Hazard/ Buckhorn Lake Area
2*
Cities Include: Hazard,
Hindman, Hyden, Whitesburg 15
1697 80
28 Buckhorn
Buckhorn Lake SRP
WY L ROGERS PK HA
80
899
Pippa Passes
Hindman
Hazard
Hyden
Carr Creek SP Jenkins Carr Creek 15 Lake Whitesburg Pine Mountain Trail SP
421
Daniel Boone National Forest
119
Holliday Farm and Garden, 18354 KY 478. Perry County Park, 1 mile north on KY 15; 150 acres with pool, picnicking, playground, softball, basketball, tennis, mini-golf, walking trails, horse show arena, skateboard park, outdoor stage.
Golf and Tennis
VIRGINIA
Hazard
Population 4,456 • Perry County (Seat) • EST/EDT • Wet Established 1790; KY 15, KY 80 on north Fork of the Kentucky River, southeast of Buckhorn Lake.
t Hazard/Perry County Tourism Commission, 497 Perry Park Rd., Hazard, 41701.
Information on elk tours, camping & ATV trails. Open Mon.Fri. 8-4. www.hazardperrytourism.com; 606.487.1580; 888.857.5263. [See ad, page 109] Wendell H. Ford Airport, KY 15, 10 miles north; general aviation. 3,250' and 5,500' runways.
Points of Interest
Buckhorn Log Cathedral, 16 miles southeast on KY 28; 1928 Scandinavian-style church; Hook and Hasting pipe organ; daily 9–5; tours by appt. Challenger Learning Center of Kentucky, 1 Community College Dr.; realistic mock-up of orbiting Space Station and Mission Control room patterned after NASA’s Johnson Space Center.
Museums and Galleries
Bobby Davis Museum and Park, 234 Walnut St.; Perry/ Hazard counties history museum/gardens; Mon.–Fri. 8–4; free.
Parks and Recreation
Backwoods MX, Beach Fork Rd., Willard.
HBuckhorn Lake State Resort
Park, KY 1833 off KY 28 near Buckhorn about 22 miles northwest of Hazard via KY 15; 856 wooded acres on 1,200acre Buckhorn Lake; open year-round; www.parks.ky.gov; 606.398.7510; 800.325.0058. Park Features: fishing, pool, beach, bathhouse, picnic shelters, playground, mini-golf, sandpit volleyball, hiking, marina, open slips, ramps, pontoons, fishing boats, shuffleboard, horseshoe pits, planned recreation. 108 • www.kytravel.com
Lodging: Lodge: 36 renovated rooms, meeting rooms, gift shop, recreation room. Cottages: executive 2- and 3-bedroom. Special Park Events: •Winter Elk Watches, Jan., Feb., Mar. •Sweetheart Weekend, Feb. •Easter Egg Hunt, Mar. • Arbor Day, Apr. •Buckhorn Lake Cleanup, Apr. •Pioneer Appalachian Mountain Life, May. •Hook or Hike Day, June. •Independence Day Celebration, July 4. •National Public Lands Day, Sept. •Women’s Wellness Weekend, Oct.
Hazard Country Club, 380 Cardinal Dr.; 9 holes. Hazard Pavilion, 617 Broadway; 2 indoor courts.
Festivals and Special Events
Black Gold Festival, 3rd weekend in Sept. Halfway to Hazard Charity Trail Ride, Crockettsville; Sept. Battle of Leatherwood Re-enactment, Cornettsville; 4th weekend in Oct.
Dining
Circle T Restaurant, 1519 Combs Rd. El Azul Grande III, 124 Corporate Dr. Frances’s Diner, 1315 Combs Rd. Jabo’s State of Mine, 420 Village Ln. La Pena, 278 Village Ln. Reno’s Roadhouse, 200 Dawahare Dr. Tree House Café and Bakery, 426 Main St. Your Place Restaurant, 10590 KY 15S, Scuddy. Familiar Food: Applebee’s, Arby’s, Burger King, Captain D’s, Dairy Queen, Giovanni’s, Hardee’s, Huddle House, KFC, Lee’s Famous Recipe, Little Caesars, Long John Silver’s, McDonald’s, Papa John’s, Pizza Hut, Ponderosa, Subway, Taco Bell, Wendy’s.
Lodging
America’s Best Value Inn, 359 Morton Blvd.; 60 units. Daniel Boone Motor Inn, 90 Boone Ridge Rd.; 74 units. Hampton Inn, 70 Morton Blvd.; 66 units. Harmony House Bed & Breakfast, 300 Broadway St.; 3 units. Super 8 Hazard, 125 Village Ln.; 67 units.
Shopping and Entertainment
Decorating Center, 321 Morton Blvd. Fugate’s Entertainment Center, 218 Entertainment Dr. Hillside Theater, 410 Morton Blvd. Nu 2 U, 3430 N Main St. Two Sisters Gifts, 2685 N Main St.