News Release

Mammoth Cave Completes Houchin Ferry Development Concept Plan

Houchin Ferry Campground sits on the bank above the Green River in Mammoth Cave National Park.

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News Release Date: October 28, 2020

Contact: Molly Schroer, 270-758-2192

Mammoth Cave National Park has completed the Development Concept Plan and Environmental Assessment (DCP&EA) for the Houchin Ferry area with a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI). The signed FONSI and final DCP&EA can be viewed on the park’s Planning, Environment, and Public Comment (PEPC) website at parkplanning.nps.gov/houchinferry.

The completed plan aims to re-establish the Houchin Ferry site as a destination dedicated to a variety of user groups and recreational activities, including safe access to the river. Future site improvements will accommodate campers, picnickers, and river paddlers, and provide facilities that allow for the anticipated increase in recreational use at the site once improvements are made. Next steps for the Houchin Ferry area will be to seek future project funding to design and implement the plans, either in phases or as a comprehensive redevelopment, as funding becomes available.