General Butler State Resort Park

About this park

General Butler State Resort Park sits on a hilltop overlooking the confluence of the Ohio and Kentucky Rivers, adjoining the city of Carrollton about 44 miles northeast of Louisville. The park is named for General William Orlando Butler, a member of a prominent Kentucky military family whose service spanned an extraordinary stretch of American history, from the colonial era and the American Revolution through the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, and the Civil War. The Butler-Turpin State Historic House, the family's preserved home, sits within the park and is open for guided tours, giving General Butler a stronger historical-house component than most of Kentucky's other resort parks, which tend to center more purely on natural features. The park's hilltop position at the meeting of two major rivers also gives it some of the more distinctive scenic overlooks in the northern part of the state. Walking and running trails wind through the park's wooded, well-maintained grounds, and visitors can also take advantage of basketball courts, swimming pools, tennis courts, and a large campground, making it a popular weekend destination for the greater Louisville and Cincinnati metro areas given its proximity to I-71.