The Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission is an agency of the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the United States dedicated to the protection of Kentucky's natural heritage.
Statewide Nature Preserve / Natural Area List:
- Axe Lake Swamp SNP
- Bad Branch SNP
- Roger W Barbour Bat Cave SNP
- Beargrass Creek SNP
- Bissell Bluff SNA
- Blackacre State Nature Preserve
- Blanton Forest SNP
- Blue Licks State Nature Preserve
- Boone County Cliffs SNP
- Bouteloua Barrens SNP
- Brigadoon SNP
- Cascade Caverns SNP
- Chaney Lake SNP
- Crooked Creek Barrens SNP
- Cumberland Falls SPNP
- Cypress Creek SNP
- Dinsmore Woods SNP
- Eastview Barrens SNP
- Flat Rock Glade SNP
- Floracliff SNP
- Frances Johnson Palk SNP
- Goodrum Cave SNP
- Hi Lewis Pine Barrens SNP
- James E. Bickford SNP
- Jesse Stuart SNP
- Jim Scudder SNP
- John B. Stephenson Memorial Forest SNP
- John James Audubon SPNP
- Julian Savanna SNP
- Kingdom Come SPNP
- Logan County Glade SNP
- Lower Howard's Creek Heritage Park and SNP
- Martin's Fork SNA
- Metropolis Lake SNP
- Natural Bridge State Park State Nature Preserve
- Newman's Bluff SNA
- Obion Creek SNP
- Pilot Knob SNP
- Pine Mountain SPNP
- Quiet Trails SNP
- Raymond Athey Barrens SNP
- River Cliffs SNP
- Short's Goldenrod SNP
- Six Mile Island SNP
- Springhouse Barrens SNP
- Stone Mountain SNA
- Terrapin Creek SNP
- Thompson Creek Glades SNP
- Three Ponds SNP
- Tom Dorman SNP
- Vernon-Douglas SNP
- Woodburn Glade SNP
- SNP indicates State Nature Preserve
- SPNP indicates State Park Nature Preserve
- SNA indicates State Natural Area
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