Big Bone Lick State Historic Site

Perfect half day trip from Cincinnati for our family with a four year old obsessed with Ice Age mammals. There are fossils in the small museum and a life sized diorama in the back outside. Take a short 0.2 mile walk through the woods to see a herd of bison. The trail is paved though from there the trails are more loose gravel. Can accommodate a wheelchair to the bison viewing. Friendly staff in the museum who can help guide you regarding trails. Good place to bird watch. Ample parking esp for trailers and big trucks. There is an outdoor playground and picnic tables too.

In honor of Earth Month, I have to review one of my favorite spots to hike in NKY! Big Bone Lick is a must visit during nice weather - because how often can you actually see real buffalo wandering around in Kentucky? This is truly such a cool experience for families and adults alike ... and on our most recent visit, we even saw the cutest little baby buffalo!I must admit that I haven't been to the museum yet - but only because we always bring our dogs along when we want to hike. The buffalo viewing area does have a large fence surrounding it - and well-behaved dogs should do just fine on a leash. We typically start our visit by saying hi to the buffalo, and the continue on to the surrounding paths. The entire park is very well taken care of - and the trails themselves are easy to follow, with a few educational markers along the way. You can do the entire, 4.5 mile "Discovery Trail," - or break it up and do one of the shorter paths that make up that circuit. We reference the KY State Park website for maps, but they do have some posted around the park, as well. I always love a "choose-your-own adventure" hike, because not everyone's abilities always match up. I absolutely recommend adding Big Bone Lick to your list of places to visit this summer!

Big bone Lick State Park was an amazing stopover for me and my dad while we had a free day to see the sites around Cincinnati. It was just a quick stop, but boy was it eye-opening with so many bits of history scattered around the site dating back from long before there was life on earth to the days of the mammoth to the pioneer days when the US was young and still exploring the wild West place to see hidden treasure

Big Bine Lick state historic site is a small town Kentucky spot that is a campground, historical spot, playground and walking trail area. My family and I was coming back from Newport aquarium to Lousiville when we decided to make two quick pit stops on they way home to rabbit hash, Kentucky and here which has about ten Minutes between the two. It was a little later in the evening so the museum part was closed but we did get to drive through and check out the park, campground, the Dino sculptures behind the Museum and got to walk the small walking trail to see the bison up close. Seems like a really nice place to setup camp if your into that type of thing. They even had a little putt putt area for the campers. My kids and I enjoyed the small playground and walking the small trail to see the bison Overall a cool place that we enjoyed our quick trip too and I'm sure there is a whole days worth of activity you could do here if you carved out enough time.

After a country morning drive to Rabbit Hash, we headed to Big Bone to check it out. We parked in the shelter lot and walked to the bridge. It was a fun walk exploring the area.

Wifey and I visited this park after staying at General Butler State Park Lodge so many miles south from here. There are a few trails to walk, a museum, some live bison down a short trail, a campground and a pretty nice mini golf course. It has some history surrounding the location. I'm glad we checked it off our Kentucky State Park bucket list.

No bones (or should that be all bones???) about it, Big Bone Lick State Park is a place to disconnect from the screens, and take a journey into the past. For us it was discounted quite literally. I had absolutely no reception at the park. Signage does a good job directing hikers, as well as educating them. We learned tidbits about the time Lewis and Clark spent excavating here, as well as what they found. For more in depth information, stop by the visitor center. There you can find maps, restrooms, a gift shop and museum. Museum is small, but does a solid job of showcasing finds from the area, as well as the history. A must stop if visiting. The giant sloth fossil is really neat to see up close. The gift shop has a variety of logo merchandise, fossils, crystals, and craft kits for children. Drinks are also available for purchase. We ended up hiking the Bison Trace Trail. Trail is a gravel trail that takes hikers to the famous herd of American Bison. Bison were grazing surprisingly close to the fence. This allowed us to see them up close. The calves did stay a little further away. We only scratched the surface of all this park has to offer. Campgrounds, mini golf, tennis courts, a pool, basketball couts, playgrounds, and a lake (closed during our visit,) and more hiking trails are also available.

What a great little park if somewhat lovingly neglected at points. Bring bug spray and good shoes for walking on uneven surfaces!

Nice park and very educational! Got to look through a large telescope at the eclipse. Saw buffalos up close! Beautiful scenery and nice exhibits!

nice campground located in the rolling hills of northern Kentucky. a little off the beaten track but very nice wide open spaces. no dumping but good electric and water. also no internetyou can view buffalo and read the history of the area