Kentucky Lake

Kentucky Lake is the largest body of water between the Great Lakes and the Gulf of Mexico.  Bordering Calloway County to the east, the lake provides significant recreational opportunities ranging from boating to fishing.

Just 8 miles east of Kentucky Lake is Lake Barkley, a large lake which parallels Kentucky Lake.  The two lakes are joined by a canal near Grand Rivers, KY.  The ensuing peninsula is known as the Land Between The Lakes, a 170,000-acre National Recreation Area managed by the US Forest Service.

HOW BIG IS KENTUCKY LAKE?
Kentucky and Barkley Lakes, joined by a free-flowing canal, form one of the largest man-made bodies of water in North America. Combined, the two lakes have over 4,000 miles of shoreline and over 300 miles of water, providing a variety of boating, fishing, swimming, hunting and other outdoor activities year-round.

FISHING
An afternoon of crappie, catfish and bass fishing on the lake will keep you coming back for more. Kentucky Lake is known as the “Crappie Capital” of the world and also contains other varieties of fish like the largemouth and smallmouth bass, spots, bluegill, red ear, white bass, shell cracker, stripers and sauger.

ACTIVITIES
Opportunities abound for both backcountry or modern camping, horseback riding, biking and hiking. Additionally, the Kentucky Lakes area boasts more than 250 days a year of hunting seasons.

FOR MORE INFORMATION
ExploreKentuckyLake.com
Kentucky's Western Waterland
Murray Tourism Commission
Marshall County Tourism