| State: | KY |
| Type: | KY |
| Route: | 197 |
| Map Custom: | yes |
| Map Notes: | KY 197 highlighted in red |
| Length Mi: | 16.6 |
| Length Round: | 1 |
| Direction A: | South |
| Terminus A: | northeast of Jenkins |
| Junction: | in Ashcamp |
| Direction B: | North |
| Terminus B: | in Elkhorn City |
| Counties: | Estill, Powell |
| Previous Type: | KY |
| Previous Route: | 196 |
| Next Type: | KY |
| Next Route: | 198 |
Kentucky Route 197 (KY 197) is a 16.6adj=midNaNadj=mid state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The highway connects rural areas of Pike County with Elkhorn City.
KY 197 begins at an intersection with KY 805 at a point northeast of Jenkins, within Pike County. It travels to the northeast, paralleling Elkhorn Creek, and is a very curvy highway. It crosses over Panther and Upper Pigeon branches and Sycamore Creek. In Ashcamp, the highway intersects the southern terminus of KY 195 (Ashcamp Road). After a crossing of Elkhorn Creek, it curves to the north-northeast. It travels through Senterville and enters Elkhorn City. It passes Elkhorn City Elementary School and meets its northern terminus, an intersection with KY 80 (Patty Loveless Drive).