best places to buy food before arriving at cabins

We have reserved a rustic cabin in Cumberland Falls State Park and a larger cabin in Slade. For each one, where would be the best place to stock up for breakfast, snack and lunch items? We made even be cooking dinner if we%26#39;re worn out from hiking. I know we can get a meal at Miguel%26#39;s Pizza but is there anywhere else we can plan on a good meal but nothing fancy? Will we have to drive long distances to get basic supplies?

best places to buy food before arriving at cabins

Hi Mami,

It%26#39;s me again. Your one stop shop for all things Eastern KY. I can%26#39;t offer much info on the area around Slade, but I can give you the info for Cumberland Falls/Corbin.

When you get off I-75 interstate at exit #25 in Corbin, you will have about a 15 mile drive up a windy two lane to reach the Cumberland Falls park. The drive will probably take about 25-30 minutes because of the windy nature of the road %26amp; getting caught behind slow moving traffic and campers etc. If you head straight for the Falls (on 25W aka Falls Road), the only stores you%26#39;ll pass are small convenience stores/gas stations.

My advise would be to head East (back toward Corbin) when you get off the exit (#25). Drive about 2-3 miles and you%26#39;ll see a Kroger on your right. Get your groceries there...then turn around and head back toward the Falls.

It%26#39;s not like you%26#39;ll be so far away that you can%26#39;t make a run into Corbin to pick up some groceries. It would probably be an hour round-trip. I certainly used to make that drive often when I was a kid (to go to the Falls swimming pool or to go hiking). It%26#39;s just kind of a waste of time when you could be enjoying yourself with your family.

The only non-snack shop restaurant in the Falls park is in the DuPont Lodge. Otherwise, you%26#39;ll have to drive back into Corbin...or to Williamsburg for a full service restaurant. I like The Depot on Main St. in Corbin. My stepmother won%26#39;t go there because they serve alcohol. Fyi...it%26#39;s not a bar. More like a TGI Fridays or an Applebees or Ruby Tuesdays. Welcome to the bible belt.

By the way, you can%26#39;t purchase alcohol anywhere in the area that is not served in a sit-down restaurant i.e. no package sales. If someone wants to pack a cooler full of beer, you%26#39;ll need to buy it before you hit the dry areas. (Richmond, KY is the last stop coming from the north....Jellico, TN from the south)

best places to buy food before arriving at cabins

We will be at Horse Cave first so should my husband get his six pack(or a case) on the way? Thanks for the warning about the liquor restrictions. After a long day of hiking I know he doesn%26#39;t want lemonade.

Will we be passing Krogers on our way from the west?

On your way from Cumberland Falls to Slade, if you go through Lexington, the Man-o-War exit has a Liquor Barn, which has everything...plus good deli meats, olives, fresh breads, etc. There%26#39;s also a GFS and Meijer on the vey same exit.

Good luck and have fun!

What route are you taking from Horse Cave to Cumberland Falls? I%26#39;m going to have to do some checking to figure out which counties you%26#39;ll be passing through that are wet. About two-thirds of the entire state of Kentucky is dry or semi-dry (only sold in restaurants).

KY 218 to I65S,Merge onto Louie B Nunn Cumberland PKWY via EXIT 43 toward GLASGOW/SOMERSET.LOUIE B Nunn Cumberland PKWY becomes KY-90 BYP E/KY-90 truck E.Stay Straight to go onto Lbn PKWY E.This becomes KY-80 BYP E/RUSSELL S DYCHE MEMORIAL HWY.

Turn RIGHT onto US-27 S/BURNSIDE RD. Continue to follow US-27 S.

Turn LEFT onto KY-90.

Turn LEFT to stay on KY-90.

End at 7351 Highway 90 Corbin, KY 40701-8857

These are the mapquest directions. I thought Kentucky was big on bourbon? I%26#39;m surprised by the other restrictions.

Here%26#39;s some info. Check out all the dark blue dots on Kentucky. Yes. We%26#39;re big on making bourbon here. Ironically, it is illegal to sell it in some of the places it%26#39;s made. Scroll down this page and you%26#39;ll find detailed info on Kentucky%26#39;s wet/dry/moist laws.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_county

Even if you are in a county or town that allows the sale of alcohol, it might not be sold on Sunday.

