Morehead

Main Street in Morehead

Morehead is a small city at the foot of the Kentucky Appalachians. The 2020 census puts the population as 7151. It is the home of Morehead State University, one Kentucky's seven public universities.

Understand

Morehead is almost equidistant between Lexington and Huntington, WV on I-64, a one hour drive from each.

Get in

By car

The city is located on I-64.

Get around

An automobile is a necessity to properly explore the area around Morehead.

US-60 is the main east-west route through the area, I-64 runs parallel to the north of the town. KY-32 connects downtown with I-64.

Do

• Poppy Mountain Bluegrass Festival, 3715 US 60 East, ☏ +1 606 784-2277. A long running annual bluegrass festival. (updated Jun 2017)
• 1 Kentucky Folk Art Center, 102 West First Street, ☏ +1 606 783-2204. M-Sa 9am-5pm. A museum operated by Morehead State University. Free.  
• Arts and Crafts Festival. 
• 2 Cave Run Lake. An artificial lake south of town. (updated Nov 2017)

Eat

• The Fuzzy Duck, 159 E. Main Street, ☏ +1 606 784-9877. A local coffee shop. 
• Root-A-Bakers, 313 Flemingsburg Road, ☏ +1 606 780-4282. A local bakery. (updated Jun 2017)
• Penn Station, 413 Flemingsburg Road, ☏ +1 606 783-0015. 

Drink

Morehead is a wet city that allows alcohol sales.

Sleep

• Comfort Inn & Suites, 2650 KY 801 North, ☏ +1 606 780-7378. 
• Days Inn, 170 Toms Drive, ☏ +1 606 783-1484. 
• Hampton Inn, 500 Hampton Way, ☏ +1 606 780-0601. 
• Super 8, 602 Fraley Drive, ☏ +1 606 784-8882. 
• Cave Run Lodging, 1190 KY 801 S., ☏ +1 606 783-1234. Cabin rentals. 
• Cave Run Cabins, 46 Carey Cemetery Road, ☏ +1 606 784-8799. Cabin rentals. 

Learn

• 1 Morehead State University, toll-free: +1-800-585-6781.  

Go next

• Carter Caves State Resort Park
• Daniel Boone National Forest
  • Red River Gorge Geological Area
• Natural Bridge State Park
• Lexington is 1 hour west on I-64
• Huntington is 1 hour east on I-64
• Louisville is 2 hours west on I-64
• Charleston is 2 hours east on I-64
• CIncinnati is 2 hours north
• Columbus is 3 hours north
  

Routes through Morehead

Lexington ← Mount Sterling ←	W  E	→ Carter Caves State Resort Park → Charleston
Lexington ← Mount Sterling ←	W  E	→ Carter Caves State Resort Park → Charleston