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词条 Breaks Interstate Park
释义

  1. Geography

  2. Activities and amenities

  3. Gallery

  4. References

  5. External links

{{Infobox protected area
| name = Breaks Interstate Park
| iucn_category =
| photo = Breaks.jpg
| photo_caption = Breaks Canyon, May 2003
| photo_width = 250
| location = Kentucky and Virginia, United States
| nearest_city = Elkhorn City, Kentucky
| map = Kentucky
| map_caption = Location on Kentucky/Virginia border
| map_width = 250
| coordinates = {{coords|37|17|47|N|82|17|49|W|display=inline, title}}
| area = {{convert|4500|acre}}
| established = 1954
| visitation_num = 286,401[1]
| visitation_year = 2014
| governing_body = Breaks Interstate Park Compact
| administrator = Austin Bradley
| url = http://www.breakspark.com
}}

Breaks Interstate Park is a bi-state state park located partly in southeastern Kentucky and mostly in southwestern Virginia, in the Jefferson National Forest, at the northeastern terminus of Pine Mountain. Rather than their respective state park systems, it is instead administered by an interstate compact between the states of Virginia[2] and Kentucky.[3] It is one of several interstate parks in the United States, but only one of two operated jointly under a compact rather than as two separate state park units. The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation and the Kentucky Department of Parks are still major partner organizations, however.

The Breaks is also referred as the "Grand Canyon of the South", through which the Russell Fork river and Clinchfield Railroad (now the CSX Transportation Kingsport Subdivision) run. It is accessed via highway 80 (Virginia 80 and Kentucky 80), between Haysi, Virginia and Elkhorn City, Kentucky, and passes through the community of Breaks, Virginia east of the park.

American frontiersman Daniel Boone is credited with being the first person of European descent to discover the Breaks, which he first saw in 1767.[4]

Geography

Breaks Interstate Park is located about {{convert|5|mi|0}} east of Elkhorn City, Kentucky. The park covers {{convert|4500|acre}}. The park's main feature, Breaks Canyon, is five miles long and ranges from {{convert|830|to|1600|ft}} deep. The canyon was formed by the Russell Fork river through millions of years of erosion.[5]

Activities and amenities

  • Trails: The park has trails for hiking [{{convert|25|mi}}], mountain biking [{{convert|12|mi}}], and horseback riding.[6]
  • Water-based: The park has a water park with five waterslides, a current channel, and splash pad for small children, in the summer of 2014 the park also added a regulation sized volleyball court. The park also offers fishing, paddle boating, canoeing, and hydro biking on Laurel Lake, and white-water rafting on the Russell Fork.[6]
  • Rock Climbing: The Breaks offers world-class rock climbing with sandstone similar to the nearby New River Gorge.
  • Accommodations: The park offers a lodge with 82 guest rooms, four cottages near Beaver Pond, five cabins overlooking Laurel Lake, and a 122-site campground and a group camping area with 16 sites.[6]
  • In addition the park has a visitor center with exhibits on the area's historical and natural features, a {{convert|6000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} conference center with restaurant, and an amphitheater.[7]

Gallery

{{Commons category|Breaks Interstate Park}}

References

1. ^Virginia State Parks 2014 Attendance and Economic Impact {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402181801/http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/documents/14parkattend.pdf |date=April 2, 2015 }} Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state_parks/state_park.shtml |title=Virginia State Park Locations |publisher=Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation |date=25 June 2013 |accessdate=September 24, 2013}}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://parks.ky.gov/parks/resortparks/breaks-interstate.aspx/default.aspx |title=About |work=Breaks Interstate Park |publisher=Kentucky Department of Parks |accessdate=September 24, 2013}}
4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.breakspark.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4&Itemid=5 |title=Our History |publisher=Breaks Interstate Park Commission |accessdate=September 24, 2013}}
5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.virginia.org/Listings/OutdoorsAndSports/BreaksInterstatePark/ |title=Breaks Interstate Park |publisher= Virginia Tourism Corporation |date=June 27, 2012 |accessdate=September 24, 2013}}
6. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=http://parks.ky.gov/parks/recreationparks/breaks-interstate/things_to_do.aspx |title=Things to do |work=Breaks Interstate Park |publisher=Kentucky Department of Parks |accessdate=September 23, 2013}}
7. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.breakspark.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29&Itemid=32 |title=Amphitheater Music Events |publisher=Breaks Interstate Park Commission |accessdate=September 24, 2013}}

External links

  • Breaks Interstate Park Breaks Interstate Park Commission
  • Breaks Interstate Park Kentucky Department of Parks
{{Protected areas of Virginia}}{{Kentucky Parks}}{{EMCF Attractions}}

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