Join Us In Knott County For A Fun-Filled Weekend!

It's time for the Fall 2008 Trail Ride! The ride will be begin on Friday, October 3 and last through Sunday, October 5. This year's ride will be bigger and better than ever!

Once again, entertainment in the form of local bands performing, will be provided during Friday and Saturday nights for a couple of hours before the campers and visitors retreat to their various campsites for tall tales-n-horse tradin’ or to prepare for the next day’s ride.

Participants are encouraged to bring horses to ride or trade, even wagons and buggies are welcome. Even people that don’t ride horses will find the event to be enjoyable and entertaining.

Law enforcement officers will once again be on site to help assure the Trail Ride continues to be a wholesome, family-oriented event to be enjoyed by all... so Y’all Come and spend a little time relaxin’ on Kentucky’s “Front Porch”... Knott County.

The cost for the entire weekend is $10 per person, children 12 and under are admitted for free. For more information contact the Knott County Department of Tourism at 606-785-5881 or keep visiting us online for more information on the 2008 Trail Rides as well as other trails being developed in Knott County.

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Directions From Lexington, KY

From Lexington, take I-75 to I-64 east; exit onto the Mt. Parkway and follow to Highway 15 exit at Campton; Follow Highway 15 to Highway 80 east; Follow Highway 80 east to the Highway 1098 intersection at Soft Shell; Follow Highway 1098 north to Elk View Dr; Follow Elk View Dr to Sutton Memorial Dr; Follow Sutton Memorial Dr to the Trail Ride.

Directions From London, KY

From London, take the Daniel Boone Parkway east (the Parkway becomes Highway 80 east at Hazard); follow Highway 80 east to the Highway 1098 intersection at Soft Shell; Follow Highway 1098 north to Elk View Dr; Follow Elk View Dr to Sutton Memorial Dr; Follow Sutton Memorial Dr to the Trail Ride.

Directions From Huntington, WV

From Huntington, take I-64 west and exit onto Highway 23 south; Follow Highway 23 south to Prestonsburg and take Highway 80 west; Follow Highway 80 to the Highway 1098 intersection at Soft Shell; Follow Highway 1098 north to Elk View Dr; Follow Elk View Dr to Sutton Memorial Dr; Follow Sutton Memorial Dr to the Trail Ride.

2008 Kentucky State Fair

Come join us at the 2008 Kentucky State Fair in Louisville from August 18 through August 22! Knott County has its own booth at the fair this year to promote the many adventure tourism opportunities in our county as well as our new Knott County Sportsplex. Among the items on display at our booth is a full stuffed elk! This is sure to draw attention to the Knott County booth! With everything we have to offer here in Knott County it is fairly certain that our booth will result in drawing many tourists to Knott County.

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF), Knott County Tourism and the RMEF's Daniel Boone Chapter are sponsoring an Elk Expo and Banquet September 12-13, 2008.

Sept 12 from 5 pm - 9 pm
Sept 13 from 8 am - 5 pm

Location:

Knott County Sportsplex
700 Kenny Champion Loop
Soft Shell, KY 41831

There will be vendors, concessions, seminars, elk tours, elk shed scoring contest, children's activities, the Moron Brothers, Tim Farmer and much more!

For more information contact the Knott County Tourism Office at 606-785-5881.

The elk banquet will be held on September 13 from 5pm to 9pm.

Location:

First Federal Center Hazard Technical College
1 Community College Drive
Hazard, KY 41701

We will be having the banquet, games, raffles, live auctions and silent auctions. Membership to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation will also be available.

For more information contact Tawny Acker-Hogg at 606-216-5748.