ks You Have to Visit
18 parks and six parkways
unty.
well-known Olmsted parks
nd Cherokee, respectively
South and East of Metro
expansive and immersive,
providing countless opportunities for exercise and
fun. But, those massive parks are only a fraction
of what Louisville’s park system has to offer. The
county is always evolving, whether through the
continued construction of the Louisville Loop which
will create a park trail surrounding the entire city
over the next 10 years or through the planting of
more than 1,000 park trees in 2015 alone.
Because there are so many parks to know and
explore in Louisville, we’ve selected five of our
favorites where you can spend your summer days!
MORIAL FOREST
MCNEELY LAKE PARK
FAIRMOUNT FALLS
sville, the Jefferson Megest municipally owned
6,400 acres large. This
than 40 miles of hiking
nered with Go Ape for a
The forest is a memorial
nd a National Audubon
dlife refuge. Animals on
obcats, coyotes, whiteowls. Camping and fishd and encouraged. The
est is located at 11311
Just a few miles away from the Jefferson Memorial Forest, McNeely Lake Park at 10500
Cedar Creek Road is simply beautiful. The scenic fishing lake is 46 acres by itself with an
accessible pier and boat ramp. Also on site is
the Korean War Memorial, flying fields for model
airplanes and trails for hiking and horseback
riding, as well as fields and courts for soccer,
tennis, basketball and a full size golf course.
Just off of Bardstown Road south of the Gene
Snyder Freeway is Fairmount Falls Park home
of Louisville’s tallest natural waterfall. The 40
foot waterfall is audible for well in the distance
and a winding 1.1 mile trail lets visitors relax
in silence and solitude. Because of the park’s
size and the delicate waterfall environment, a
permit is required for