Levi Jackson Wilderness Road Park combines the beauty of a rolling, wooded hills park with a historic site that honors the pioneers who braved the perils of the wilderness to settle Kentucky.
The Mountain Life Museum, a park attraction that brings visitors into a pioneer settlement, is open Friday and Saturday. Buildings in the settlement were moved from other sites or built as replicas on the park. All buildings are filled with lots of pioneer relics including tools, products of agriculture and household implements. The museum consists of 7 buildings – an excellent attraction to visitors of Levi Jackson Wilderness Road Park.

During the last quarter of the 18th Century, more than 200,000 pioneers visited Kentucky by following the Wilderness Road and Boone Trace. Today, hikers can retrace those footsteps on two hiking trails – a total of 8.5 miles in length.

Levi Jackson Wilderness Road Park

Lying within the vast Darby Plains of Ohio, Madison Lake State Park provides a peaceful day-use getaway for visitors of all ages. When the region was first settled, the grassy meadows were assumed to be unsuitable for farming. Later, as agricultural techniques improved, the area became an important livestock center. In the 1940s, a dam was built across Deer Creek, which created Madison Lake. Today, the 106-acre lake attracts anglers and offers excellent sailing, rowing, and canoeing opportunities. Lovely in any season, the park’s 1-mile trail takes visitors along the lakeshore and a shelter house provides the perfect spot for family reunions and other special events.



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