Discover Pulaski

Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument offers a self-guided driving tour with ten stops. A GPS map and audio files accompany the drive; the stops provide a clear structure for the tour. App details may change, so check the latest tour information before you set out.

History and Art

In Nancy, Zollicoffer Park focuses on Pulaski County’s Civil War history. A self-guided interpretive walking tour through downtown Somerset offers a different historical perspective. It shares part of Pulaski County’s 200-year history. The formats emphasize different things: one is a park dedicated to a specific theme, the other a tour through downtown. When planning, you can consider whether a walk or a park-style visit better fits your day.

The Somerset’s Mural Trail invites residents and visitors to discover a diverse selection of murals downtown. The Master Musicians Festival may also factor into your plans: it takes place every year on the third weekend in July. If music is one of your travel interests, keep this period in mind. Dates and programming may change; check the latest information before planning your trip around it.

Trails and Outdoor Recreation

Pulaski County Park offers a variety of ways to spend time outdoors. The park has a beach overlooking Fishing Creek, a tributary of Lake Cumberland. Its trail network also includes 16.5 miles for hiking and mountain biking. This mileage applies to the network for both activities; conditions on individual trails may vary.

There are also several designated disc golf courses. Pulaski County Park and Eubank City Park each have 18-hole courses, while Rocky Hollow Recreation Area has a 9-hole course. The hole counts make it easy to compare the three options if you’d like to include disc golf in your travel plans.

Firebrook Community Park has a walking trail that follows a Readers to Leaders book path. The Children’s Botanical Garden of South Central Kentucky offers a different focus: it encourages children to connect plants with science, history, literature, and art using all their senses. Alongside physical activity, you can choose between a literary trail and sensory learning about plants as different themes for your visit.

Water, Fishing, and Golf

Waitsboro Recreation Area has a boat ramp for water sports enthusiasts. Wake Cumberland Watersports offers water sports lessons; its program may change. So check the latest lesson details in advance if you’d like to plan around them.

Lake Cumberland is home to species including crappie, largemouth bass, sunfish, catfish, sauger, walleye, striped bass, and white bass. Which species are actually caught may vary; fishing conditions and regulations can change. Golf is another option: General Burnside Island State Park has a golf course surrounded by Lake Cumberland.

To choose a hotel location in Pulaski, it helps to first decide what you want to focus on during your stay: history and art, trails and disc golf, water activities, or golf. Then use the places you actually plan to visit as a guide to choosing where to stay.

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