List of parks in the Louisville metropolitan area
Appearance
(Redirected from Parks of Louisville, Kentucky)
The following is a list of parks, forests and nature preserves in the Louisville metropolitan area.
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Louisville Metro (Jefferson County)
[edit]Frederick Law Olmsted Parks
[edit]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
[edit]Other Olmsted parks
[edit]- Algonquin Park[3]
- Baxter Square[4]
- Bingham Park[5] — Originally known as Clifton Park (Locals called it Coral Park)
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- Boone Square
- Central Park
- Chickasaw Park
- Churchill Park[6]
- Elliott Square[7]
- Seneca Park
- Shelby Park[8]
- William B. Stansbury Park[9] — Originally known as Triangle Park[10]
- Tyler Park[11]
- Victory Park[12]
- Wayside Park[13]
- Willow Park[14] — Originally part of the main entrance to Cherokee Park
Parkways
[edit]- Algonquin Parkway
- Eastern Parkway
- Northwestern Parkway
- Southern Parkway
- Southwestern Parkway
Other parks managed by Louisville Metro Parks
[edit]- 35th Street Park[15]
- David Armstrong Extreme Park
- Auburndale Park[16]
- Ballard Park[17]
- Eva Bandman Park[18] – Cyclocross venue and site of the 2013 World Championships
- Beargrass Creek Greenway at Irish Hill[19]
- Beechmont Tot Lot[20]
- Bellevue Park[21]
- Berrytown Park[22]
- Black Mudd Park[23]
- Blue Lick Park[24]
- Bradley Park[25]
- Breslin Park[26]
- William Britt Park[27]
- Buechel Park[28]
- California Park[29]
- Camp Taylor Memorial Park[30]
- Cane Run Park[31]
- Caperton Swamp[32]
- Castlewood Open Space[33]
- George Rogers Clark Park[34]
- Cliff Park[35]
- Clifton Park[36]
- Carrie Gaulbert Cox Park[37]
- Joe Creason Park[38]
- Crescent Hill Park[39]
- Crosby Park[40]
- Des Pres Park[41]
- Douglass Park[42]
- Dumeyer Park[43]
- Eastover Park[44]
- Eastwood Park [45]
- Fairmount Falls Park[46]
- Farman Park [47]
- Farnsley Park[48]
- Fern Creek Park[49]
- Fisherman's Park[50]
- Flaget Field Park[51]
- Floyd's Fork Park[52]
- German-Paristown Park[53]
- Gnadinger Park
- William Harrison Park[54]
- Highview Park[55]
- Nelson Hornbeck Park[56]
- Hounz Lane Park[57]
- Irish Hill Park[58]
- Louis B. Israel Park[59]
- Ivy Court Park[60]
- Jefferson Memorial Forest – Largest municipal urban forest in the U.S., operated as a park by Metro Parks
- Kennedy Court Park[61]
- Hays Kennedy Park[62]
- Klondike Park[63]
- Kulmer Reserve[64]
- Lake Dreamland Park[65]
- Lampton Park[66]
- Lannan Park[67]
- LaPorte Park[68]
- Russell Lee Park[69]
- Liberty Bell Playground [70]
- Locust Grove – Historic home and residence of George Rogers Clark
- Long Run Park[71]
- Louisville Champions Park[72]
- Magnolia Park[73]
- McNeely Lake Park[74]
- Medora Park[75]
- Memorial Park[76]
- William F. Miles Park[77]
- G.G. Moore Park[78]
- Nightingale Park [79]
- Norfolk Acres Park[80]
- Okolona Park[81]
- Old Walnut/Beecher Park[82]
- Parkhill Park[83]
- Patterson Playground[84]
- PeeWee Park[85]
- Petersburg Park[86]
- Portland Park[87]
- Portland Wharf Park[88]
- Huston Quin Park[89]
- Ginny Reichard Park[90]
- Riverside Gardens Park[91]
- Riverside, The Farnsley-Moremen Landing – Historic home and river landing
- Riverview Park[92]
- Roberson Run Park[93]
- Rubel Park[94]
- A.B. Sawyer Park[95]
- Sheppard Park[96]
- Slevin Park[97]
- South Central Park[98]
- St. Louis Park[99]
- Story Avenue Park[100]
- Sun Valley Park[101]
- Sylvania Park[102]
- E. Leland Taylor (Jewell) Park[103]
- Thurman Hutchins Park[104]
- Toonerville Trolley Park[105]
- Twin Park[106]
- Charlie Vettiner Park[107]
- Ben Washer Park[108]
- Watterson Lake Park[109]
- Waverly Park[110] – Includes the 9-hole Bobby Nichols Golf Course
- Westonia Park[111]
- Wyandotte Park[112]
- Charles Young Park[113]
Parks not managed by Louisville Metro Parks
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- 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
- The Strand
- Turkey Run Park
- 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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Bullitt
[edit]Meade
[edit]- Otter Creek Outdoor Recreation Area — Operated by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
Nelson
[edit]- Bardstown Community Park
- Dean Watts Park (Bardstown)
- My Old Kentucky Home State Park
- Jones Avenue Park (Bardstown)
- Woodson/Rogers Park (Bardstown)
Oldham
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Clear Creek Park (Shelbyville)
Spencer
[edit]- Taylorsville Lake State Park — includes Taylorsville Lake, which extends into Nelson and Anderson Counties.
Trimble
[edit]Indiana metropolitan counties
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Clark
[edit]Jeffersonville parks and recreation
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Perrin Park — Privately owned; located in Jeffersonville
- Charlestown State Park
- Clark State Forest
- Falls of the Ohio State Park
Harrison
[edit]See also
