Rolling hills, boating lakes, arboretums and community parks in this area from Louisville SW.

One of several camping parks oriented towards boaters along the Rough River 45 miles SW of Louisville, KY.

https://www.campgroundreviews.com/regions/kentucky/mc-daniels/north-fork-park-rough-river-lake-11426

Arboretum, hiking trails and “giants” just south of Louisville as “Bourbon Country” begins.

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One mile nature trail in this Owensboro, KY community park and access to a 15 mile loop trail.

https://www.joefordnaturecenter.com/

Follow the lake ridge nature trail. Southeast of Owensboro, KY.

https://parks.ky.gov/falls-rough/parks/resort/rough-river-dam-state-resort-park

Nice short hike around this Hawesville community park/lake, high above the Ohio River.

https://www.hancockky.us/Tourism/vastwood.htm

Community park featuring a creek, war memorial and trails around a lake.

https://elizabethtownky.org/elizabethtown-nature-park/

Outstanding museum and forest trails across the Ohio River from Evansville in Henderson, KY.

https://parks.ky.gov/henderson/parks/historic/john-james-audubon-state-park

Basic hiking paths in this large, multi-purpose Louisville community park.

https://parks.ky.gov/louisville/parks/recreation/ep-tom-sawyer-state-park

Variety of moderately challenging forest trails and a nature preserve area near Ft. Knox.

https://www.radclifftourism.org/saunderssprings.shtml

Very attractive arboretum east of Louisville, KY.

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