Kentucky’s national parks serve as beacons for tourists

Gary West is an author and News Journal columnist.

Kentucky is proud of its 38 State Parks, but it also likes to pump up its relationship with a handful of significant national park attractions that have become beacons while drawing visitors here.

Of course most Kentuckians are aware that Mammoth Cave (270.758.2180) in Edmonson County is one of the state’s biggest draws.