| Attraction | Description | County | Nearest City |
| Bernheim Forest | Open daily 8am-dusk. FREE on Mon.-Fri. Admission charged Sat., Sun. & Holidays at $5 per vehicle. The Official State Arboretum features a 14,000-acre forest, a landscaped arboretum with 2,000 plants identified in a natural setting. Hiking trails, fishing lake, nature center and wildlife sanctuary. | Bullitt | Shepherdsville |
| Free Fishing at Bernheim | June 6 & 7. Bring the whole family for a day of free fishing in one of Bernheim's greatlakes. | Bullitt | Shepherdsville |
| Freeman Lake Park | A beautiful 170 acre lake, picnic facilities, paddleboat and canoe rentals, fishing, and a wonderful view. You may also enjoy hiking one of the many maintained nature trails that surround the lake. | Hardin | Elizabethtown |
| Guist Creek Lake & Marina | Offers camping, boating, fishing and skiing on approximately 325 acres with 27 miles of shoreline. The lake has bluegill, crappie, bass and channel catfish. Open year-round.
| Shelby | Shelbyville |
| Lake Jericho | A 136-acre lake with fishing and boating, as well as camping and picnicking facilities. The lake is best known to regional fishermen for plentiful amounts of bluegill and crappie. | Henry | New Castle |
| Metro Parks and Recreation | Metro Parks and Recreation operates Louisville's 113 parks. Open year-round, 6am-1 am. Call for information about public golf courses, tennis courts, fishing lakes, ball fields, swimming pools and other facilities available on more than 10,000 acres. Activities tailored for disabled. | Jefferson | Louisville |
| Rough River Dam State Resort Park | Open year round. 3,200 ft. paved, lighted airstrip, fuel. 40-room lodge & 15(2-BR) cottages w/AC, meeting and dining rooms, gift shop open all year. Seasonal camping, 66 sites w/utilities, tent camping, service building. Pool, beach, bath-house, marina with open and covered slips, ramps, fishing, pontoon & rowboat rental, mini golf, 9-hole par 3 golf, cart & club rental, tennis, hiking, shuffle-board, playground, picnicking, 'Lady of the Lake' cruise boat (some facilities seasonal). Park has facilities for disabled. One of the finest par 3 courses in the Kentucky State Parks system is located along Rough River Lake. The following facilities are availabe: Pro shop, club rental, cart rental, driving range, putting green, dining room, and lodging. | Grayson | Leitchfield |
| Taylorsville Lake Dock | A full service marina, open March through October. A 6-lane launching ramp, slip rental, fishing boats, parking for 250 cars available. Open Slips/Covered Slips, Boat Launch, Electric Hookups, Water Hookups, Dump Station, Store/Bait Shop, Snack Bar/Restaurant, Fishing Boat Rentals, Pontoon Boat Rentals. | Spencer | Taylorsville |
| Taylorsville Lake State Park | Taylorsville Lake was designed, built and operated by the Louisville District of the Army Corps of Engineers. Taylorsville Lake Park covers 15,000 acres and has a 17.5 mile lake stocked with large mouth and striped bass, crappie and bluegill. Open year round with four launching ramps, Van Buren, Chowning, Settlers Trace (the marina) and Possum Ridge, Sixty RV pads. | Spencer | Taylorsville |
| Williamsburg Lake | 26-acres. Dam completed in 1969. Fishing, ramp (fee), dock, boat rental and camping.
| Washington | Springfield |