You can ring in 2009 at a number of Kentucky State Parks with New Year’s celebrations and parties.

Eleven state resort parks across Kentucky are having parties, dances and dinners on Dec. 31 to say goodbye to 2008 and welcome in a new year. The resorts have lodges, cottages, restaurants and other facilities and all will be offering overnight packages that include meals and a party, dance or show.

Here’s a listing of the parks and the New Year’s celebration details. For more information about these and other parks, visit www.parks.ky.gov:

Barren River Lake State Resort Park, Lucas

Get away this New Year’s Eve to Barren River. Package price: $130 and includes one night lodging, two dinner buffets and two breakfast buffets. Call the park at 1-800-325-0057 for information.

Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park, Mount Olivet

Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park will be offering a special room rate for the new year, along with special meals. Stay New Year’s Eve night in a lodge room at the park for $74.95 and get a second night for $20.09. For New Year’s Eve, the park is serving a special buffet featuring some of its most requested dishes, such as Fried Chicken, Roast Beef, Fried Fish, Seafood Alfredo, Broiled Fish, Grilled Bistro Vegetables, and an assortment of desserts. Buffet will be served from 4 to 8 p.m. for $12.95 plus tax and beverage. On Jan. 1, the park will welcome in the New Year with traditional foods that bring good luck and prosperity throughout the year, such as Corn Beef Brisket, Carved Country Ham, Cooked Cabbage, Fried Cabbage, Sauerkraut, and more. Buffet includes unlimited soup and salad bar and assortment of desserts. Served 11:30 a.m.-8 p.m. for $9.95 plus tax and beverage. Call 1-800-443-7008 for details.

Buckhorn Lake State Resort Park, Buckhorn

Welcome in the New Year with a stay at the lodge. A package is available with dinner, dance and lodging the evening of Dec. 31. Package price: $150 per couple and includes activities, dinner, dance with party favors and hors d’oeuvres on Dec. 31. Dinner is from 5-8 p.m. and the music is from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Call 1-800-325-0058.

Cumberland Falls State Resort Park, Corbin

Cumberland Falls is offering a New Year’s Eve package that includes dinner, a dance, a lodge room for one night, New Year’s Day brunch for two for $159 plus tax. (Cost for single is $116) Music provided Radioactive Sounds. Dinner and dance only for $68 a couple or $34 single. Call 1-800-325-0063 for information.

Dale Hollow Lake State Resort Park, Burkesville

Ring in a Happy New Year at Dale Hollow with a night full of fun and dancing. Enjoy the sounds of Klassyc Tymes, a seven piece classic rock band from Southern Kentucky that covers great tunes from the 50’s through the 80’s. Ask about our special package of $149.95 (based on two people) that includes one nights lodging, dinner, and breakfast. Call 1-800-325-2282.

Jenny Wiley State Resort Park, Prestonsburg

Spend New Year’s Eve with our mystery dinner theater as guests help solve the crime in “A Clearly Present Danger.” For $140 a couple, see the show, have a buffet dinner and spend one night at the park. For $40 a person, see the show and have dinner. Rates are also available for tables of eight or ten. The show starts at 8 p.m. For information, call 1-800-325-0142.

Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park, Gilbertsville

Join Kentucky Dam Village for New Year’s Eve and its dinner and dance package. For $185.99 per couple, you get a one night stay, dinner and dancing to the music of the Alonzo Pennington Band from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Hors devours and party favors provided. Package also includes breakfast on New Year’s Day. Dinner and dance only is $80 per couple. Call 1-800-325-0146 for information.

Lake Barkley State Resort Park, Cadiz

Join Lake Barkley State Resort Park for this festive start to 2009! Lake Barkley will be ringing in the New Year with live music and dancing and an excellent fine dining and lodging package at our annual Barkley Bash. Live music will be offered by “The Disciples of Sound,” from Hopkinsville, offering familiar radio hits from the ‘60s through today. The show starts at 9 p.m. on Dec. 31 and will continue until 1 a.m. The package price for a couple is $239 (one night stay, two meals, dinner/dance, and party favors). For reservations or details, call 1-800-325-1708.

Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park, Dawson Springs

Come to Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park for a rockin’ New Year’s Eve Celebration. The $140 package includes: one night’s lodging, buffet dinner for two, buffet breakfast for two, dance with DJ, hors d’oeuvres and party favors. Buy a second night with your New Year’s Eve package for half price. Call 1-800-325-1711.

Pine Mountain State Resort Park, Pineville

Enjoy a great selection of music featuring classic favorites from various decades and a light-hearted party atmosphere! Ring in the New Year in style as balloons shower down on you beneath the colorful lights. We’ll have an assortment of light snacks on hand, party favors and a countdown of the final seconds as the New Year comes in! No tickets sold at the door. Advanced registration required. The overnight stay, dinner, dance and brunch on New Year’s Day is $134 per couple; for the dinner and dance only it’s $63 per couple. Call 1-800-325-1712.

Rough River Dam State Resort Park, Falls of Rough

Ring in the New Year with us! “Starr Mountain Band” will be playing all your favorites while you dance your way out of 2008 and into 2009! We will pause the party to watch the ball drop at midnight and light snacks and other goodies will be provided! Overnight package includes: One night’s lodging, a prime rib dinner buffet, a breakfast buffet on New Year’s Day and the evening entertainment including live music, party favors, and snacks! $135 plus tax per couple. You may choose to enjoy the Prime Rib Dinner and Dance for only for $75 per couple. Contact Sheila Jones for more information at 1-800-325-1713 or sheila.jones@ky.gov.

The Kentucky State Park System is composed of 53 state parks plus an interstate park shared with Virginia. The Department of Parks, an agency of the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, operates 17 resort parks with lodges — more than any other state. Each year, Kentucky parks draw 7 million visitors and contribute $317 million to the economy. For more information on Kentucky parks, visit our Web site at http://www.parks.ky.gov