List of parks in the Louisville metropolitan area
Following is a list of parks, forests and nature preserves in the Louisville metropolitan area.
View of Downtown Louisville from the overlook atop Iroquois Park.
Louisville Metro (Jefferson County)
Frederick Law Olmsted Parks
The Jefferson Memorial Forest is the largest municipal urban forest in the United States.
The Frederick Law Olmsted Parks[1] (formerly called the Olmsted Park System) in Louisville was the last of five such systems designed by Frederick Law Olmsted.[2] All of the parks in this system are managed by Louisville Metro Parks.
- Flagship
- Other parks
- Algonquin Park
- Baxter Square
- Bingham Park — Originally known as Clifton Park (Locals called it Coral Park)
Walking trails in Central Park, located in the Old Louisville neighborhood.
- Boone Square
- Central Park
- Chickasaw Park
- Churchill Park
- Elliott Square
- Seneca Park
- Shelby Park
- William B. Stansbury Park — Originally known as Third Street Playground
- Tyler Park
- Victory Park
- Wayside Park
- Willow Park — Originally part of the main entrance to Cherokee Park
- Parkways
Main article: Parkways of Louisville, Kentucky
- Algonquin Parkway
- Eastern Parkway
- Northwestern Parkway
- Southern Parkway
- Southwestern Parkway
Other parks managed by Louisville Metro Parks
Parks not managed by Louisville Metro Parks
Louisville Waterfront Park, once an industrial wasteland, Louisville's reclaimed waterfront now features trees and walking paths
- Auburn Park (Jeffersontown)
- Beargrass Creek State Nature Preserve
- Blackacre Nature Preserve and Historic Homestead
- Bowling Park (St. Matthews)
- Brown Park (St. Matthews)
- Dayton Avenue Park (St. Matthews)
- Arthur K. Draut Park (St. Matthews)
- Fort Nelson Park
- Founder's Square
- Garvin Brown Nature Preserve
- Harrods Creek Park (Prospect)
- Jefferson Square
- Louisville Waterfront Park
- The Parklands of Floyds Fork:
- Beckley Creek Park
- Pope Lick Park
- Broad Run Park (opening in 2015)
- The Strand (opening in 2015)
- Turkey Run Park (opening in 2015)
- Riverfront Plaza/Belvedere
- Robison Park (Lyndon)
- St. Matthews Park/Community Center
- E. P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park
- Shively Park (Shively)
- Six Mile Island State Nature Preserve
- Skyview Park (Jeffersontown)
- Veterans Memorial Park (Jeffersontown)
- Warwick Park (St. Matthews)
Kentucky metropolitan counties outside Jefferson
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Sign at the entrance of Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest, 25 miles south of Louisville.
Bullitt
Meade
- Otter Creek Outdoor Recreation Area — Operated by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
Nelson
- Bardstown Community Park
- Dean Watts Park (Bardstown)
- My Old Kentucky Home State Park
- Jones Avenue Park (Bardstown)
- Woodson/Rogers Park (Bardstown)
Oldham
- John T. Walsh Park (La Grange)
- Wendell Moore Park (Buckner)
- Wilborn Park (La Grange)
- Yew Dell Gardens (Crestwood)
- Creasy Mahan Nature Preserve (Goshen)
- Community Convention and Aquatic Center (Buckner)
Shelby
- Clear Creek Park (Shelbyville)
Spencer
- Taylorsville Lake State Park — includes Taylorsville Lake, which extends into Nelson and Anderson Counties.
Indiana metropolitan counties
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Postcard of a scene from Cherokee Park at the base of Baringer Hill, early 20th century.
Clark
- Jeffersonville parks and recreation[8]
- Bob Hedge Park
- Colston Park
- Connie Seller Park
- Highland Park
- John Wilcoxson Park
- Lansden Park
- Lottie Oglesby Park
- Meijer Little League Fields
- Oak Park
- Optimist Park
- Port Fulton Park
- Shannon Memorial Park
- Shirley Hall Park
- Vissing Park
- Warder Park
- Wathen Park
- Clarksville parks and recreation[9]
- Ashland Park
- Beechwood Park
- Cedar Park
- Colgate Park
- Gaskell Park
- Lapping Park
- Little League Park
- Midway Park
- Moser Park
- Parkwood Park
- Ray Lawrence Park
- Others and state parks
- Perrin Park — Privately owned; located in Jeffersonville
- Charlestown State Park
- Clark State Forest
- Falls of the Ohio State Park
Harrison
See also
- City of Parks
- Cityscape of Louisville, Kentucky
- Geography of Louisville, Kentucky
- List of attractions and events in the Louisville metropolitan area
- Louisville neighborhoods
- Louisville Zoo
References
- ↑ Elson, Martha (2011-04-20). "Historic parks in Louisville to be named for Frederick Law Olmsted". The Courier Journal. Archived from the original on 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
- ↑ "Louisville Olmsted Parks Conservancy". Olmstedparks.org. 2010-06-12. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- ↑ "Eastwood Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29.
- ↑ "Farman Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26.
- ↑ "Liberty Bell Playground". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29.
- ↑ "Louisville Champions Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29.
- ↑ "Nightingale Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29.
- ↑ Jeffersonville Parks and Recreation
- ↑ "Clarksville Parks". Clarksville Parks. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
External links
- Louisville Metro Parks
- Olmsted Parks Conservancy
- Louisville Parks and Parkways System — The Cultural Landscape Foundation
- City Shaping: The Olmsteds & Louisville — Interactive documentary from The Cultural Landscape Foundation
- Oldham County Parks
- Jeffersonville Parks and Recreation
- Clarksville Parks & Recreation
- Shelby County Parks & Recreation
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