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ Elson, Martha (2011-04-20). "Historic parks in Louisville to be named for Frederick Law Olmsted". The Courier Journal. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2011-04-24. Alt URL
- ^ "Louisville Olmsted Parks Conservancy". Olmstedparks.org. 2010-06-12. Archived from the original on 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- ^ "Algonquin Park". Louisvilleky.gov. 2014-09-18. Archived from the original on 2014-07-07. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ "Baxter Square". Louisvilleky.gov. 2014-09-18. Archived from the original on 2018-09-09. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ "Bingham Park". Louisvilleky.gov. 2014-09-18. Archived from the original on 2018-09-09. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ "Churchill Park". Louisvilleky.gov. 2014-09-19. Archived from the original on 2017-04-07. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ "Elliott Square". Louisvilleky.gov. 2014-09-19. Archived from the original on 2018-09-09. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ "Shelby Park". Louisvilleky.gov. 2014-09-23. Archived from the original on 2018-09-09. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ "William B. Stansbury Park". Louisvilleky.gov. 2014-09-23. Archived from the original on 2018-09-09. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ Kleber, John E., ed. (2001). "Stansbury, William Brown". The Encyclopedia of Louisville. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky. pp. 848–49. ISBN 0-8131-2100-0. OCLC 247857447. Archived from the original on March 13, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ^ "Tyler Park". Louisvilleky.gov. 2014-09-23. Archived from the original on 2018-09-09. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ "Victory Park". Louisvilleky.gov. 2014-09-23. Archived from the original on 2014-07-20. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ "Wayside Park". Louisvilleky.gov. 2014-09-23. Archived from the original on 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ "Willow Park". Louisvilleky.gov. 2014-09-23. Archived from the original on 2019-05-12. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ "35th Street Park". Louisvilleky.gov. 2014-09-26. Archived from the original on 2020-09-30. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ "Auburndale Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Ballard Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Eva Bandman Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Beargrass Creek Greenway at Irish Hill". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Beechmont Tot Lot". Archived from the original on 2006-10-01. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Bellevue Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Berrytown Park". Archived from the original on 2006-10-01. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Black Mudd Park". Archived from the original on 2006-09-30. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Blue Lick Park". Archived from the original on 2006-09-30. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Bradley Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Breslin Park". Archived from the original on 2009-06-18. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "William Britt Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Buechel Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "California Park". Archived from the original on 2012-12-13. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Camp Taylor Memorial Park". Louisvilleky.gov. 2014-09-18. Archived from the original on 2014-07-08. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ "Cane Run Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Caperton Swamp". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Castlewood Open Space". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "George Rogers Clark Park". Louisvilleky.gov. 2017-04-20. Archived from the original on 2014-08-21. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ "Cliff Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Clifton Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Carrie Gaulbert Cox Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Joe Creason Park". Archived from the original on 2008-12-31. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Crescent Hill Park". Louisvilleky.gov. 2014-09-18. Archived from the original on 2014-07-20. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ "Crosby Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Des Pres Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Douglass Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Dumeyer Park". Archived from the original on 2006-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Eastover Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Eastwood Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29.
