Greenbo Lake State Resort Park

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Greenbo Lake State Resort Park
Greenbo Lake
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 [edit]

The park hosts a variety of community events each year including a quilt show, murder mystery dinner theaters, scrapbooking, and a 5K race.

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "History of Greenbo Lake State Resort Park". Kentucky Department of Parks. 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. 

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