Cumberland Gap, TN, VA, and KY

October 4

Through Indiana into Kentucky, we arrived at our next campground, Cumberland Gap National Park Campground. Beautiful forested camping. 

The National park was the first gateway to the West. Cumberland Gap National Historical Park lies along the borders of Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia. Pinnacle Overlook has views of Cumberland Gap, a pass in the Cumberland Mountains once used by pioneers headed west

We visited the Visitor’s Center to learn more about the role the Cumberland Gap played as a key passageway through the lower central Appalachians.

We drove a winding four-mile-long road up to the Pinnacle Overlook (elevation 2,440 feet) for a spectacular view into Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee. 

Next stop is the International Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tennessee.