Public Access Birding Sites in Cumberland County, Kentucky

If you have information about other public access birding sites in this county, please send details to me at this e-mail address:

• sstedman@tntech.edu

    Cumberland County covers an area of 805 km² (310.9 mi²).  A map (Figure 1) of the county--with the some sites noted below coded on it--is available via the following link:

• Map of Cumberland County, KY

Dale Hollow State Resort Park (DHSRP) is one of the better birding sites in Cumberland Co., KY.  To reach this fairly remote park, take Rt. 53 north from Tennessee or Rt. 61 south from Rt. 90 in Kentucky to Rt. 449 to the east; in 0.8 km [0.5 mi] go left and in 8 more km [5 more mi] go south on Rt. 1278, which ends in the park.  See the page on Public Access Birding Sites in Clinton Co., KY, for birding information in the park.

    Please send details about any birds you record in these areas--or any public access site in Cumberland Co., KY--to me at the e-mail address noted above. sjs.