Elkhorn City Cleanup and Restoration

Elkhorn City is located in southern Pike County adjacent to the Kentucky/Virginia border along the banks of the Russell Fork of the Big Sandy River. Long known as the Gateway to the Breaks, the community has garnered a national reputation as an adventure and cultural tourism hotspot. Shopping, Food, Museums, Parks and Markets, Elkhorn City has it all. Elkhorn City's patchwork of cultural attractions, like Artists Collaborative Theatre, are a testament to a long history of music, theater and the arts. Our Blue Line Trail features amazing tile and painted murals created by local students and world renowned environmental artists. Our heritage of music includes Curly Ray Cline, Bobby Sloan, and Patty Loveless. Our festivals always feature the finest local bluegrass, old-time, country and folk musicians. And a generation of young theatrical talent is making a name for itself thanks to Artists Collaborative Theatre(ACT). ACT is an amazing theatre and is well known for high quality, grass roots theatre celebrating a wealth of local talent, located in far east Kentucky. ACT Theatre has been bringing professional level, quality productions to east Kentucky and southwest Virginia for over Twelve Years. The Elkhorn City River Walk—also called The Blue Line Trail, referring to the City’s railroad past—was constructed by local residents and artists from all over the world. The theme of this scenic 15 minute walk is the protection of the natural environment that residents hold dear. The entire community—children, youth, adults, and retirees—worked together to revitalize their town.