
  • Comfort Station
  • Courtesy Dock
  • Dump Station
  • Electric Hook-Up
  • Electrical Plug On Site
  • Fire Rings
  • Firewood
  • Fishing
  • Flush Toilet
  • Garbage Service
  • Grills
  • Horseshoe Pitching
  • Ice Machine
  • Jet Skiing
  • Parking
  • Pavilion
  • Picnic Pavilion
  • Picnic Shelter
  • Picnic Tables
  • Playground
  • Potable Water
  • Reservoir
  • Restroom
  • Security Lights
  • Shower
  • Swimming
  • Water Drinking
Within 10 Miles
  • Convenience Store

Alerts and Important Information

This campgroung will be temporarily closed from May 6,2009 to May 20,2009. Reservations must be made at least 4 days in advance. 3 night minimum on holidays. As a shoreline campground, campsites are prone to flooding at elevations above seasonal pool.

Getting There:

Trace Branch Recreation Area (KY)
804 BUCKHORN DAM ROAD
Buckhorn KY 41721-8808

GPS Info. (Latitude, Longitude):
37.24167, -83.37278

From Lexington: I-75 south 83 miles to London. Exit 41 or 38 to Daniel Boone Parkway east, 44, miles to Hyden Spur, exit to Tim Couch Pass and immediate left towards Thousandsticks onto Bull Creek Road, 2.5 miles to KY Hwy 257. North approximately 9 miles to the Confluence bridge. Take right to cross bridge then turn left on Mosley Bend Rd. 2 miles to Trace Branch Recreation Area on left.

From Hazard: 14 miles to KY Hwy 15 north, 9 mile to KY Hwy 28, 7 miles to Chavies, 5 miles to KY Hwy 451 to Trace Branch Road. Right for 0.5 mile, then 2.5 miles to the recreation area.

Phone Park for More Information:

Information: (606)672-3670