Destinations · Kentucky
Mammoth Cave National Park
KY · 37.1890, -86.1420
Duncan Hines Scenic Road, Cordell Hull Highway and River Road Scenic Byway are 3 of 4 signed byways within 30 miles of Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky.
Understand
The cave is approximately 15 million years old. Humans have been visiting the cave for approximately 4,000 years, although it was only discovered by Europeans in 1797. Through 1816 the cave was mined for nitrates, used in gunpowder, but after the War of 1812 ended, it was sold, and cave tours became popular. With nearly 200 years as a tourist attraction Mammoth Cave is one of North America's oldest tourist destinations.
The drives · Designated roads lead.
4 scenic drives near Mammoth Cave National Park
Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Mammoth Cave National Park. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.
- 01
River Road Scenic Byway
National Scenic Byway · 12 mi out
- 02
- 03
- 04
US 68 Scenic Byway
State scenic byway · 12 mi out
Day-trip loops
Ready-made loops for Mammoth Cave National Park are growing. What is within reach is measured today; plan a live day trip and the engine routes it now.
Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- Duncan Hines Scenic Road · 1 mi
- Cordell Hull Highway · 2 mi
- River Road Scenic Byway · 12 mi · national
- US 68 Scenic Byway · 12 mi
National parks
- Mammoth Cave National Park · inside
Campgrounds
- Maple Springs Group Campground · 1 mi
- Mammoth Cave Campground · 3 mi
- Houchin Ferry Campground · 5 mi
Lookouts
- Sunset Point · 2 mi
- Dixon Cave · 2 mi
- Green River Bluffs Overlook · 2 mi
- Furlong Cemetery · 3 mi
Named places
- Mammoth Cave · 2 mi
- Railroad Engine No. 4 · 2 mi
- Nappers Rollover · 3 mi
- Cedar Sink · 3 mi
- Brooks Knob · 3 mi
- Crumps Knob · 4 mi
- Goblin Knob · 4 mi
- 70 Ballpark · 6 mi
A day out of Mammoth Cave National Park, planned on real roads
The engine starts from town, weaves the byways and verified stops around it, and hands back an honest schedule — zero hallucinations.
Take the scenic way to Mammoth Cave National Park.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.
More day-trip bases nearby
- Caves and Lakes · 18 mi
- Bowling Green · 21 mi