Title: Tom Dorman State Nature Preserve in Lancaster - Tours and Activities | Expedia.ca [Tom Dorman State Nature Preserve Hotels](https://expedia.ca/Tom-Dorman-State-Nature-Preserve-Hotels.0-l927864143929765888-0.Travel-Guide-Filter-Hotels)[Flights to Lancaster](https://expedia.ca/Cheap-Flights-To-Lancaster.d6347115.Travel-Guide-Flights)[Tom Dorman State Nature Preserve Car Rentals](https://expedia.ca/Car-Rentals-In-Tom-Dorman-State-Nature-Preserve.d927864143929765888.Car-Rental-Guide)[Lancaster Vacation Packages](https://expedia.ca/Lancaster.d6347115.Destination-Travel-Guides) # Tom Dorman State Nature Preserve Tours and Activities ![Halfway through a 3 km loop at Tom Dorman SNP you can take an offshoot down to the sandy banks and be rewarded with views from the belly of the Kentucky River Palisades. The exposed rock is beautiful and it's old. REALLY old. Half a billion years old. I'm still trying to let that number sink in. #paleozoicgeology The walk was short, hilly, and slippery if you have knee problems begin the loop on the east side of the parking lot your joints will thank you once you make it to the stairs. ](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6347115/3e432011-9861-48f8-9a51-db50fc3c3c50.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Halfway through a 3 km loop at Tom Dorman SNP you can take an offshoot down to the sandy banks and be rewarded with views from the belly of the Kentucky River Palisades. The exposed rock is beautiful and it's old. REALLY old. Half a billion years old. I'm still trying to let that number sink in. #paleozoicgeology The walk was short, hilly, and slippery if you have knee problems begin the loop on the east side of the parking lot your joints will thank you once you make it to the stairs. ](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6347115/3e432011-9861-48f8-9a51-db50fc3c3c50.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ## Visit Tom Dorman State Nature Preserve Activities [Lancaster travel guide](https://expedia.ca/Lancaster.dx6347115) --- --- ### Popular places to visit #### Tom Dorman State Preserve You can take time to visit Tom Dorman State Preserve during your travels to Lancaster. Take in the theater scene while you're in the area. [](https://expedia.ca/Tom-Dorman-State-Preserve-Lancaster.d927864582551203840.Vacation-Attraction) #### Wolf Run Wildlife Refuge Take the family on an outing to Wolf Run Wildlife Refuge during your trip to Nicholasville. You can enjoy the restaurants while in the area. 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