| General Burnside Island State Park | |
|---|---|
  Location in Kentucky  Location in United States | |
| Type | Kentucky State Park |
| Location | Pulaski County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 36°58′33″N 84°36′8″W / 36.97583°N 84.60222°W |
| Area | 430 acres (170 ha) |
| Created | 1958[1] |
| Operated by | Kentucky Department of Parks |
| Website | Official website |
General Burnside Island State Park is a park located just south of Somerset, Kentucky in Pulaski County. The park encompasses 430 acres (170 ha) in the middle of Lake Cumberland, making it Kentucky's only island park. The park is named for General Ambrose E. Burnside, a Union general during the Civil War who stationed his troops at the location that the park now occupies.[2]
- ^ "General Burnside Island State Park".
- ^ Kleber, John E., ed. (1992). "Parks, State". The Kentucky Encyclopedia. Associate editors: Thomas D. Clark, Lowell H. Harrison, and James C. Klotter. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-1772-0.