EXPLORE OUR AREA!
There are lots of outdoor activities to enjoy here! From hiking, camping, mountain biking, kayaking, GEO cashing, horseback riding and rock climbing, there are many options for your next outdoor adventure!
HORSEBACK RIDING
Wranglers Campground specializes in providing year-round opportunities for horseback riding and wagon driving enthusiasts. It offers 220 well-defined sites — some with electrical hookups, sites with electric, water, and sewer, primitive sites, and 12 primitive cabins available for nightly rental. Most sites are capable of handling large motor homes and horse trailers. Campers have access to modern facilities, 100 miles of horse trails, activity court, and stalls, plus farrier and blacksmith services on weekends from April through November. Guided trail rides and riding stables are available from April through October. Horses have the right-of-way at this campground. Click here for more details
ROCK CLIMBING
To protect fragile ecosystems and prevent soil compaction and erosion the Shawnee National Forest offers limited opportunities for rock climbing and rappelling. Therefore rock climbing and rappelling are not allowed in any of the 80 designated natural areas, which include Garden of the Gods Observation Trail and Rim Rock National Recreation Trail.
Currently rock climbing and rappelling are being permitted at Jackson Falls, near Ozark, IL on the Hidden Springs Ranger District; contact the Ranger District for more information, 618-658-2111. Click here for more details
GEOCACHING IN LBL
MOUNTAIN BIKING
There are hundreds of miles of trails waiting to be explored in Land Between The Lakes. Whether you're into mountain biking or cycling, you will not be disappointed with the opportunities at LBL! Click here for more details
KAYAKING
Land Between the Lakes Regional Water Trails are being developed to provide a series of water trails for paddlers on Lake Barkley and Kentucky Lake in Kentucky and Tennessee. On Lake Barkley this will include water trails from the dam, upstream to, and including, Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge. On Kentucky Lake this will include water trails from the dam, upstream to, and including the Duck River unit of the Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge. Click here for more details
CAMPING IN LBL
Pick a spot, pitch your tent or park your RV – start making memories with us! Land Between the Lakes offers a variety camping opportunities for you. Check out our camping fees. Locations can be found on our General Brochure Map. More detailed Recreation Maps can be found at https://landbetweenthelakes.us/visit/maps/.
Bring your boat! Boat ramps can be found throughout Land Between the Lakes with access to both Kentucky and Barkley Lakes. Take the challenge! Travel the 300 mile undeveloped shoreline and camp along the way.
Land Between The Lakes features 170,000 acres of undeveloped, uninhabited forests, streams, fields and shoreline. With all this open land, and with back roads meandering through the forests and fields, LBL is truly a geocacher's paradise. Click here for more details