Top rated State parks in Paducah, United States to elevate your visit (Updated April, 2024)

Top rated State parks in Paducah

Experience the best that Paducah has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 10 places from State park category.

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Tunnel Hill State Trail

State park

👍👍 Great place to ride bikes or walk etc. Nice flat, level and well groom trail about 50mi long. It's a converted railway route thur woods, fields bridges over streams and quite atmosphere away from traffic.

4.80 (114 reviews) (~45.02 km from centre)

Metropolis Hope Light Lighthouse

State park

👍 Great place to take photos with the family at a lighthouse. The Ohio river is very close. Beautiful attempt at recreating a lighthouse. Must see if in the area.

4.70 (83 reviews) (~13.27 km from centre)

Fort Massac State Park

State park

This area resource for boating, camping & fishing houses a replica of a historic 1802 American fort.

4.60 (1.5K reviews) (~11.97 km from centre)

Dixon Springs State Park

State park

👍 Yes, the campground has pit toilets. If you can handle those, it's a great place to relax and observe nature. We saw an owl hunting at dusk, three deer wandering in the morning, weird moths. There's a swimming pool open in the summer daytime hours and the bathrooms near there have running water. The...

4.50 (288 reviews) (~33.56 km from centre)

Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site

Historical place museum

History museum & archaeology area on the site of a Native American village & ceremonial mounds.

4.50 (261 reviews) (~45.47 km from centre)

Cache River State Natural Area

State park

👍👍 Top notch area to visit. The only Bayou in Illinois. You will see tons of wild life here, just remember to respect any animals you come across on the trails. Snakes, salamanders, lizards, turtles all are to be respected and left unharmed. If you see a snake, just walk around it. This Herons Pond are...

4.50 (43 reviews) (~40.81 km from centre)

Kentucky Dam Village

Lodge

Snug rooms & cottages in an unassuming lakefront resort with a golf course, a restaurant & a marina.

$86/night

4.40 (953 reviews) (~29.5 km from centre)

Mineral Mound State Park

Golf course

👍👍 Definitely the most panoramic GC I have visited so far. Fairways and greens aren’t missing anything, you’ll be so delighted that they’ll see y’all in just a few. It’s challenging, hilly, and narrow but worth any penny…you must bring your A game to this course. If you like me are a wile life lover, y...

4.40 (85 reviews) (~45.52 km from centre)

Canal Overlook

State park

4.30 (58 reviews) (~35.01 km from centre)

Fort Defiance State Park

State park

😐 It's in an amazing location at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. The observation deck provides great reviews. However, the park is in pretty bad shape and other than the view or the rivers and bridges there's not much to do. It's worth it for a quick stop.

4.10 (494 reviews) (~49.58 km from centre)

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Top rated State parks in Paducah, United States