Wolf Creek Dam is one of the largest Dams in the United States and a popular Lake Cumberland attraction. Wolf Creek Dam, located in Jamestown, Kentucky, separates the Cumberland River and Lake Cumberland and is a spectacular & beautiful spot for photographs.
Fantastic Kentucky camping sites are available at the Kendall Recreation Area at the base of the dam as well as down the road at the very popular Lake Cumberland State Resort Park.
You’ll find several hiking and biking trails at the Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery and Kendall Recreation Area, as well as playgrounds, a world class trout stream and delightful dining at Captain Jake’s Snak Shak along the Cumberland River.
Wolf Creek Project was originally planned from the 1920’s. The ground breaking was held in the 1940’s with construction beginning thereafter under the supervision of the US Army Corps of Engineers. The project was halted during World War II. Following the war work resumed and in the lake was completed for full use in August in 1952. The body of water was officially named Lake Cumberland in 1954. Wolf Creek Dam is the 22nd largest dam in the United States. Operation of the lake is for primary purposes of flood control and production of hydro-electric power. Lake Cumberland is 101 miles long and is one of the largest man-made lakes in the Nation. Each year millions of visitors travel from all over the United States to come to the lake Cumberland area to enjoy the rugged beauty of its 63,000 surface acres and 1,255 miles of wooded shoreline.
