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Stop at one of our Welcome Centers listed below and pick up a map or ask directions to the wildflower viewing areas nearby.
Kentucky Welcome Centers:
Berea | Bullitt Co. | Christian Co. | Florence | Franklin | Grayson Shelby Co. | Whitehaven | Williamsburg
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Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea I-75, Exit 770
• Indian Fort Theatre (Berea)
Berea College
Berea, KY
• John B. Stephenson Memorial Forest State Nature Preserve (Anglin Falls)
Outside of Berea
Directions: I-75 S, Exit 76
• Lexington Arboretum
500 Alumni Drive
Lexington, KY
Directions: I-75 N, Exit 104 KY- 418 toward Lexington/Athens
• Nature Trail (next to the Artisan Center in Berea)
Raven Run Nature Sanctuary
Lexington, KY (40 miles)
Directions: I-75 N, Exit 110 US-60 toward Lexington
• William Whitley House SHS
Stanford, KY (35 miles)
Directions: I-75 S, Exit 62 toward KY-461/Renfro Valley/Mt. Vernon
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Bullitt Welcome Center I-65 South
• Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest
Clermont, KY (2 miles)
Directions: I-65, Exit 112 on Hwy 245
• My Old Kentucky Home SP
Bardstown, KY (17 miles)
Directions: I-65, Exit 112-Bardstown, Hwy 245 SE
• Knob State Forest
Directions: I-65, Exit 112 (Clermont/Berheim Forest)
• Blackacre Nature Preserve and Historic Homestead
3200 Tucker Station Road
Louisville, KY (24 Miles)
• Louisville Nature Center and Beargrass Creek State Nature Preserve
3745 Illinois Avenue
Louisville, KY (18 miles)
• Otter Creek Park
Muldraugh, KY (30 miles)
Directions: Exit 117 KY-44 W to 31 W to 1638
• Jefferson Memorial Forest
Fairdale, KY (16 miles)
Directions: I-265, Exit 6
• Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site
Hodgenville, Kentucky (35 miles)
Directions: I-65 Exit 91 towards Hodgenville/Paducah
• Taylorsville Lake
Taylorsville, Kentucky (42 Miles)
Directions: I-65 N, Exit 125-A to I-265, Exit 23 towards Jeffersontown/Taylorsville
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Christian Welcome Center I-24 Westbound
• Route along HWY 68/80
• Land Between The Lakes
(27 miles to exit 65 at Cadiz)
• HWY 115 between I-24 & Jefferson Davis Monument
(3 miles to exit 89)
• HWY 117 between HWY41-A & Newstead
(6 miles to exit 86)
• Between Eddyville & KY Dam Village (Crosses KY Lake Dam)
(52 miles to exit 40)
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Florence Welcome Center
• Route 338W –TO- 18E Boone Co. (22 miles)
• Camp Ernest near Burlington (12 miles)
Directions: KY-18 W
• Boone Co. Arboretum (12 miles)
Directions: US-127 S/ US-42 S, right on KY-237, left on Camp Ernest Rd.
