Calvert City, Kentucky Travel Information

Birmingham Ferry - Smith Bay Campground The north end of Land Between the Lakes is really more than land between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley. It is enveloped on three sides by water: Lake Barkely covers the land’s east flank as well as c... Lake City, KY

Hillman Ferry Campground At the northern end of Land Between the Lakes (LBL) is Hillman Ferry. This is a big campground—369 campsites! It takes a few miles of driving to see them all. All the campsites are first come, first s... Twin Lakes, KY

Jackson Purchase around Benton and Willow, Kentucky On the fourth Sunday in May, if you are anywhere near Benton, west of the lakes on U.S. Highway 641, plan to attend Big Singing Day, the only American singing festival that uses the 1835 Southern Harm... Benton, KY

The Land Between the Lakes: The Best of the Western Water Lands Our main drive follows The Trace about 35 miles to the Tennessee border, but The Trace continues for roughly 30 more miles into Tennessee. Although our drive along the Trace is fairly short, there are... Grand Rivers, KY

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Cumberland River north of Lake Barkley: Barkley Dam to Ohio River (Distance: 8.2 mi) This section of the Cumberland River flows northwest from the tailwaters of Barkley Dam through Livingston County to the Ohio River. Pleasant but decidedly unspectacular, the Cumberland River makes lo...

Smithland, KY - Flatwater Paddling & Canoeing - length:25 mi

Canal Loop Trail (Distance: 9.0 mi) The Canal Loop Trail is a 14-mile network of excellent single-track paths-much of it tight, twisty, and exhilarating. Four connector trails allow rides ranging from 11 miles on the main outer loop to ...

Grand Rivers, KY - Mountain Biking - length:14 mi

Tennessee River north of Kentucky Lake: Kentucky Dam to Mouth of Clarks River (Distance: 9.1 mi) This 16-mile section of the Tennessee River flowing north along the southern boundary of Livingston County is all that is left of the beautiful Tennessee River in the state of Kentucky.

Smithland, KY - Flatwater Paddling & Canoeing - length:25 mi

Canal Loop Trail (Distance: 9.3 mi) Sections of shoreline along upper Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley and the canal that connects them. Lake Barkley isn’t nearly as big as its neighboring reservoir—nor, to my mind, as blue and appealing....

Calvert City, KY - Hiking - length:12 mi

Clarks River: East Fork to Mouth of Clarks River (Distance: 10.9 mi) The Clarks River drains Marshall, Graves, and McCracken Counties southeast of Paducah. Except for the three or four miles near Paducah, upstream of its mouth at the Tennessee River, the Clarks River i...

Paducah, KY - Flatwater Paddling & Canoeing - length:16 mi

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Calvert City Calvert City Golf & Country Club Public, 18 holes 6762 yards, par 72 1.4 miles from center of Calvert City, Kentucky

Drake Creek Drake Creek Golf Club Public, 18 holes 6714 yards, par 72 6.3 miles from center of Calvert City, Kentucky

Kentucky Dam Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 6704 yards, par 72 7.2 miles from center of Calvert City, Kentucky

Birmingham Birmingham Pointe Golf Course Public, 18 holes 6645 yards, par 72 11.3 miles from center of Calvert City, Kentucky

Benton Benton Golf & Country Club Public, 18 holes 6450 yards, par 72 13.0 miles from center of Calvert City, Kentucky

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