In Louisville, we have Sunday package sales but only between 1pm and 9pm by law. This is a recent development. We used to only be able to buy beer on Sundays - no wine or liquor. The bars have always been open until 4am. Go figure.

In Richmond, you can buy package alcohol and at a bar Mon - Sat., but you cannot buy any alcohol whatsoever on Sundays and never after midnight..ever. Everything between Richmond and London is dry (I think London may have gone moist recently). Corbin is moist.

Lexington is wet. I can%26#39;t remember the Sunday nuances.

Note: The bootleggers are always open...and don%26#39;t usually card.

This is an interesting discussion I found while googling for the dry county info.

city-data.com/forum/kentucky/110221-dry-coun…

To the best of my knowledge, I don%26#39;t think there is package alcohol sales anywhere on your route between Horse Cave and Cumberland Falls. You could always make a quick trip down to Jellico, Tennessee once you get to the Falls. It%26#39;s just over the border and would take you about an hour round trip if you take KY-90 to Hwy-25 to I-75 south.

Otherwise, you%26#39;ll need to buy your beer somewhere before hitting Horse Cave. Are you coming through, Cincinnati, Louisville or Lexington? These are your best bets.

By the way, I forgot to mention that there is no alcohol sold in the restaurant at The DuPont Lodge even though the address is technically in Corbin.

Confused yet?

Yes, it is confusing. In south Jersey we have a few towns that are dry and nothing can be sold prior to noon in any town. What do the microbreweries do? Are their sales and locations restricted? We are not big drinkers, just one beer with dinner and maybe an occasional Margarita.

In our travels across the country we often see beer and wine sold at the supermarket which we don%26#39;t do in NJ.

I appreciate all your help. I guess we%26#39;ll be cooking and eating our meals at the cabin.

';I appreciate all your help. I guess we%26#39;ll be cooking and eating our meals at the cabin...';

To the best of my knowledge the only microbreweries in Kentucky - that actually produce their own beer - are in Louisville and Lexington. In fact, I%26#39;m not even sure that there%26#39;s an actual microbrewery in Lex but I could be wrong. Hopefully, someone from Lexington can inform in on this.

Since both Louisville %26amp; Lex are wet, there%26#39;s no problem for microbrews. In Louisville, microbreweries such as Blue Grass Brewing Co. and Cumberland Brews, sell their own beer (they both have pubs %26amp; food also) and you%26#39;ll find their beer sold on tap at other local pubs, restaurants and retailers.

You can buy beer here in grocery stores, convenience stores, gas stations etc., but no wine or liquor. The hard stuff (including wine) is only sold at liquor stores and/or wine markets....and for some reason a select number of drug stores like Rite Aid or Walgreens -- but not all Rite Aid%26#39;s or Walgreens. No clue why.

As I mentioned, The Depot (on Main St.) in Corbin is pretty good and you can get a beer and a margarita. Being in Corbin however, I notice that there%26#39;s absolutely no mention of beer etc. on the menu.

http://www.thedepotonmain.com/index.html

You may want to also check out the ';Root Beer Stand'; on Hwy 25 aka Falls Road in Corbin. Anyone can point you to it. It%26#39;s been there for 50 years. It%26#39;s an eat-in-your-car drive in. No beer, except root beer. Oh, how I used to love their ';Dixie Burgers'; as a kid. They were topped with a ';special Dixie sauce'; that I now believe was simply ketchup with lots of pepper in it. Mmmmm.

http://www.chowhound.com/topics/411458

When is your visit to Cumberland Falls and Slade? If in the summer, be mindful of the heat when hiking; it can be brutal (esp. important to have cold beer waiting at home)! I%26#39;m envious and want to join you. Remember to post back and give a report.

Otterhere - We should just show up and be sittin on Rebel Rock with a cooler full of beer at the end of Mami%26#39;s hike. Oh, that brings back some memories! I wonder if I can still scramble up the rock. Actually, now that I%26#39;m thinking about it, I%26#39;m a little more concerned about my ability to get down from Rebel Rock.