Levi Jackson Wilderness Road State Park

Levi Jackson Wilderness Road State Park honors both the first judge in Laurel County, and the road that has been termed by some to be the most significant trail in the westward flow of English colonization. The park encompasses over 800 acres and includes the Defeated Camp Pioneer Burial Ground, McHargue's Mill, and the Mountain Life Museum. The Wilderness Road and Boone's Trace, both thoroughfares for many a pioneer coming from the East, pass through the park.

McHargue's Mill was built on the banks of the Little Laurel River where it intersects Boone's Trace. This working reproduction mill dates to the same era as the original McHargue family mills and has authentic interior works, including millstones. It is surrounded by the largest display of millstones in the country.

Hiking Trails: Between 1774 and 1796, more than 200,000 pioneers traveled over the Wilderness Road and Boone's Trace during the settlement of Kentucky. Today, visitors to the park can retrace their footsteps on 8.5 miles of hiking trails that include original portions of these historic throughways.

Getting There: The park is south of London, off I-75 at exit 38, on US 25 south.

Camping: The park has a 146-site campground nestled in open woodland. Utility hookups, a grocery store, a dump station, and three central service buildings containing an activities room, showers, restrooms, and laundry facilities.

Levi Jackson Wilderness Road State Park
998 Levi Jackson Mill Road
London, KY 40744-8944
(606) 878-8000