Guides, shops and venues

Guide services, gear shops and venues in Lexington, Louisville and the Red River Gorge, A to Z. Listed from their public websites; they don't pay to be here and are never mixed into the communities.

In Lexington, Louisville and the Red River Gorge · all of the Southeast · all regions · change

• Adaptive Climbers Festivalevent company · Sport · Red River Gorge, KY

  Four-day adaptive climbing festival at Muir Valley with Catalyst Sports, welcoming people learning to climb.

• Bernheim Forest and Arboretumvenue · Day hikes · Clermont, KY

  Research forest and arboretum south of Louisville with trails and guided nature programs.

• Bluegrass Climbing Schoolguide service · Sport · Slade, KY

  Red River Gorge climbing guide service offering beginner days, courses and private guiding.

• Canoe Kentuckyshop · Kayaking · Frankfort, KY

  Frankfort paddling outfitter running guided trips on Elkhorn Creek and the Kentucky River.

• Climb NuLushop · Indoor climbing · Louisville, KY

  Louisville climbing gym with meetups, groups and field trips.

• John's Run/Walk Shopshop · Trail running · Lexington, KY

  Lexington running store hosting weekly group runs and a Central Kentucky trail club and trail series.

• Lexington Parks and Recreationvenue · Beginners welcome · Lexington, KY

  City parks department running outdoor programs, nature sanctuaries and community events.

• Powell County Tourism (Red River kayaking)venue · Kayaking · Stanton, KY

  Powell County tourism page on paddling the Red River and Mill Creek Lake near Stanton, with rental info.

• Raven Run Nature Sanctuaryvenue · Day hikes · Lexington, KY

  City nature sanctuary along the Kentucky River with trails and naturalist-led programs.

• Red River Climbing Guidesguide service · Sport · Slade, KY

  Guided rock climbing outings and instruction in the Red River Gorge.

• Rocktoberfest (Red River Gorge Climbers' Coalition)event company · Sport · Campton, KY

  Red River Gorge climbing festival with intro sport, intro trad and gym-to-crag clinics.

• Salato Wildlife Education Centervenue · Walking groups · Frankfort, KY

  State wildlife center with live animals, nature programs and four miles of trails on the Fish and Wildlife campus.

• The Parklands of Floyds Forkvenue · Day hikes · Louisville, KY

  Large public park system with trails, paddling and naturalist-led programs on Louisville's east side.