Abandoned Places at Land Between the Lakes Video
In this video, we visit some backroads around the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area in Kentucky. We find an area with an old foundation and what looks like an old out-house or a foundation for some sort of pumping station, possibly from when the area was used by TVA.
What You’ll See in this Area
In this video, we share a quick experience of finding an old homesite or TVA activity site along a back road at Land Between the Lakes.
- There are some bottles and old junk left behind.
- There are some foundations of old homesites or buildings.
- There is a foundation that looks like an outhouse or maybe a pump station.
Quick Facts About this Hike
- Trail Name: Land Between the Lakes
- Distance: A few hundred feet
- Time: 20 minutes
- Difficulty: Off Trail
- Parking: Side of the road
Pro Tip for Hiking One Horse Gap
We use the GAIA GPS app on my smartphone to find these old home site areas. We use a 1935 map overlay and look for squares on public land to identify locations of old home sites.
Related Guides for this Area
- Land Between the Lakes Guide by Hiking with Shawn
- Land Between the Lakes Information
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Shawn Gossman
Founder, Hiking with Shawn
Shawn Gossman, known regionally as Hiking with Shawn, is the founder and senior editor of this blog. Shawn has been hiking the Shawnee National Forest for over 15 years. Shawn is a Southern Illinois native and very active in the local tourism community. Learn more about Shawn here.
