List of parks in the Louisville metropolitan area

The following is a list of parks, forests and nature preserves in the Louisville metropolitan area.

Louisville Metro (Jefferson County)

Frederick Law Olmsted Parks

The Frederick Law Olmsted Parks (formerly called the Olmsted Park System) in Louisville was the last of five such systems designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. All of the parks in this system are managed by Louisville Metro Parks.

Flagship

• Cherokee Park
• Iroquois Park
• Shawnee Park

Other Olmsted parks

• Algonquin Park
• Baxter Square
• Bingham Park — Originally known as Clifton Park (Locals called it Coral Park)

• Boone Square
• Central Park
• Chickasaw Park
• Churchill Park
• Elliott Square
• Seneca Park
• Shelby Park
• William B. Stansbury Park — Originally known as Triangle Park
• Tyler Park
• Victory Park
• Wayside Park
• Willow Park — Originally part of the main entrance to Cherokee Park

Parkways

• Algonquin Parkway
• Eastern Parkway
• Northwestern Parkway
• Southern Parkway
• Southwestern Parkway

Other parks managed by Louisville Metro Parks

Parks not managed by Louisville Metro Parks

• 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

Bullitt

• Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest

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.

Trimble

• Milton City Park (Milton)
• Trimble County Park (Bedford)

Indiana metropolitan counties

Clark

Jeffersonville parks and recreation

• 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

• 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

• Buffalo Trace Park
• Harrison-Crawford State Forest
• Hayswood Nature Reserve

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

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