natural rock formations

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The Red River Gorge National Geological Park is located near Slade, Kentucky and was the main attraction on our camping/hiking weekend.

The Gorge is a 35 mile ring of sheer rock walls with nearly 70 miles of hiking inside the ring and many many natural rock houses and arches (or natural bridges).

The scenery was wonderful and the park is one of the best that I have been to in the Southeastern United States. BUT–you cannot see it all in a day. We packed a huge amount into a day and only saw a few of the arches. You really need at least FOUR days to visit in full and a week if you want to “experience” it with the hiking trails.

We should have camped here as there were many places along the Red River to pitch camp and enjoy the scenery.

(L-R) Linda Hudson, Marcia Medford, Joan Hartvigsen and Dick McClure at Angel Windows. Not Pictured: Tony Jones (photographer)

A view from the Chimney's — A view from the Chimney’s

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This was a weekend of natural arches, wildflowers and a little hiking. We camped here at Natural Bridge State Park in Slade, Kentucky and on the first day walked a couple of trails here, including the one that goes to the natural bridge which is absolutely fantastic. You can walk atop the bridge and on over to lookout point where you can see for miles and have a direct view of the arch.

We also walked the short wildflower trail that was filled with flowers, lush green, water cascades, bridges and unique rock and root formations.

Although I was impressed with the scenery around the park, I was very disappointed in the campgrounds. They looked unkempt and were too small and crowded. The camping grounds were not very attractive or “homey” as campgrounds should be.

I can’t wait to visit this park again but I will never cam there again.