Lake Barkley Vacation and Resort Properties

Lake Barkley is the result of Barkley Dam on the Cumberland River in Lyon County, Kentucky and is used for hydroelectric power, flood control, improved navigation and recreation purposes. Construction of Barkley Dam was completed in 1966. At normal levels it has a surface area of 91 square miles. It is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lake property.

 

Lake Barkley is a 134 mile long man-made lake on the Cumberland River near Grand Rivers, Kentucky. It was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1966. A canal connects Lake Barkley with Kentucky Lake, forming one of the greatest freshwater recreational complexes in the country. The lakes parallel each other for 50 miles. Land Between the Lakes recreational area is between them.

 

Nearby Attractions

Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area (4 miles)

Land Between The Lakes (LBL) is a 170,000 acre National Recreation Area nestled between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley, created by PresidentJohn F. Kennedy in 1961. Native wildlife such as deer, wild turkey, bobcat, bald eagle, osprey, and many other species call the wooded peninsula home.LBL also maintains herds of elk and bison in a 750-acre habitat restoration area called the Elk & Bison Prairie.In addition to water sports, LBL contains over 200 miles of hiking, mountain biking, horseback... More

 
Kentucky Lake (15 miles)

Kentucky Lake is the largest lake in the Tennessee River system and the last before the river flows into the Ohio River at Paducah, Kentucky. Spanning the western portion of Tennessee and southwest Kentucky, the lake is 184 miles long, has 2,380 miles of shoreline, and 160,300 surface acres of water at summer water levels. It collects rainfall from a 40,200-square-mile watershed. Land Between The Lakes, a National Recreation Area administered by TVA, is located on the lower end of Kentucky... More

 
Fort Donelson National Battlefield (17 miles)

Unconditional Surrender of Fort Donelson created jubilation throughout the North and silence in Dixie. It was the North?s first major victory of the Civil War, opening the way into the very heart of the Confederacy.

Days earlier Grant?s plan to capture Forts Henry and Heiman on the Tennessee River succeeded. Upon taking possession of the forts the Union army stepped out briskly as Grant focuses his sights on Fort Donelson.

February 14th, 1862 dawned cold and quiet. Early in the afternoon... More

 
Fort Donelson National Cemetery (17 miles)

In July 1862, Congress passed legislation giving the President of the United States the authority to purchase land for the establishment of cemeteries ?for soldiers who shall die in the service of their country?. The legislation effectively began the National Cemetery system.

In 1867, Fort Donelson Cemetery was established as the final resting for Union soldiers and sailors initially buried in the Fort Donelson area.... More

 

 

 

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Hotels and Lodging for Lake Barkley

Hardin, KY

Kenlake State Resort