▁are ▁not ▁legal ▁in ▁any ▁Kentucky ▁State ▁Park , ▁and ▁p ets ▁are ▁not ▁allowed ▁on ▁most ▁tra ils ▁at ▁Natural ▁Bridge ▁State ▁Park . ▁" F at ▁Man ' s ▁S que e ze ", ▁a ▁narrow ▁passage ▁in ▁the ▁rock ▁formation , ▁leads ▁to ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁arch . ▁ ▁Natural ▁Bridge ▁has ▁several ▁unique ▁sand stone ▁rock ▁form ations , ▁including ▁the ▁Bal anced ▁Rock . ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁huge ▁block ▁of ▁sand stone ▁bal anced ▁on ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁a ▁cl iff ▁near ▁the ▁Natural ▁Bridge . ▁The ▁" Bal anced ▁Rock ", ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁Tra il ▁# 2 , ▁not ▁far ▁above ▁Hem lock ▁L odge . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁Park , ▁it ▁was ▁called ▁the ▁S ph inx ▁because , ▁when ▁viewed ▁from ▁the ▁correct ▁angle , ▁it ▁cr ud ely ▁res emb les ▁the ▁S ph inx ▁in ▁Egypt . ▁ ▁Although ▁it ▁is ▁now ▁called ▁the ▁Bal anced ▁Rock , ▁it ▁is ▁in ▁fact ▁a ▁ped est al ▁rock ▁- ▁a ▁single ▁piece ▁of ▁stone ▁that ▁has ▁weather ed ▁in ▁such ▁a ▁fashion ▁that ▁its ▁mid section ▁is ▁nar ro wer ▁than ▁its ▁cap ▁or ▁its ▁base . ▁ ▁This ▁formation ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁biggest ▁and ▁most ▁perfectly ▁formed ▁examples ▁of ▁a ▁ped est al ▁rock ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁Rock y ▁Mountains . ▁ ▁Ann ual ▁events ▁ ▁Natural ▁Bridge ▁State ▁Park ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Le ave ▁No ▁Trace ▁Center ▁for ▁Out door ▁Eth ics ,