- ^ "Fairmount Falls Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Farman Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26.
- ^ "Farnsley Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Fern Creek Park". Louisvilleky.gov. 2014-09-19. Archived from the original on 2014-07-08. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ "Fisherman's Park". Louisvilleky.gov. 2014-09-19. Archived from the original on 2014-07-07. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ "Flaget Field Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Floyd's Fork Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "German-Paristown Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "William Harrison Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Highview Park". Louisvilleky.gov. 2014-09-19. Archived from the original on 2014-07-08. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ "Nelson Hornbeck Park". Louisvilleky.gov. 2014-09-19. Archived from the original on 2014-07-07. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ "Hounz Lane Park". Archived from the original on 2006-09-30. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Irish Hill Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Louis B. Israel Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Ivy Court Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Kennedy Court Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Hays Kennedy Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Klondike Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Kulmer Reserve". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Lake Dreamland Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Lampton Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Lannan Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "LaPorte Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Russell Lee Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Liberty Bell Playground". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29.
- ^ "Long Run Park". Louisvilleky.gov. 2014-09-19. Archived from the original on 2014-07-07. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ "Louisville Champions Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29.
- ^ "Magnolia Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "McNeely Lake Park". Louisvilleky.gov. 2014-09-19. Archived from the original on 2014-08-20. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ "Medora Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Memorial Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "William F. Miles Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "G.G. Moore Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Nightingale Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29.
- ^ "Norfolk Acres Park". Archived from the original on 2006-09-30. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Okolona Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Old Walnut/Beecher Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Parkhill Park". Archived from the original on 2006-09-30. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Patterson Playground". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "PeeWee Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Petersburg Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Portland Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Portland Wharf Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Huston Quin Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Ginny Reichard Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Riverside Gardens Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Riverview Park". Louisvilleky.gov. 2014-09-19. Archived from the original on 2014-07-07. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ "Roberson Run Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Rubel Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "A.B. Sawyer Park". Archived from the original on 2006-09-30. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Sheppard Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Slevin Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "South Central Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "St. Louis Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Story Avenue Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Sun Valley Park". Louisvilleky.gov. 2014-09-23. Archived from the original on 2014-07-08. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ "Sylvania Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "E. Leland Taylor (Jewell) Park". Archived from the original on 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Thurman Hutchins Park". Archived from the original on 2006-09-30. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Toonerville Trolley Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Twin Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Charlie Vettiner Park". Louisvilleky.gov. 2014-09-18. Archived from the original on 2014-07-07. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ "Ben Washer Park". Archived from the original on 2006-10-01. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Watterson Lake Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Waverly Park". Louisvilleky.gov. 2014-09-23. Archived from the original on 2014-07-08. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ "Westonia Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Wyandotte Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Charles Young Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Jeffersonville Parks and Recreation". Jeffparks.org. Archived from the original on 2019-08-02. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ "Clarksville Parks". Clarksville Parks. Archived from the original on 2010-03-30. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
External links
[edit]- 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