Pikeville-Pike County Tourism Commission 781 Hambley Blvd., Pikeville, KY 41501
606-432-5063 or 800-844-7453 www.tourpikecounty.com
Outdoor Adventure
Appalachian Marina, Fishtrap Lake, KY 1789 606-432-6894
Big Sandy River, carries commercial shipping, primarily coal mined in the immediate region. Throughout it’s length, the Big Sandy forms the boundary line between Kentucky and West Virginia
Breaks Interstate Park, “Grand Canyon of the South,” 4,600 acre park on the KY/VA border has the largest canyon east of the Mississippi. Untouched beauty reaches more than 5 miles, 1,600 feet deep and is estimated to be 250 million years old. Hiking trails, scenic overlooks, lodge, cottages, biking and camping are all part of the adventure that awaits visitors. Elkhorn City, 800-982-5122
Fishtrap Lake State Park, 1,130 acres, boating, camping, picnic shelters, playground, fishing, marina and hiking trails, 606-437-7496 or 800-844-7453
Mountain Pub-Links Golf Course, 18 holes, KY 2061 & KY 194, 606-437-0339
Pine Mountain Hiking Trail, A unique 28 mile linear state park beginning at the trail head off Patty Loveless Drive in Elkhorn City continuing through Breaks Interstate Park,
606-432-5063
Russell Fork River, great trout fishing year round, whitewater rafting, rated as one of the top rafting rivers in the country with up to Class V rapids created by drops in elevation of up to 350 ft. forming falls, rapids, pools and twists, every weekend in October
Attractions
Artists Collaborative Theatre, Inc. (ACT), Elkhorn City, Appalachian based company
committed to quality productions and educational programming, 606-754-4228,
www.act4.org
Big Sandy Heritage Center Museum, Pikeville, Big Sandy Valley history, including antebellum decades, coal, floods, moving mountains, Hatfield & McCoy Feud and more, 606-218-6050
East Kentucky Exposition Center, brings premier entertainment to the mountains of Eastern Kentucky, home of the East Kentucky Drillers professional football team, 606-444-5500, www.ekydrillers.com.
Elkhorn City Railroad Museum, take a step back in time as you survey memorabilia from the last 100 years or more of rail history, 606-754-5080
Hatfield & McCoy Feud Driving Tour, visit sites where the legendary feud occurred, from the Civil War to the 1890’s, clan leader, Randolph McCoy, and family are buried at Dils Cemetery, CD of driving tour is available for a nominal fee, 606-432-5063
Pike County Artisan Center, artwork in a variety of media created by local artists,
606-433-0193, www.pikeartisancenter.org
Pikeville Cut Through & Scenic Overlook, the “New York Times” called it “The 8th Wonder of the World,” US 23, 606-432-5063
Breaks Interstate Park, 122 sites, KY/VA 80, 800-982-5122 Fishtrap Lake, KY 1789, 606-432-3443 Grapevine, KY 194, 606-437-7496
Events
JANUARY-DECEMBER First Friday Exhibits, Pike County Artisan Center, 606-433-0193 MARCH Texas Hold’em Tournament, Pikeville, 800-844-7453 APRIL Hillbilly Days, Pikeville, 800-844-7453 or 606-432-5063
Annual Easter Egg Hunt, Breaks Interstate Park, 800-982-5122 MAY Apple Blossom Festival, Elkhorn City, 606-432-5063
Bushwhacking on Russell Fork, (Civil War Event), Elkhorn City, 606-754-5080 JUNE Hatfield-McCoy Heritage Weekend & Hatfield-Marathon, Pikeville, 606-432-5063 or 800-844-7453 Bluegrass Music Festival, Elkhorn City, 606-754-5080 JULY Hillbilly Christmas In July, Pikeville, www.hillbillychristmasinjuly.org
July Jam, Pikeville City Park OCTOBER White Water Rafting, every weekend, Elkhorn City, and Breaks Interstate Park,
606-844-7453 NOVEMBER Mountain Top Lights, Breaks Interstate Park, (thru December), 800-982-5122
Accommodations
Brookshire Inn & Suites, 123 Alexandra Drive, 606-433-0888 or 888-433-1107 Hampton Inn, 831 Hambley Blvd., 606-432-8181 or 800-426-7866 Historic Mansion, 179 College Street, 606-509-0296 Hilton Doubletree, coming soon Holiday Inn Express, 800-465-4329 or 606-433-1800 Landmark Inn, 606-432-2545 Riverside Inn, US 23 South, 606-432-2188 Super 8 Motel, US 119, 606-237-5898 The One Stop, KY 194 E, Phelps, 606-456-4200
