List of parks in the Louisville metropolitan area

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

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.

[114] [115]

View of Downtown Louisville from the overlook atop Iroquois Park .

The Jefferson Memorial Forest is the largest municipal urban forest in the United States.

Walking trails in Central Park , located in the Old Louisville neighborhood.

Louisville Waterfront Park , once an industrial wasteland, Louisville's reclaimed waterfront now features trees and walking paths

Sign at the entrance of Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest , 25 miles south of Louisville.

Postcard of a scene from Cherokee Park at the base of Baringer Hill, early 20th century.