Four Decades of KY Parks' Thanksgiving Buffets

What has 2,000 pounds of turkey, 1,500 pounds of sweet potatoes and 750 pounds of country ham? Don’t forget the 4,300 pieces of fried chicken, the 1,300 pounds of roast beef and 12,000 rolls? Answer: The Kentucky State Parks’ Thanksgiving Day buffet at the park system’s 17 resort parks across the state.

The parks have hosted the buffet for more than four decades and usually serve about 10,000 customers on Thanksgiving Day.

The buffet will be served starting at noon on Thursday, Nov. 27.

The buffet will include soups, cheeses and salads for starters. Entrees include turkey and dressing, baked ham, carved roast beef and fried chicken. Vegetables include old-fashioned candied yams, country-style green beans and mashed potatoes with giblet gravy. 

The cost for the buffet will be $18.49 plus tax (drink included) for adults; $8.49 for children ages 6-12; and children 5 and under are free.

Save some room for dessert. The parks will be baking 340 pies – including pecan and pumpkin.

(Buckhorn Lake State Resort Park will be offering a reduced buffet)

For more information on the Thanksgiving Day buffets offerd across Kentucky and other state park events, visit www.parks.ky.gov