Green River Lake Vacation 2021 Guide TAYLOR COUNTY TOURIST COMMISSION 325 E. MAIN ST. CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY 42718 Paid in part by the Kentucky Department of Travel & Tourism. CampbellsvilleWelce Home of the Green River Lake, Campbellsville University and so much more... Nestled in the heart of the Bluegrass, Campbellsville is one of Kentucky’s great destinations! With plenty to explore in the area, visitors will find a variety of activities to engage in including hiking, biking, horseback riding, kayaking, or fishing. Naturally, there are unlimited opportunities for fun on the water but on the shore you can enjoy beautiful parks, history, museums, art shops, exciting events and so much more! CONTENTS THINGS TO EXPERIENCE 2 GENERAL INFORMATION 22 DINING 3 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 23 FARMERS MARKET 4 ACCOMMODATIONS ATTRACTIONS 5-7 CAMPING 26 ART & ENTERTAINMENT 9 LODGING 27 MEETING AND EVENT SPACE 10 For more information about the MULTI-USE TRAILS 11 EXPERIENCE Campbellsville/Taylor County area: GREEN RIVER MAP 15 Email: [email protected] the beauty Phone: (270) 465-3786 MAP OF CITY 16-17 GREEN RIVER Website: CampbellsvilleKY.com MAP OF GREEN RIVER LAKE 18 LAKE BOATING 19 et ocial! FISHING & HUNTING 20-21 @GreenRiverLakeKY @GreenRiverLakeKY @GRLakeKY THINGS TO EXPERIENCE DINING STEAKHOUSE DINER River Canoeing & Kayaking Relax on one of the Public Beaches COLTON’S STEAKHOUSE & GRILL HUDDLE HOUSE Choose from ½ day, full day Take a dip in the water and 399 Campbellsville Byp | (270) 789-4745 398 Campbellsville Byp | or overnight trips on the get your toes in the sand at (270) 789-0002 Green River! Kayak, canoe, one of Green River Lake’s MEXICAN fishing boats rentals and public beaches! See Map on FIESTA MEXICO PIZZA shuttle services are available. page 18. 1307 E. Broadway | (270) 789-4671 DOMINO’S PIZZA * Learn more on page 19. GARCIA’S 716 E. Broadway | (270) 789-1115 480 Campbellsville Byp | (270) 465-0566 MR GATTI’S PIZZA * LA CATRINA MEXICAN 1301 E. Broadway | (270) 789-2326 RESTAURANT PIZZA HUT * LOCAL FLAVOR 229 E. Main St. | (270) 789-0200 BROTHERS * 730 E. Broadway | (270) 469-1245 PANCHO’S MEXICAN Visit Civil War Sites & Museums Reel One In 128 E. Main St | (270) 789-0011 WINGS, PIZZA & THINGS 402 S. Central Ave | (270) 849-2310 Cast a line and get the Amazing BB-Q & Pulled Porked Sandwiches 55 Kassie Miller Dr. | (270) 283-4923 View artifacts, photographs, catch of the day while DRUTHER’S LITTLE CAESARS * Civil War memorabilia and CHINESE fishing with a pro guide. 101 N. Columbia Ave | (270) 465-3870 625 E. Broadway | (270) 789-6789 bloodstains that are still on the Learn more on page 21. ASIAN GARDEN BUFFET Breakfast served all day PAPA JOHN’S * floor of an old Confederate 100 N. Central Ave. | (270) 789-0009 CREEKSIDE RESTAURANT 316 N. Columbia Ave | (270) 789-4444 hospital after the Battle of MAGIC WOK Tebbs Bend. Learn more on 1837 New Lebanon Rd | (270) 465-7777 726 Campbellsville Byp | (270) 465-0700 We are happy to offer over a dozen page 5. Great Home Cooking Buffet of your familiar favorites! PHILLIPS LANES, RESTAURANT & JAPANESE SPORTS BAR YAMATO To see a list of our fast food 164 Bambi St | (270) 465-2960 1318 E. Broadway | (270) 789-0350 offerings, visit Rent a boat & explore Green River Lake Explore over 50 miles of Multi-use Trails Hand-pattied Hamburgers & Wood-Fired Steaks TIGERVILLE GRILL CampbellsvilleKY.c Whether you are looking for COFFEE & SWEETS Rent a boat for a day, a hiking, biking, or horseback 316 N. Columbia Ave | (270) 789-5117 BASKIN ROBBINS Alcohol served Live Music weekend, or just a few hours riding, we have a trail for you! Delicious Burgers and Hot Dogs 545 Campbellsville Byp | (270) 789-3131 Vegetarian menu items available to explore Green River Lake Learn more on page 11. TUCKER’S TIKI BAR & GRILL from the water! Learn more BEST DONUT Gluten Free menu items available 1293 Lone Valley Road | (270) 572-4226 on page 19. 1401 E. Broadway | (270) 465-0113 Green River Lake’s only Bar & Grill * Delivery Available CAKES BY CAMILLE KNOBBY’S DELI * 111. E. Main St. | 129 S Columbia Ave. | (270) 283-4525 (270) 789-0672 Homemade soups, salads, sandwiches, and DAIRY QUEEN desserts 205 Jefra Ave | WINTER’S DINING HALL Lodging for Every Taste Shop & Dine in Historic Downtown (270) 465-2010 411 N. Columbia Ave | (270) 789-5000 Our charming little town Downtown Campbellsville DUNKIN DONUTS Campbellsville University’s Dining Hall features some diverse features an array of one-of-a- 509 E. Broadway | accommodations! Choose kind shops and eateries 19TH HOLE BAR & GRILL (270) 283-4074 from floating cabins, including boutiques, jewelry, 3064 Hodgenville Rd. | (270) 789-9322 HARDEN COFFEE lakeside campgrounds or home decor, antiques, spas, arts, Campbellsville Country Club’s Bar & Grill condos, and rental homes. and more! Learn more page 9. 