Mine Made Adventure Park - Knott County KY

Beautiful Knott County, Kentucky. Home of the historic Hindman Settlement School, the Appalachian Artisan Center, and the dude typing. Knott County is also home to Mine Made Adventure Park and Campground, the centerpiece for the developing First Frontier Appalachian Trails System.

Quick Info:

Lodging (off site):

  • Big Branch Cabin Rentals - Located roughly 20 minutes from Mine Made but caters to OHV travelers and has access to other local trails

  • Hazard: Hampton Inn, Holiday Inn, Others

  • Prestonsburg: Jenny Wiley State Park Lodge and Cabins, Comfort Inn, Quality Inn

  • Camping available at Carr Creek Lake State Park

Restaurants:

  • Hot Rod’s Pizza: 606-785-0055 - Hindman (Delivery)

  • Paradise Pizza: 606-785-5723 - Hindman (Delivery)

  • Sazon Mexican: 606-785-0909 - Hindman (location of former Holly Hills Mini Mall Restaurant)

  • Pig in a Poke BBQ: Hindman, Prestonsburg - Full Bar at Prestonsburg and Pikeville Locations

  • The Brickhouse: Prestonsburg - Draft Beer, Cocktails, Live Music, Bar and Upscale Dining

  • Big Blue Smokehouse: Hazard - Full Bar, BBQ

Dealerships and Parts: Click address to be directed to Google Maps

Local’s Info:

  • Important! [I’ve had personal friends make this mistake.] If you’re traveling from the north or northwest (via Lexington, for example) and have a large trailer, I’d recommend continue traveling KY-15 South to Hazard and then Highway 80 east to the park. The GPS route will likely take you on KY-1098, which passes Southfork Elk View but is a very windy backroad (included a couple of tight switchbacks, the worst at the entrance to the park) for roughly an hour without cell service with no stores, gas, or restaurants once leaving Jackson.

    • If you aren’t pulling a large trailer and are able to get supplies in Jackson, 1098 is worth traveling for the scenic drive.

  • Knott County is a dry county. Alcohol is sold and served in Hazard (20 minutes), Prestonsburg (25 minutes), Pikeville (45 minutes), Jackson (1 hour). A liquor store is also located at the Perry County line just off Highway 80, about 15 minutes.

  • The majority of Mine Made’s trails are SxS, ATV, and Dirt Bike friendly. There are some dedicated dirt bike singletrack trails within the system, though it would take someone at the trailhead to point you in the direction of them.

    • Older trail maps had several of the channel liner/riprap drainage ditches from the strip mine reclamation marked as Black trails. Some of those trail markers are still there if you’re a hard enduro dirt bike dude looking for a place to practice. The third picture in the slideshow above is one of those trail markers.

  • The campground at Mine Made is a great, secure stop along the Kentucky Adventure Tour that runs directly by the Park.

Jorden Collins