Green River Lake State Park, located in Central Kentucky near Campbellsville, also offers a 157-site campground and roughly 28 miles of trails suitable for hiking, biking and horseback riding.

Taking a trip to a Kentucky lake may be the best solution to beat the heat this summer. Here are seven lakes that are worth the drive.

Kentucky Lake in the summer is an outdoor destination where you can just about do it all. The 160,300-acre body of water is the largest reservoir by surface area east of the Mississippi River ...