Natural Bridge State Park

Natural Bridge State Park[1] is a state park in Kentucky's Daniel Boone Country, within Daniel Boone National Forest. Understand The park is centered around the amazing, 78 ft. long, 65 ft. high, natural stone bridge that formed over millions of years History This Park was created as a travel destination by the Lexington & Eastern Railway in 1896, and then later turned over the the State of Kentucky as a Kentucky State Park. In May of this year, the first major controversy in Park history arose after free access to a popular cave in the Park was restricted. Landscape The arch is in a hilly, forrested area, part of the Daniel Boone National Forest. There are numerous other landmarks in thea area, such as other arches, caves, sinkholes, and unusual rocks. The whole park is near the Red River Gorge area Flora and fauna Climate Get in A mountain parkway runs to within a few miles of the park, from there, roads easily run to the park facilities Fees/Permits Get around The Natural Bridge Sky Lift offers a quicker way than hiking to get to the bridge. Passengers ride the lift half a mile to some trails and a great view of the bridge See Do Hiking The main attraction of the park is the many trails that criss cross the park. These include the following trails, most of which either start or end at the bridge: Original Trail-.75 mile-Easiest and most popular Balanced Rock Trail-.75 mile Battleship Rock Trail-.75 mile Rock Garden Trail-1.75 miles-Great for bird and plant lovers, follows ridge, less touristed Sand Gap Trail-7.5 miles Hood's Branch Trail-3.75 miles Henson's Arch Trail-.3 mile-Leads to an arch by a cave entrance, and a descendable sinkhole Lakeside Trail-.25 mile Laurel Ridge Trail-.75 mile Low Gap Trail-.5 mile Upper Hood's Branch Trail-.75 mile Whittleton Trail-2 miles Note that the trails close at dark Buy Eat Miguel's Pizza.  edit Drink Sleep Lodging Camping Backcountry Stay safe Many people fall of cliffs each year, (around 40), which leads to a few deaths. Stay clear of open cliffs! Get out This article is an outline and needs more content. It has a template, but there is not enough information present. Please plunge forward and help it grow!