General Burnside Island State Park

General Burnside Island State Park

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Location: 8 miles south of Somerset on US 27.
Facilities: 94 campsites with utility hookups, 2 central service buildings with showers and restrooms, 18-hole golf course, picnic areas, 2 picnic shelters (one with restrooms), playground, swimming pool, concession stand, boat ramp, marina with boat rentals (nearby).
Activities: Camping, swimming, fishing, boating, golf.
Special Features: Park is named for General Ambrose Burnside, who led patrols along the Cumberland River and circled this island while on the lookout for Confederate soldiers.
Address: 8801 S Highway 27
Burnside, KY 42519
Phone: 606-561-4104;
Web: parks.ky.gov/stateparks/ge
Size: 430 acres land; 50,250 acres water.

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