List of parks in the Louisville metropolitan area explained

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^[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

• Cherokee Park
• Iroquois Park
• Shawnee Park

Other Olmsted parks

• Algonquin Park^[3]
• Baxter Square^[4]
• Bingham Park^[5] — Originally known as Clifton Park (Locals called it Coral Park)

• 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

See main article: Parkways of Louisville, Kentucky.

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

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

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• 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

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• 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

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

Notes and References

1. News: Martha . Elson . Historic parks in Louisville to be named for Frederick Law Olmsted . The Courier Journal . 2011-04-20 . 2011-04-24 . https://archive.today/20120723200544/http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20110420/NEWS01/304200085/Historic-parks-Louisville-named-Frederick-Law-Olmsted . 2012-07-23 . live . Alt URL
2. Web site: Louisville Olmsted Parks Conservancy . Olmstedparks.org . 2010-06-12 . 2010-07-30 . 2011-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110516104411/http://www.olmstedparks.org/ . live .
3. Web site: Algonquin Park . Louisvilleky.gov . 2014-09-18 . 2019-07-23 . 2014-07-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140707093847/http://www.louisvilleky.gov/MetroParks/parks/algonquin/ . live .
4. Web site: Baxter Square . Louisvilleky.gov . 2014-09-18 . 2019-07-23 . 2018-09-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180909145358/https://louisvilleky.gov/government/parks/park-list/baxter-square . live .
5. Web site: Bingham Park . Louisvilleky.gov . 2014-09-18 . 2019-07-23 . 2018-09-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180909143411/https://louisvilleky.gov/government/parks/park-list/bingham-park . live .
6. Web site: Churchill Park . Louisvilleky.gov . 2014-09-19 . 2019-07-23 . 2017-04-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170407044026/https://louisvilleky.gov/government/parks/park-list/churchill-park . live .
7. Web site: Elliott Square . Louisvilleky.gov . 2014-09-19 . 2019-07-23 . 2018-09-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180909161512/https://louisvilleky.gov/government/parks/park-list/elliott-square . live .
8. Web site: Shelby Park . Louisvilleky.gov . 2014-09-23 . 2019-07-23 . 2018-09-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180909124657/https://louisvilleky.gov/government/parks/park-list/shelby-park . live .
9. Web site: William B. Stansbury Park . Louisvilleky.gov . 2014-09-23 . 2019-07-23 . 2018-09-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180909122312/https://louisvilleky.gov/government/parks/park-list/william-b-stansbury-park . live .
10. Book: John E. . Kleber . 2001 . The Encyclopedia of Louisville . Stansbury, William Brown . 848–49 . . . 0-8131-2100-0 . 247857447 . December 11, 2023 . March 13, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230313151808/https://books.google.com/books?id=pXbYITw4ZesC . live .
11. Web site: Tyler Park . Louisvilleky.gov . 2014-09-23 . 2019-07-23 . 2018-09-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180909152500/https://louisvilleky.gov/government/parks/park-list/tyler-park . live .
12. Web site: Victory Park . Louisvilleky.gov . 2014-09-23 . 2019-07-23 . 2014-07-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140720220300/http://www.louisvilleky.gov/MetroParks/parks/victory/ . live .
13. Web site: Wayside Park . Louisvilleky.gov . 2014-09-23 . 2019-07-23 . 2020-08-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200809114000/https://louisvilleky.gov/government/parks/park-list/wayside-park . live .
14. Web site: Willow Park . Louisvilleky.gov . 2014-09-23 . 2019-07-23 . 2019-05-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190512093735/https://louisvilleky.gov/government/parks/park-list/willow-park . live .
15. Web site: Jeffersonville Parks and Recreation . Jeffparks.org . 2019-07-23 . 2019-08-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190802173214/https://jeffparks.org/ . live .
16. Web site: Clarksville Parks . Clarksville Parks . 2010-07-30 . 2010-03-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100330135443/http://www.clarksvilleparks.com/ . live .