Ben Hawes State Park

Ben Hawes State Park

Infobox park
park=Ben Hawes State Park


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type=Kentucky state park
location=Owensboro, Kentucky
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size=297 acres
opened=1975
operator=Kentucky Department of Parks
annual visitors=
status=Open year-round

Ben Hawes State Park is a park located just outside of Owensboro, Kentucky in Daviess County. The park encompasses convert|297|acre|km2, and was named for a former mayor of Owensboro.cite book |editor=Kleber, John E. |others=Associate editors: Thomas D. Clark, Lowell H. Harrison, and James C. Klotter |title="The Kentucky Encyclopedia" |year=1992 |publisher=The University Press of Kentucky |location=Lexington, Kentucky |isbn=0813117720 |chapter=Parks, State]

Attractions

The park offers playground equipment, a basketball court, and a baseball field, but the highlight is a twenty-seven hole golf course. There is also a one-mile (1.6 km) hiking trail.cite book |last=Bailey |first=Bill |title=Kentucky State Parks |publisher=Glovebox Guidebooks of America |location=Saginaw, Michigan |year=1995 |isbn=1881139131 |chapter=Ben Hawes State Park]

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