Description
Audubon Park consists of approximately 700 acres (2.8 km2), primarily hilly forests that include 338-acre (1.4 km2) dedicated by the Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission with old-growth trees and trails.
Highlights include the internationally acclaimed Audubon Museum that features numerous valuable examples of Audubon art as well as a gift shop and nature center; a nine-hole golf course; six cottages; a 69-acre (280,000 m2) campground that can accommodate tents and campers; a 28-acre (110,000 m2) manmade fishing lake with rental pedal boats; 6.5 miles (10.5 km) of forest hiking trails; tennis courts; four picnic shelters; and playground.
A variety of year-round, interpretive programs are conducted under the direction of a full-time naturalist and museum educator. Programs focus on art history, as well as native plants, animals, conservation and recycling.
Audubon Park receives local support from a not-for-profit organization, the Friends of Audubon.
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