Falls of the Ohio State Park — Attraction in Clarksville

The Falls is a great place to spend a sunny afternoon. There are not as many fossils laying around as there was before it became a park but if you look long enough a piece of horn coral or honeycomb coral can usually be found. Take a bottle with you so you can pour water on the amazing fossils embedded in the rocks. Water makes them much more visible. It is also a great place to fish, you literally never know what you will reel in next. While fishing at the Falls or a little downstream, I have caught Bluegill, Drum, multiple types of Catfish, Crappie, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Perch, Sauger, Walleye, White Bass, Striped Bass and probably a few that I don't recall at the moment. You don't need a huge tackle box full of fancy lures, most of the fish I listed can be caught on a simple lead-head jig with a curly, rubber tail. Just make sure your line is fresh and strong and check the line above your lure periodically as it can get nicked when going across the rocks. Wouldn't want to hook something huge only to have your line snap. And be sure to have a license, I have been checked more than once by game wardens while fishing at the falls. The only thing that keeps me from giving five stars is the fact that they make people pay...

Whether you are a local or just passing through, he Falls of the Ohio should be a required trip in the Louisville area. The combination of natural wonder, sterling facilities, and outstanding volunteers cement this local gem's place as one of the area's true treasures.

I recently visited with a group of adult learners, and was surprised to see that much of the interpretive center had been revamped since my last visit. Even the movie at the beginning of the exhibit hall was updated. Continuing into the exhibits themselves, I found the center to have a great mix of natural and human history of the area. There were also lots of interactive/ hands-on activities to keep things interesting.

We then traveled a mile and a half down the road to the William Clark homestead, where we were greeted by Mark, a volunteer who had agreed to share a part of his morning with us even though he was not scheduled to be there. His enthusiasm and mastery of William Clark's history in the area added greatly to an already fantastic visit.

Louisville is often cited as an up-and-coming city, with more and more to do every day. This visit was a great reminder to keep the Falls on that list of things to do. I highly recommend a visit to this sometimes...

WARNING! When walking along the Falls of the Ohio trails along the river, there is an electrical fence that is near the end of the trail (rather where you turn on the walking trail) and travels quite a ways directly along side the trail. It is only about a foot from the trail. So close that I am nervous to even walk that part of the trail, it's too close. And it is on very high. There are no warning signs about the fence. Nor are there any "no trespassing signs" nor any purple paint on trees (which indicates no tresspassing/private property). So I don't know who this property belongs to nor do I think this is legal. Be very careful. It shocked my dog. I had her on a leash, but I wasn't expecting an electrical fence to be there. I just wasn't paying attention until she started screaming. The city should put up warning signs or make the owner do it. I find this dangerous. Accidents happen, what if a child finds it. Parents have no warning that it even exists. Obviously, you keep your kids close, but you would need to be right beside them 100%. If the city doesn't know it is there then they should be doing a walk through of their city property to check for dangerous...