Daniel Boone National Forest, 11 mi from Manchester
Daniel Boone National Forest welcomes about 2.5M visitors a year. With nothing inside Manchester, the list has 4 places within 40 miles. They include a national forest, a waterfall and a national historical park. Beyond the town, the best known is Red River Gorge, 48 mi off.
Daniel Boone National Forest
National forest in Kentucky.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Map of the places
The map puts most of the 4 to the south.
Orange: Manchester. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
All of it
Each of the 14 is within 60 miles.
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6Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
20,000 acres (Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia) operated by the U.S. National Park Service.
7Fort Boonesborough State Park
State park and historic site in Kentucky, United States.
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9Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
In northeastern Tennessee and southeastern Kentucky, USA.
10Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
National monument in Kentucky, United States of America.
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14Magoffin County Pioneer Village and Museum
Open-air museum in Salyersville, Kentucky.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Manchester → · Manchester’s history →
Photo credits
Red River Gorge: Robert G. Davis, NWSRS, Public domain · United States Penitentiary: Nyttend, Public domain · Black Mountain: iLoveMountains.org, CC BY 2.0 · Daniel Boone National Forest: Schwaltz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cumberland Falls: ChrisKuehl, Public domain · Cumberland Gap National Historical Park: J654567, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Boonesborough State Park: Bubba73, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Natural Bridge State Resort Park: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area: 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 · Magoffin County Pioneer Village and Museum: FloNight (Sydney Poore) and Russell Poore, CC BY-SA 3.0
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