WILDLIFE VIEWING

Fishtrap Lake WMA

Fishtrap Lake: boating, fishing, marina, picnicking, and campsites

Fishtrip Lake State Park: picnic areas

Pikeville "Cut-Thru": deep corridor through Peach Orchard Mountain - scenic overlook.

Jefferson National Forest

Breaks Interstate Park: called the "Grand Canyon of the South." Sponsored by both Virginia and Kentucky. Breathtaking scenery, hiking trails, visitor center with natural, historical & coal exhibits. Laurel Lake, caves, hidden springs, hiking, outstanding wildflowers, plant life, swimming, fishing, boats, picnicking, playground.

Airport: Pikeville/Pike County Airport (5,200 ft. runway)

Lodging: Pikeville, Elkhorn City, with lodge and cottages at Breaks Interstate Park

Restaurants: Pikeville, Elkhorn City

Shopping:

  • Art & Gift Shop
  • Country Pastimes
  • Especially Yours
  • Moore's Antiques & Collectibles
  • Riverside Mercantile Company
  • Apple Blossom Gifts (Elkhorn City)

Attractions (Pikeville Area):

  • Bob Amos Park - overlook, picnicking, walking trails, ball fields, tennis, mini-golf
  • Big Sandy Heritage Center - displays of the history of the Big Sandy Valley including coal, floods and moving mountains
  • Hatfield & McCoy Historic District - sites relating to the legendary feud.
  • Old Pike County Jail (National Registery)
  • Dils Cemetery - gravesites of legendary Randolph McCoy & his daughter Roseanna McCoy
  • Historic Downtown Pikeville Walking Tour - National Registery, Kentucky Landmarks
  • Pike County Courthouse
  • Mountain Golf Course - Public (18 holes)
  • Pikeville City Park
  • Eastern Kentucky Exposition Center

Attractions (Elkhorn City Area):

  • Boardwalk & Viewing Deck - river recreation area
  • Bowen's Rock - site of Indian/long-knife hunter episode
  • Country Music Highway - US 23, tribute to eastern Kentucky country music stars such as Patty Loveless (Elkhorn City)
  • Elkhorn City Railroad Museum
  • Artist Collaborative Theatre
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