202 E. Main St. | See a full list on page 26. (270) 572-3590 2 F me infma visit CampbellsvilleKY.com F me infma visit CampbellsvilleKY.com 3 FARMER’S MARKET ATTRACTIONS TEBBS BEND-GREEN RIVER HOMEPLACE ON GREEN RIVER BRIDGE BATTLEFIELD 5807 New Columbia Road | (270) 465-4511 327 Tebbs Bend Rd. | (270) 789-9880 | www.tebbsbend.org www.homeplacefarm.org Open: Year Around | Admission: Free Open: Year Around, Call ahead to schedule a guided tour. Admission: Free The Battle of Tebbs Bend, July 4, The Homeplace has been a working farm for more than 200 years. 1863, was “one of the most Take the walking tour to learn outstanding small victories in the about the farm and the families Civil War.” who lived there or call to schedule Follow the trails of Confederate a guided tour. A trail-head to the General John Hunt Morgan on this Tebbs Bend Green River Nature 3 mile driving tour and learn what Trail is also located at the FARMERS MARKET happened as Morgan and his men Homeplace where you can enjoy ASSOCIATION, INC. passed through Taylor County. over five miles of nature trails. OF TAYLOR COUNTY Animal Shelter Road | TOLL GATE HOUSE AT GREEN RIVER CLAY HILL MEMORIAL FOREST Campbellsville, KY 42718 327 Tebbs Bend Road | (270) 789-9880 7426 Old Lebanon Rd. Open mid April to November | Open: Thurs - Sun 9AM - 5PM or by appointment. (270) 465-9570 | www.clayhillforest.org Saturdays only For appointments call (270) 789-9880 | Admission: Free Open: Year Around | Admission: Free Clay Hill Farm was home for many servants whose labors enabled The Toll Gate House, stop (1A) the farm to grow from 300 to more than 4,000 acres in the early WENGERDS on the Tebbs Bend Driving Tour, 1800’s. During the Civil War it was at times used as a refuge for John PRODUCE MARKET serves as a transportation museum Hunt Morgan. Clay Hill Memorial Forest is now a regional center Nancy Cox Dr. | showcasing photographs of Taylor for environmental education and Campbellsville, KY 42718 County toll houses, toll keepers, research dedicated to helping (270) 465-0819 | Open May to and some of the rates charged from people find comfort in nature. En- November as far back as the 1800’s. joy a self-guided tour and explore the interpretive trails leading to a cabin, a spring and cemetery that still remain as testimony to the ATKINSON-GRIFFIN LOG HOUSE Celebrating history of servants. 50 Years! 544 Lake Road (Stop 13) | (270) 465-4463 Open: year round. Museum Hours: mid April to mid October, Sun.- Sat. 7:30 am-5 pm. DOWNTOWN CAMPBELLSVILLE mid Oct-mid April, Mon.-Thurs. 7:30 am-5 pm. , Friday 7:30 am-4 pm., www.campbellsvillemainstreet.com closed Saturday and Sunday Downtown Campbellsville features Admission: Free an array of one-of-a-kind shops The 1840 Atkinson-Griffin Log House, and eateries. Learn the history of stop (13) on the Tebbs Bend driving our charming town by taking tour, served as a Confederate hospital architectural scavenger hunt or after the Battle of Tebbs Bend. It is pick up the Historic Sites booklet located behind the Green River Lake which will guide you to over 40 Visitors Center. Visitors can view sites in Downtown Campbellsville artifacts, Civil War memorabilia, and and Taylor County. blood stains that still remain in the Family owned and operated since 1970! floor of an upstairs bedroom. ­ ­ ­ CampbellsvilleKY.com 4 F me infma visit CampbellsvilleKY.com F me infma visit 5 ATTRACTIONS ATTRACTIONS US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS GREEN RIVER FRIENDSHIP SCHOOLHOUSE EMERALD ISLE RESORT AND MARINA (270) 789-1116 LAKE VISITORS CENTER 300 Ingram Ave | (270) 789-9068 1500 County Park Road | Campbellsville, KY 42718 544 Lake Road | (270) 465-4463 | Open: Year Round Open: Year Round. Call ahead to schedule a guided tour. (270) 465-3412 | emeraldisleresort.com 1 (800) 767-8617 Hours: mid April to mid October, Sun.- Sat. 7:30 am-5 pm Admission: Free mid Oct-mid April, Mon.-Thurs. 7:30 am-5 pm , Friday 7:30 am-4 pm, The one-room Friendship School Escape to beautiful condos situated closed Saturday and Sunday houses a museum that represents a along the shoreline of Green River Admission: Free bye-gone era of education. All visitors Lake offering fully equipped kitchens, are welcome and encouraged to visit. cozy fireplaces and a complimentary boat slip. The marina store has a Please call for an appointment. The Visitor Center is a must see restaurant, gift shop, bait, ice cream, facility! Located close to Green ice and more. Explore the lake in a River Dam, the Visitor’s Center is a pontoon or fishing boat rental. Tube free attraction open to the public rentals are also available.