SOMERSET, Ky. (March 18, 2021) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is closing Waitsboro Recreation Area at Lake Cumberland for roadway repairs March 19-24, 2021. The boat ramp and parking lot will not be accessible by the public at this time. The recreation area is reopening to the public 8 a.m. March 25, 2021.
Lakeview Boat Ramp and General Burnside Island State Park Boat Ramp are available for public use during the closure.
The Commonwealth of Kentucky Department of Highways District 8 is repairing the roadway, which will benefit boaters and campers visiting the recreation area.
For additional information, please feel free to contact the Lake Cumberland Natural Resource Manager’s Office at 606-679-6337.
(The public can obtain news, updates and information from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District on the district’s website at www.lrn.usace.army.mil, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/nashvillecorps and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/nashvillecorps. The public can also follow Dale Hollow Lake on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/lakecumberland.)
Release no. 21-017