(TNS) A state park jointly owned and operated by Kentucky and Virginia has inked a major land purchase that will add 35 acres, expand opportunities for viewing a budding elk herd and secure the entrance to a popular, motorized off-road trail system.

Officials with Breaks Interstate Park signed an agreement Monday to immediately acquire and begin operations at Southern Gap Outdoor Adventure campground and trailhead. The campus boasts a 7,500-square-foot visitor center and event space, five cabins, 33 RV sites and space for primitive tent camping.

It’s one of the largest land purchases Breaks Interstate Park has made in 75 years and will extend its holdings deeper southward into Virginia. The original property straddles the state border, encircling a valley where the Russell Fork carves a

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