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Looking for something right next door to Lake Barkley? Kentucky Lake is in close proximity; Lake Barkley is not far at all from Murray. Hiking is a popular thing to do around Lake Barkley; Hematite Trail is a glorious local trail, also Barkley Dam is worth going to if you're here. This lake is so wonderful. Lake Barkley is great enough to spend more than a day at, Lighthouse Landing is a great local campground, and Days Inn Kuttawa is a fine place to get some
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| | rest. Be careful coming to Lake Barkley, you might not ever wanna go home again. Dry warm beds await you at Days Inn Calvert City, needless to say you could also pop by Gray Slough if you're here; it's not far at all. Getting to Flat Creek from Lake Barkley is painless, and why not take a refreshing hike along the Scout Trail. A good place to camp here at Lake Barkley is Exit 31 RV Park, and since you're here, do take a visit to Double Creek. During the | |
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days of summer at Lake Barkley temperatures are commonly in the 80's, and the nighttime is slightly colder of course, ordinarily in the 60's. For the period of the winter this place gets highs in the 40's, and nighttime lows in the
20's for Lake Barkley. This lake is so wonderful. Lake Barkley sees pretty high levels of precipitation; during the month of March you get the most rain around here, and the driest month is October.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 37.02083 Longitude: -88.22278
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Eddy Creek Marina Resort
 | 11 miles away RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Store, Nearby Grocery, Pool, Showers, Laundry, Nearby Restaurant(s), Nearby Attractions, Fishing, Boating, Kids Activities...RV:50/30/20, - 15 RV hookups, PETS:On leash, FIRES:Fire rings available must be used., ATTRACTIONS: Water Park, Horseback riding, Land Between The Lakes, Barney Lake...15 site RV park on Lake Barkley, wooded area, located at Eddy Creek Marina Resort....$30 per night includes utilities
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Hematite Trail
 | 13 miles away The Hematite lake ''loop'' trail offers a nice and easy 2.2 mile day hike. Most of the trail is lakeside and offers many areas to watch water foul, in fact there is a blinded dock that is connected to shore by a 100' wooden foot bridge. The careful eye may also pick up on the attractive blue slag stones, remnants of the iron industry that thrived in LBL until the late 1800's. Part of the trail even takes you on a tour of the swampish inlet of the lake, via a foot bridge that is nearly water level. Finally wear sturdy footware, there be snakes in them woods.... |
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