The lodge offers 32 rooms with full amenities, including two suites, one of which can be used as a hospitality center for meetings and family reunions. Open year-round. Rooms are available by late afternoon. Check-out by noon, Eastern Time.
Pets are not allowed (with the exception of service dogs).
High speed wireless internet service available at the lodge.
For park visitors who want the convenience of home, two, two-bedroom executive cottages are available. These modern cottages on the Licking River offer tableware, cooking utensils, and linens, with fresh linens daily. Cottages available by late afternoon. Check-out time is 11 am Eastern Time. Pets are not allowed (with the exception of service dogs).
This restaurant is well known in central Kentucky for its excellent southern cuisine. Among the items featured are southern-fried catfish and country ham which is cured and produced by an excellent Kentucky Proud supplier. We invite you to stop by for breakfast, lunch or dinner any day of the week. View our specials (pdf file).
Enjoy the great outdoors at the campground, featuring 51 campsites with utility hookups, a dump station and a central service building with showers and rest rooms. Campground closed from November 18th to March 14th. Pets are allowed if restrained.
Scenic trails include:
• Buffalo Trace (.15 mile) - is where the trampled remains are of an ancient buffalo path.
• The Licking River Trail (1 mile)
• Savannah Loop (0.5 mile)
• Indian Loop Trail (0.8 mile)
• The Heritage Trail (2.5 mile).
• The River Trail is a one-mile loop trail to the Licking River, near the site where Daniel Boone and his men were captured by Shawnee Indians on a saltmaking expedition.
Picnicking & Playgrounds
Two picnic shelters (one with rest rooms), are available for rental up to three years in advance. Tables, grills, and playgrounds are located throughout the park for a great picnic outing.
Gift Shop
We are proud to offer a very unique selection of KY handcrafted products, many of which are locally made. High quality pottery from six unique Kentucky artisans can be found throughout the shop, along with handcrafted baskets, lavender fragrances, punched-tin prints, note cards, painted gourds, soaps, walking sticks and a large selection of books and cookbooks by Kentucky authors. Kentucky food products include salsa, jams, mustards, hot sauces and a wide variety of sweets.
Blue Licks is home to the federally-endangered Short’s Goldenrod. This plant is protected in the 15-acre nature preserve at Blue Licks. Short’s Goldenrod is historically linked to the Buffalo Trace hiking trail-the trampled remains of an ancient buffalo path.
Learn more about the fascinating history of Blue Licks in the newly renovated Pioneer Museum. Enjoy a short video presentation and examine mastodon bones, Native American and Kentucky pioneer artifacts.
RATES
Ages 13 & Older: $3.50
Children 5-12: $2.50
Children 4 & under: Free
Hours of 9am - 5pm seven days a week.
An 18-hole, miniature golf course is perfect for family entertainment. The mini-golf course is open seasonally.
RATES
Ages 13 & Older: $3.50
Children 5-12: $2.50
Children 4 & under: Free
A junior-Olympic size pool is a great place to meet friends during the summer.
The swimming pool can be rented for pool parties during the in-season period of Memorial Day to mid-August. Call 800-443-7008 for more details.
Lifeguard-protected
RATESAges 13 & Older: $3.50
Children 5-12: $2.50
Children 4 & under: Free
(No admission fee for lodge or cottage guests)
In-Season Pool hours: Monday - Thursday 11 AM-7 PM; Friday, Saturday, Sunday 10 AM-6 PM.
Open Memorial Day through Labor Day