Paducah, Kentucky Travel Information

Paducah, Kentucky History tells us that in 1827 General William Clark bought some 37,000 acres of Western Kentucky land for $5.00. The area included a town called Pekin, and Clark renamed it Paducah. There’s some wonde... Paducah, KY

The Great River Road: Old Towns Along the Ohio and Mississippi We called this 63-mile drive the Great River Road, even though only part of it is along that byway. The Great River Road is a network of federal, state, and local roads created in 1938 to follow, as c... Paducah, KY

Western Kentucky Most people think of water when they think of western Kentucky. Kentucky’s largest lakes, Lake Barkley and Kentucky Lake, and the wild area they border, known as the “Land Between the Lakes,” are grea... Paducah, KY

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Ohio River Challenge (Distance: 3.7 mi) The lion’s share of this route follows the Ohio River Scenic Byway, a series of roads that traces the waterway for nearly 1,000 miles from Pennsylvania to Cairo, Illinois. The northern section of this...

Brownsfield, IL - Road Biking - length:43.9 mi

Tennessee River north of Kentucky Lake: Kentucky Dam to Mouth of Clarks River (Distance: 6.0 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

Clarks River: East Fork to Mouth of Clarks River (Distance: 8.8 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

Mayfield Creek: East of Hickory to KY 121 (Distance: 11.0 mi) Mayfield Creek originates in Calloway County and flows northwest through Graves and McCracken Counties before becoming the Ballard–Carlisle County line and emptying into the Mississippi River south of...

Mayfield, KY - Flatwater Paddling & Canoeing - length:22.5 mi

Cumberland River north of Lake Barkley: Barkley Dam to Ohio River (Distance: 13.0 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

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Mid Town Midtown Golf Course Municipal, 9 holes 1111 yards, par 27 0.2 miles from center of Paducah, Kentucky

Paxton Park Paxton Park Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 6581 yards, par 71 2.4 miles from center of Paducah, Kentucky

Rolling Hills Rolling Hills Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6395 yards, par 72 4.2 miles from center of Paducah, Kentucky

Paducah Country Club of Paducah Private Non-Equity, 18 holes 6915 yards, par 72 6.0 miles from center of Paducah, Kentucky

Drake Creek Drake Creek Golf Club Public, 18 holes 6714 yards, par 72 8.0 miles from center of Paducah, Kentucky

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