Daniel Boone National Forest, 28 mi from Corbin
About 2.5M people a year visit Daniel Boone National Forest. There is no place to visit inside Corbin; there are 8 within 40 miles. Look for 3 museums, a national forest and a waterfall. A drive of 53 mi brings you to Lake Cumberland.
Cumberland Falls
Waterfall in the U.S. state of Kentucky.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where to go
Most of the 8 out of town lie to the southwest.
Orange: Corbin. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
All the places to visit
Everything here is within 60 miles, 12 places in all.
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5Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
20,000 acres (Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia) operated by the U.S. National Park Service.
6Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
In northeastern Tennessee and southeastern Kentucky, USA.
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8Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
National monument in Kentucky, United States of America.
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12Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Photo credits
Lake Cumberland: Censusdata at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Daniel Boone National Forest: Schwaltz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cumberland Falls: ChrisKuehl, Public domain · Frozen Head State Park: Brian Stansberry (photographer), CC BY 3.0 · Cumberland Gap National Historical Park: J654567, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Museum of Appalachia: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument: C. Bedford Crenshaw, Attribution · Blue Heron: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Hensley Settlement: National Park Service, Public domain · Green McAdoo School: Brian Stansberry; modified by Orlady, CC BY 3.0 us
