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 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 Third Street Playground
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