KENTUCKY, USA — Kentucky's Lake Cumberland is massive. Spanning parts of five counties and at 101 miles long, it is one of the state’s biggest economic and tourist drivers. In fact, more than 4 ...

Kentucky's Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area fits into the latter category, ... The 170,000-acre paradise earned its name because it's bookended by Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley.

Across from Lake Barkley is Kentucky Lake, which features a public beach area in Kentucky Dam Village with volleyball courts and a pavilion. The beach is open seasonally from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m ...

The two groups paid private landowners $6,078,037 for parcels totaling 712 acres in Kentucky and Tennessee, including the lake. ... The area won’t be open to the public for some time.