Fort Knox · Kentucky · Eastern LCNHT
Fort Knox
The Ohio River, where the Corps of Discovery began.
Locust Grove · George Rogers Clark home site · Louisville KY
Sample 360° capture
Locust Grove, Louisville KY.
A live example of what the Fort Knox corridor would look like after capture, drawn from existing Terrain360 work in the region.
Corridor narrative
Why this corridor.
Fort Knox sits on the eastern anchor of the Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail. The Ohio River corridor between West Point and Brandenburg, and the Falls of the Ohio just upstream at Louisville, was the staging ground for the Corps of Discovery's 1803 launch, where Meriwether Lewis met William Clark and the expedition truly began.
Today the same reaches carry a chain of public-access paddling, hiking, and interpretive sites: Otter Creek and Fort Duffield on the south bank, the Falls of the Ohio State Park and George Rogers Clark Home Site upstream, plus the broader Bernheim Forest network. The corridor is well-managed and almost entirely publicly accessible, with Salt River's installation-interior segment the only closure of note.
A 360° corridor capture here gives REPI managers, NPS interpretive staff, and the public a continuous immersive record of the river's eastern LCNHT anchor, paired with the trail network that links the river to the installation's REPI buffer lands.
Lewis & Clark connection
Directly on the LCNHT Ohio River corridor (2019 expansion). Anchored by the Falls of the Ohio expedition launch area ~35 mi NE.
Directly on the LCNHT Ohio River corridor (added by the 2019 expansion). The Falls of the Ohio expedition launch area lies ~35 miles northeast of the installation, with the George Rogers Clark Home Site marking the formal start of the journey.
Strongest eastern LCNHT tie-in. Salt River segment INSIDE the installation is closed to public except Memorial Day — plan capture on West Point-downstream and upper Salt reaches.
Final deliverables
What the partnership receives.
Hosted 360° portal
Web-based interactive map showing pan-and-explore imagery of both riverbanks and every mapped trail. Mobile + desktop. Embeddable in any partner site.
Geo-referenced imagery dataset
Equirectangular panoramas + GPS tracks delivered to the installation INRMP team and the NPS Trail Office for reuse in REPI reporting, ESA Section 7, and outreach.
Printable corridor maps
Asset index keyed to the imagery - suitable for visitor information, grant deliverable documentation, and partner co-branding.
L&C interpretive layer (optional)
Waypoint overlay tying the corridor to journal entries and historic sites - Tower Rock, Gates of the Mountains, the Falls portage, the Pacific arrival.
Asset inventory
Every asset, costed.
Each row is a discrete 360-mapping unit. Rivers are priced per mile of both-bank boat capture; trails per mile; access sites as fixed 360 nodes.
| Recreation asset | Type | Miles | LCNHT | Access | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio River — West Point to Brandenburg reach Adjacent | River | 28 | Direct | Public | $42,000 |
| Ohio River — Louisville / Falls of the Ohio reach ~35 mi NE | River | 18 | Direct | Public | $27,000 |
| Salt River — West Point (mouth) reach Adjacent | River | 7 | Near | Public (interior segment closed) | $10,500 |
| Floyds Fork (Louisville paddling loop) ~35 mi NE | River | 12 | Near | Public | $18,000 |
| Otter Creek Outdoor Recreation Area trails Adjacent | Trail | 15 | Near | Public | $12,750 |
| Bernheim Arboretum & Research Forest trails ~28 mi NE | Trail | 40 | None | Public (fee) | $34,000 |
| Fort Duffield trails (Salt/Ohio confluence) Adjacent | Trail | 5 | Near | Public | $4,250 |
| West Point Ramp (Salt River access) Adjacent | Access | - | Near | Public | $1,500 |
| Falls of the Ohio State Park & Interpretive Center ~38 mi NE | Access | - | Direct | Public (fee) | $1,500 |
| George Rogers Clark Home Site (expedition launch) ~38 mi NE | Access | - | Direct | Public | $1,500 |
| Brandenburg Riverfront / boat access ~15 mi W | Access | - | Direct | Public | $1,500 |
Corridor map (accent)
Satellite view of the corridor footprint, with rivers, trails, and access sites color-coded. Real corridor traces will land in v2; pins here are placeholder anchors at the installation.
Related Terrain360 work
Where the methodology lives today.
Paddle the Ohio
Existing Terrain360 platform for the Ohio River, directly applicable to the Fort Knox corridor.
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Ohio River (interactive map)
Live tour of the Ohio River corridor in and around Louisville.
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Paddle the Kentucky
Companion Terrain360 platform for Kentucky paddling corridors.
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