Long before Buckhorn Lake was created and the state park established in 1964, a small community flourished for many generations here, along the middle fork of the Kentucky River.
Early records refer to this area as the Bowling District, founded by Reverend Jesse Boling, his wife Mary Pennington, Reverend Duff and 50 other families. They were led to this remote area under the guidance of Daniel Boone. By the late 1800's Bowlingtown was a thriving community of hundreds. There was a post office, school, churches, grocery, saw mill, blacksmith and the Frontier Nursing Service. Local officials included a sheriff, magistrate, justice of the peace, and tax commissioner. The citizens were primarily farmers and coal miners. They were known to be patriotic, honest, kind, and well-educated people.
In 1960, when the construction of Buckhorn Lake began, Bowlingtown had to be abandoned and families relocated. Family graves (873) were re-interred to Buckhorn Cemetery. All were sad to leave their homeland of seven generations. so Where you see water was once The town called Bowlingtown in KY.

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AED 802 total

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12 May - 13 May

"Great property and location. Check in was simple and host was great with communication. Would recommend anyone to this place and will definitely stay again in future!"

"Great get away quite place. No distractions just stars and nature!"

Comfort Cabin, 2 Bedrooms, Kitchenette, Valley View | Terrace/patio

"Great place to stay! Owner went out of his way to make sure our experience was good! Will stay again when we are in the area"

AED 740 total

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20 May - 21 May

"Best place we have ever stayed! Loved walking the property and driving to Red River Gorge. CLEAN, relaxing, beautiful views, cozy, and just a slice of heaven for our dogs, children, and us!"

AED 785 total

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8 May - 9 May

"Had a great time here! The property is beautiful and the views from the deck are gorgeous! Maco responded very quick with a minor issue we were having with the hot tub and was there to fix it within 20 minutes. Was overall very pleased with our stay and we will be back! "

"Clean comfortable quiet. A very nice place to spend some quiet time with family and friends around the fire pit or in the hot tub. Also close to sights at Natural Bridge State Park and Red River Gorge."

"Comfy beds, clean house, all the things to do outside the house! The back porch was our favorite place to hang. "

"Everything was as described. Peaceful, quiet, clean and close to town! Will definitely be back!"

"It was clean and cozy, perfect little place with amenities to make things fun."

"The cabin is great Mr Gabbard and his daughter are some of the best people you’ll meet. "

"Great condition, clean, nice location"

"We absolutely loved the cabin! Clean, comfortable with everything we needed. Amy was easy to contact and available to help us. We will definitely stay here again!"

"We needed somewhere last minute for fall break. It was great! Owners are very nice too. "

"The owners were wonderful, helpful, and friendly! The cabin was wonderful for our family and very clean! We would highly recommend for even larger parties to rent the other cabins as well!"

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"Loved everything about this property! We loved being able to use the canoes that was already there & being some what secluded. Had everything we needed to enjoy our time . "

Cabin, 2 Bedrooms, Kitchen, Lake View | Terrace/patio

AED 975 total

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8 May - 9 May

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"Great get away quite place. No distractions just stars and nature!"

"I loved, amazing cabin "

AED 802 total

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12 May - 13 May

"Great place to stay! Owner went out of his way to make sure our experience was good! Will stay again when we are in the area"

AED 740 total

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20 May - 21 May

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Secluded with best views in E. KY. Can see 3 states.You won’t be disappointed!!!

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