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Louisville Metro (Jefferson County)
Olmsted Park System
The Olmsted Park System in Louisville was the last of five such systems designed by Frederick Law Olmsted.[1] All of the parks in this system are managed by Louisville Metro Parks.
- Flagship
- Other parks
- Algonquin Park [1]
- Baxter Square [2]
- Bingham Park [3] — Originally known as Clifton Park
- Boone Square
- Central Park
- Chickasaw Park
- Churchill Park [4]
- Elliott Square [5]
- Seneca Park
- Shelby Park [6]
- William B. Stansbury Park [7] — Originally known as Third Street Playground
- Tyler Park [8]
- Victory Park [9]
- Wayside Park [10]
- Willow Park [11] — 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
- 35th Street Park [12]
- Auburndale Park [13]
- Ballard Park [14]
- Eva Bandman Park [15]
- Beargrass Creek Greenway at Irish Hill [16]
- Beechmont Tot Lot [17]
- Bellevue Park [18]
- Berrytown Park [19]
- Black Mudd Park [20]
- Blue Lick Park [21]
- Bradley Park [22]
- Breslin Park [23]
- William Britt Park [24]
- Buechel Park [25]
- California Park [26]
- Camp Taylor Memorial Park [27]
- Cane Run Park [28]
- Caperton Swamp [29]
- Castlewood Open Space [30]
- George Rogers Clark Park [31]
- Cliff Park [32]
- Clifton Park [33]
- Carrie Gaulbert Cox Park [34]
- Joe Creason Park [35]
- Crescent Hill Park [36]
- Crosby Park [37]
- Des Pres Park [38]
- Douglass Park [39]
- Dumeyer Park [40]
- Eastover Park [41]
- Eastwood Park [42]
- Fairmount Falls Park [43]
- Farman Park [44]
- Farnsley Park [45]
- Fern Creek Park [46]
- Fisherman's Park [47]
- Flaget Field Park [48]
- Floyd's Fork Park [49]
- German-Paristown Park [50]
- Gnadinger Park
- William Harrison Park [51]
- Highview Park [52]
- Nelson Hornbeck Park [53]
- Hounz Lane Park [54]
- Irish Hill Park [55]
- Louis B. Israel Park [56]
- Ivy Court Park [57]
- Jefferson Memorial Forest — Largest municipal urban forest in the U.S., operated as a park by Metro Parks
- Kennedy Court Park [58]
- Hays Kennedy Park [59]
- Klondike Park [60]
- Kulmer Reserve [61]
- Lake Dreamland Park [62]
- Lampton Park [63]
- Lannan Park [64]
- LaPorte Park [65]
- Russell Lee Park [66]
- Liberty Bell Playground [67]
- Locust Grove — Historic home and residence of George Rogers Clark
- Long Run Park [68]
- Louisville Extreme Park
- Louisville Champions Park [69] (Future)
- Magnolia Park [70]
- McNeely Lake Park [71]
- Medora Park [72]
- Memorial Park [73]
- William F. Miles Park [74]
- G.G. Moore Park [75]
- Nightingale Park [76]
- Norfolk Acres Park [77]
- Okolona Park [78]
- Old Walnut/Beecher Park [79]
- Parkhill Park [80]
- Patterson Playground [81]
- PeeWee Park [82]
- Petersburg Park [83]
- Portland Park [84]
- Portland Wharf Park [85]
- Huston Quin Park [86]
- Ginny Reichard Park [87]
- Riverside Gardens Park [88]
- Riverside, The Farnsley-Moremen Landing — Historic home and river landing
- Riverview Park [89]
- Roberson Run Park [90]
- Rubel Park [91]
- A.B. Sawyer Park [92]
- Sheppard Park [93]
- Slevin Park [94]
- South Central Park [95]
- St. Louis Park [96]
- Story Avenue Park [97]
- Sun Valley Park [98]
- Sylvania Park [99]
- E. Leland Taylor (Jewell) Park [100]
- Thurman Hutchins Park [101]
- Toonerville Trolley Park [102]
- Twin Park [103]
- Charlie Vettiner Park [104]
- Ben Washer Park [105]
- Watterson Lake Park [106]
- Waverly Park [107] — Includes the 9-hole Bobby Nichols Golf Course
- Westonia Park [108]
- Wyandotte Park [109]
- Charles Young Park [110]
Parks not managed by Louisville Metro Parks
- Auburn Park (Jeffersontown)
- Beargrass Creek State Nature Preserve
- Blackacre State Nature Preserve
- 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
- Jefferson Square
- Louisville Waterfront 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 of Jefferson
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Bullitt
Meade
- Otter Creek Park — Operated by Louisville Metro Parks
Nelson
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 Acquatic Center (Buckner)
Spencer
- Taylorsville Lake State Park — includes Taylorsville Lake, which extends into Nelson and Anderson Counties.
Indiana metropolitan counties
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Clark
- Jeffersonville parks and recreation [111]
- 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 [112]
- 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 Louisville, Kentucky
- Louisville neighborhoods
References
External links
- Louisville Metro Parks
- Olmsted Parks Conservancy
- Oldham County Parks
- Jeffparks.org
- Clarksvilleparks.com
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