Looking up from underneath one of the many natural arches in Natural Bridge State Park
Daniel Boone Country is Kentucky's southeasternmost region, along the Appalachian border with Virginia and Tennessee. Its territory is dominated by the Daniel Boone National Forest.
Cities
Map of Daniel Boone Country
- 1 Corbin
- 2 Hazard
- 3 London
- 4 Middlesboro
- 5 Mount Sterling
- 6 Stanton
- 7 Williamsburg
Other destinations
- 1 Big South Fork National Recreation Area
- 2 Cumberland Falls State Resort Park
- 3 Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
- 4 Daniel Boone National Forest
- 5 Levi Jackson Wilderness Road State Park
- 6 Pine Mountain State Resort Park
- 7 Red River Gorge & 8 Natural Bridge State Park — canyons, waterfalls, natural bridges, cliffs, and a lot of rock climbing within the Daniel Boone National Forest near Stanton, Kentucky just off the Burt T. Combs Mountain Parkway
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- 1 Dr. Thomas Walker, 4929 Ky 459 Barbourville, KY 40906, ☏ 1 606 546-4400, ✉[email protected]. Dr. Thomas Walker led the first expedition through Cumberland Gap in 1750. Near the river which he named the Cumberland, Walker built a cabin, a replica of which stands on the site today.