Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
PO Box 1848
Middlesboro, KY 40965
Phone:606-248-2817
Fax:606-248-7276
Web: www.nps.gov/cuga/
Size: 20,512 acres.
Established: Authorized on June 11, 1940.
Location:Includes sections in southeastern Kentucky, northeastern Tennessee, and southwestern Virginia. Accessible via US 25E from Kentucky and Tennessee or US 58 from Virginia.
Facilities:Campground (é), picnic area, rest rooms (é), visitor center (é), museum/exhibit, trails (70 miles).
Activities:Camping, hiking, wildlife viewing, interpretive programs.
Special Features:This mountain pass on the Wilderness Road, explored by Daniel Boone, developed into a main artery of the great trans-Allegheny migration for settlement of "the Old West" and an important military objective in the Civil War.
See other parks in Kentucky.