• Dinsmore Woods State Nature (20 miles)
Directions: Exit 181, KY 18
• Boone County Cliffs State Nature Preserve (17 miles)
Directions: From junction of I-75 and KY 18 follow KY 18 W for 10.8 miles, left on Middle Creek Road for 1. 5 miles
• Elk Creek Vineyards (40 miles)
Directions: Exit 159, Hwy 22 West to Hwy 227 South - turn left. Follow Hwy 227 two miles to Hwy 330 East
• Along the Ohio River (20 miles)
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Franklin Welcome Center I-65 North
• Lost River Cave and Valley
Bowling Green, KY (24 miles)
Directions: I-65 north to exit 20 William Natcher Parkway to exit 4; turn right on 31-W; Lost River Cave on right
• Mammoth Cave National Park
Mammoth Cave, KY (53 Miles)
Directions: I-65 N, Exit 48 towards Brownsville/ Park City
• Woodburn Glade State Nature Preserve
Woodburn, KY (10 miles)
Directions: US-31W to KY-240 E
• Flat Rock Glade State Nature Preserve (12 miles)
Directions: Exit 2; turn left 31-W north; travel through Franklin to highway 73
• Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest
Clermont, KY
Directions: Exit 112 turn right
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Grayson Welcome Center I-64 West
• Greenbo Lake State Resort Park
Greenup, KY (18 miles)
Directions: I-64 W, Exit 172, Rt 1
• North Carter Caves State Resort Park
Olive Hill, KY (16 miles)
Directions: I-64 W, Exit 161 towards Olive Hill
• Grayson Lake State Park
Olive Hill, KY (11 miles)
Directions: I-64 W, Exit 172, Rt 7
• North Yatesville Lake State Park
Louisa, KY (43 miles)
Directions: I-64 E, Exit 191 towards Ashland/Louisa
• Jesse Stuart State Nature Preserve
Greenup, KY (25 miles)
Directions: I-64 W, Exit 172 Rt. 1
• North Laurel Gorge Cultural Center
Sandy Hook, KY (30 miles)
Directions: I-64 W, Exit 172, Rt. 1
• Natural Bridge State Resort Park
Slade, KY (100 miles)
Directions: I-64, Exit 110, 11 South
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Shelbyville Welcome Center I-64 Eastbound
• Taylorsville Lake (20 miles)
Directions: Exit 32A (20 miles)
• US HWY-60 (6miles)
Directions: Exit 58
• Horse Farm Driving Tour (30 miles)
Directions: Frankfort Pike to Ironworks Pike
• Buckley Wildlife Sanctuary (30 miles)
Directions: Exit 58
• Arboretum at UK (55 miles)
Directions: Exit 113
• Fish & Wildlife game farm (22 miles)
Directions: Exit 48
• Cove Springs Park in Frankfort (33 miles)
Directions: Exit 58
• Elkhorn Creek (Canoe Kentucky) (45 miles)
Directions: Exit 58
• Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest
Clermont, KY (45 miles)
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Whitehaven Welcome Center I-24 Eastbound
• Land Between the Lakes (About 30 min.)
Directions: I-24 E, Exit 31 KY-453
• I-24 B/W Paducah and KY Dam Village (25 miles)
• Pennyrile State Resort Park
Directions: I-24 E, Exit 42 E. Wendell H. Ford/Western Kentucky Pkwy., Exit 24 KY-109 off of Pkwy.
• Trail of Tears Commemorative Park, Hopkinsville
Directions: I-24 E, Exit 65 US-68/KY-80
• Mantle Rock
Directions: I-24 E, Exit 40 US-62 E/US-641 N
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Williamsburg Welcome Center I-75 North
• Cumberland Falls SRP
Corbin, KY (20 miles)
Directions: I-75 N, Exit 25 US -25W
• General Burnside SP
Burnside, KY (50 miles)
Directions: I-75 N, Exit 25 to US-25 W to Hwy 90, turn right onto US-27 N into Burnside
• Levi Jackson Wilderness Road SP
London, KY (31 miles)
Directions: I-75 N, Exit 38 KY-192 towards Hal Rogers Pkwy/London
• Dr. Thomas Walker SHS
Barbourville, KY (38 miles)
Directions: I-75 N, Exit 29 towards US-25/Barbourville
• Scenic Drive
Directions: I-75 N, Exit 25 to US-25 W to Hwy 90, turn right onto US-27 N into Somerset, in downtown Somerset turn right onto Hwy 192 E, Hwy 192 E will take you back to I-75
• Scenic Drive
Directions: I-75 N, Exit 29 to US-25 E to Pineville, turn left on US-119 follow to Whitesburg then follow Hwy 15 to Hazard, take Hal Rogers Pkwy. West back to I-75