Kentucky Lakes / Prizer Point KOA

Land Between The Lakes

Land Between The Lakes is a 170,000-acre national recreation area in western Kentucky and Tennessee offering a wide range of outdoor activities for the family. The Homeplace-1850 is a working 19th century farm. It features historic interpreters dressed in period clothing and an outdoor museum bringing the past to life with special events and festivals that highlight the spirit and times of the 1850's. The Nature Station is a hands-on encounter with the natural world. You can hear a barred owl's call, watch a red wolf or join the interpreters on guided hikes into the forests of LBL. Enjoy the drive-through Elk & Bison Prairie, which is a restoration of the region's original prairie habitat where you can watch bison grazing on native prairie grasses, or hear the bugling of elk.

Fort Campbell U.S. Army Base

Fort Campbell is the home of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). The 101st Airborne Screaming Eagles stationed at Fort Campbell are members of the only air assault division in the world. The Fort Campbell area is filled with interesting historical sites dating from the early days of settlement in the late 1700's, through the Civil War era to the present.

Fort Donelson National Battlefield

Fort Donelson National Battlefield is located a short distance southeast of the Kentucky Lakes/Prizer Point KOA in Dover, Tennessee. It was the site of a historic Civil War battle on February 14, 1862 that ended in the surrender of Confederate troops to Union General, Ulysses S. Grant.

Happy Trails Riding Stables

Happy Trails Riding Stables offer rides along cool, scenic nature trails or pony rides on gentle, trained horses. Save $2 by reserving in advance. Group rates also available. Open daily between Memorial Day and Labor Day and weekends April 1 to November 20.

MAQS Quilt Museum

The Quilt Museum has more than 100 beautiful new and antique quilts. Shop in the museum store. Open year-round Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday April through October 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Group rates are available. Located just two blocks from the Paducah Historic District.

Tennessee River Freshwater Pearl Museum

Enjoy the Tennessee River Pearls Museum, mini-theater, farm and pearl jewelry showroom, year-round. Learn about culturing pearls at North America ’s only freshwater pearl farm. Daily walk-in tours are available. Reserve a tour with a catered lunch April through November.

Venture River Water Park

Venture River Water Park has a wave pool, Cliffhanger, 10 exciting slides, Old Man River, the Cyclone and large kiddie pools. Enjoy sand volleyball. Group rates are available. Free parking and free use of tubes. Fun for the entire family! Just three miles from Lake Barkley.

Patti’s 1880’s Restaurant

Patti’s 1880’s Restaurant was voted the Kentucky Restaurant of the Year for Tourism, as well as Southern Living Magazine’s Number One in Small Town Southeastern U.S.A. Enjoy Southern hospitality and great food. Don’t miss the two-inch-thick charbroiled pork chops or the mile-high meringue pies.

Trail of Tears Pow Wow

Trail of Tears Pow Wow is held in early September each year. Experience a traditional intertribal Pow Wow at the Trail of Tears Commemorative Park.