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Destinations · Kentucky

Caves and Lakes

KY · 37.0520, -86.4160

River Road Scenic Byway, Duncan Hines Scenic Road and US 68 Scenic Byway are 3 of 4 signed byways within 30 miles of Caves and Lakes, Kentucky.

Understand

The Caves and Lakes regions lies on the central part of the Mississippian Plateau. Being a large limestone karst plain, many sinkholes and cave systems have developed in this area. The largest and most famous of these is Mammoth Cave. Along with the caves, several man made lakes are present in the region. These include Barren River Lake, Lake Malone, and Nolin River Lake.
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The same roads run past Auburn, where they are ranked and described in full.

Day-trip loops

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Within reach

Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.

Scenic byways

National parks

Campgrounds

Lookouts

Named places

  • Beech Bend Park · 2 mi
  • Beech Bend Park · 2 mi
  • Billy Goat Hill · 2 mi
  • James Hines Park · 3 mi
  • Fort Webb Park · 3 mi
  • Weldon Peete Park · 3 mi
  • RiverWalk · 4 mi
  • Riverview at Hobson Grove · 4 mi

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