LBL Honors 18th Annual National Public Lands Day

Golden Pond, KY – Saturday, September 24th, Land Between The Lakes (LBL) National Recreation Area will be waiving fees at participating day-use facilities in honor of National Public Lands Day (NPLD).

General admission to The Homeplace (HP), Woodlands Nature Station (NS), Elk & Bison Prairie, and the Golden Pond Planetarium (GPP) show at 1:00pm will be free. Wranglers Campground will also be waiving day-use riding fees.

NPLD, a program of the National Environmental Education Foundation, supports the goals of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move Outside initiative by offering activities at sites around the country to reconnect Americans to the outdoors and encourage family recreation. [Read more]

Autumn Brings Improvements to Land Between the Lakes

Golden Pond, KY – Land Between The Lakes (LBL) National Recreation Area invites the public to come out and enjoy facility improvements at Energy Lake Campground and the Golden Pond Target Range.

Campers at Energy Lake Campground will be greeted by a new gatehouse and three new accessible shower buildings in loops A, C, and D. All of Road 134 leading to Energy Lake is also freshly paved. [Read more]

National Public Lands Day

Golden Pond, KY – Saturday, September 25, Land Between The Lakes (LBL) National Recreation Area will be waiving fees at participating day-use facilities in honor of National Public Lands Day (NPLD).

General admission to The Homeplace (HP), Woodlands Nature Station (NS), Elk & Bison Prairie, and the Golden Pond Planetarium (GPP) show at 1:00pm will be free. Wranglers Campground will also be waiving day-use riding fees. Visitors can also pick up a coupon at NS, HP, or GPP for a “buy one, get one free” return visit for ages 13 and up. The return visit coupon, which expires November 30th, 2010, will be good for a future one-time admission to either NS or HP (does not include special events).

In addition to waiving fees, LBL will also be unveiling a new gatehouse and shower building at Energy Lake Campground. Take a leisurely drive on the newly paved road leading to Energy Lake Campground (Rd 134) to check out the recent improvements. While you are out and about, be sure to visit our new and drastically improved Golden Pond Target Range along US68/KY80. Along with the improvements, reservations are no longer required to use the Range. [Read more]