Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park


Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park is a public recreation area located in northwestern Christian County, Kentucky, just south of Dawson Springs, Kentucky. The state park encompasses and takes its name from a colloquial form of the word pennyroyal, a small flowering plant native to the area.

Facilities

The park features include a 24-room lodge with restaurant, 12 cottages, campground, multi-purpose trails, 18-hole golf course, and lake with non-motorized boat rentals. The park was sited around an existing lake, behind a dam originally built in 1938.