Big South Fork

08/25/14

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We went to the Big South Fork National River & Recreation area for the 4th of July 2011 long weekend. This area straddles the Kentucky and Tennessee state line and we stayed at the Blue Heron campground on the Kentucky side. I found it to be a fairly nice campground for a federal place. The sites were a decent size with water and electric hookups. This was the only place I've seen so far that would actually confiscate a cooler if left outside and lock it up in a shed for fear of bears getting into it.

Here are a few pictures of the campground:

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One of the things we did while we were there was Ride the Big South Fork Scenic Railway from Stearns, KY. to the Blue Heron mining Camp. This is a recreation of how the camp looked and operated in the 30's and 40's. It was a very interesting thing to see.

Below are some pictures from the train and the camp:

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Here are some pictures of the scenery in the area just from driving around and doing a little hiking on some of the trails. Some really nice views of the Big South Fork River which is one of the only rivers that flows from south to north are included.

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