

Click here to purchase a license online at KY Dept. The lake is also perfect for paddling canoes and kayaks and a launch ramp is available for fishing boats (only electric trolling motors may be operated). Bass, bluegill, black crappie, longear sunfish, green sunfish, rainbow trout, channel catfish and black bullhead are found here. Mill Creek Lake is a small peaceful lake surrounded by beautiful forest and towering sandstone cliffs. Best places to spot our feathered friends: Hood’s Branch Trail, Rock Garden Trail, Whittleton Branch Trail, Lakeside Trail, Mill Creek Lake, Picnic Shelter 3 & 4 area.Ĭanoes are available for rental Memorial Day through Labor Day. Year-round residents include northern cardinal, American goldfinch, indigo bunting, song sparrow, belted kingfisher, American crow, great blue heron, wild turkey, pileated woodpecker, Carolina chickadee, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch, and Carolina wren. Winter bird watching at the park can be fun because many of the leaves have dropped, making it easier to view various species of woodpeckers, kinglets, nuthatches, wrens, and sparrows. The Fall migration is also good, in late September. The best time to bird watch is in May and June when the woodland warblers (and other neotropical birds) return and are most vocal and active. For more information about hosting a group or wedding CLICK HERE. Host a meeting in one of three locations on the park that offer a modern meeting and banquet facilities surrounded by beautiful woodlands. As a supporter of the Kentucky Proud program, we use local meats and produce when available and now serve Kentucky wine and spirits in the restaurant and Trails End Tavern. The park also has two campgrounds with both improved and primitive sites and two service buildings with showers and restrooms.Įnjoy gorgeous scenery while dining in the restaurant. No more than two pets are allowed per room/cottage. Lodge room check-out by 11 a.m., local time with the cottage check-out by 10 a.m., local time. Rooms and cottages are available by late afternoon. Both the Hemlock Lodge and Cottages are open year-round. The park also has 11 one-bedroom and two-bedroom cottages available for your overnight needs. The Hemlock Lodge has 35 rooms with private balconies overlooking the surrounding woodlands.

Reserve a private cottage or lodge room to view fall foliage.ĭelight in the mountainside beauty of Natural Bridge State Resort Park.Hike Henson’s Arch or tour Natural Bridge Cave.Hike the scenic trail to Natural Bridge or ride the skylift.
