| Pine Mountain State Resort Park | |
|---|---|
| Pine Mountain State Park Nature Preserve | |
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
 Chained Rock | |
  Location in Kentucky  Location in United States | |
| Location | Bell County, Kentucky, United States |
| Nearest city | Pineville, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 36°45′04″N 83°42′33″W / 36.75111°N 83.70917°W |
| Area | 1,159 acres (4.69 km2) |
| Established | 1924 |
| Governing body | Kentucky Department of Parks |
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Pine Mountain State Resort Park is a Kentucky state park located in Bell County, southeastern Kentucky, United States. Located on part of the Pine Mountain ridge in the Appalachians, the park opened in 1924 as Kentucky's first state park.
Each spring since 1933, the park has hosted the annual Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival.[1][2] A portion of the park is legally dedicated as a nature preserve by the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves.
- ^ "History". Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
- ^ Susan Reigler, Pam Spaulding (2009). "Eastern Kentucky Parks". The Complete Guide to Kentucky State Parks. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-9208-0.