Fishtrap Lake State Park
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Fishtrap Lake State Park is a park located southeast of Pikeville, Kentucky
in Pike County
. The park opened to the public in 2003. Fishtrap Lake
, the park's main feature, covers approximately 1130 acres (4.6 km²).
Pikeville, Kentucky
Pikeville is a city in Pike County, Kentucky. The population was 6,903 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Pike County.-History:On March 25, 1822, the county's government officials decided to build a new county seat named Liberty, one and one-half mile below the mouth of the Russell Fork...
in Pike County
Pike County, Kentucky
Pike County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2010, the population was 65,024. Its county seat is Pikeville. Pike is Kentucky's largest county in terms of land area. Pike County is the 11th largest county in Kentucky in terms of population preceded by Bullitt County and...
. The park opened to the public in 2003. Fishtrap Lake
Fishtrap Lake
Fishtrap Lake is a reservoir in Pike County, Kentucky. Dedicated by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968, The lake was formed by the impounding of the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River at Fishtrap Dam by the United States Army Corps of Engineers....
, the park's main feature, covers approximately 1130 acres (4.6 km²).