Greenbo Lake State Resort Park

Greenbo Lake State Resort Park

Greenbo Lake
Type Kentucky state park
Location Greenup County, Kentucky
Area 3,330 acres (13.5 km2) [1][2]
Created 1970[1]
Operated by Kentucky Department of Parks
Status Open year-round

Greenbo Lake State Resort Park in Kentucky is a resort park in the northeastern part of the commonwealth, close to the town of Greenup, Kentucky in Greenup County on Kentucky State Route 1. It features a 36 room lodge named for Greenup County resident and writer Jesse Hilton Stuart, a 63-site campground with 35 primitive sites, a swimming pool with slides, two tennis courts, an 18-hole miniature golf course and a new amphitheater.[1] The lodge contains a 232-seat dining room. It is centered around the 300-acre (1.2 km2) Greenbo Lake that features a boat dock and marina.[1] There are over 25 miles (40 km) of hiking, biking and horseback trails.

Events

The park, in partnership with the Kentucky Genealogical Society, was scheduled to host Kentucky Genealogy Weekend on March 23–24, 2007.[3] It has an outdoor amphitheater; there are many plays, musicals, theatrical performances and musical dramas throughout the peak season.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "History of Greenbo Lake State Resort Park". Kentucky Department of Parks. http://parks.ky.gov/findparks/resortparks/go/history/. Retrieved 2008-02-13. 
  2. ^ Kleber, John E., ed (1992). "Parks, State". The Kentucky Encyclopedia. Associate editors: Thomas D. Clark, Lowell H. Harrison, and James C. Klotter. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-1772-0. 
  3. ^ "Greenbo kicks off state ancestry research event". The Independent. 15 March 2007. http://www.dailyindependent.com/local/local_story_074235707.html. Retrieved 2007-03-19. 

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