Very large and scenic park that is attached to the parklands park system in the Louisville area…read more The entrance of this park starts at the rear end of broad run park. Like broad run turkey run does offer very cool walking trails and breathtaking views. While they don't have a splash ground or traditional playground like broad run they do have a great area to relax in front of the brown foreman silo. Which is a unique attraction itself as you can climb up there and take in all the views from high above. Like most parks and things to do in the parklands park system you can't really go wrong with whatever you choose to do. Loads of family fun to be had.

Part of a string of separately named parks with intertwined development. This one is a bit farther…read morefrom the highway than Beckley Creek, but offers dynamic scenery, with a "sky meadow" that lives up to the name and an old silo made into an observation tower. Like everything at these parks, the tower is open to the public and free, without any hassles. The water pressure at some of the fountains was a little weak, but overall the presence of free and clean facilities is an asset to anyone in the greater Lousiville area, as so much of Kentucky is either pretty but not open to the public or open but without any manmade improvements.

I haven't been to McNeely in a while, probably since I was a kid but we have recently started going…read moreagain and it's definitely been enhanced! There are plenty of spots for fishing but some of them you will need to take a short hike down a gravel road. If you bring a wagon make sure it has bigger wheels but probably best to carry everything to make it easier. There is a fishing dock as well that's pretty big and most definitely is shareable with a few groups. The hiking trail that extends around to the dam is a fun walk since it goes in and out of wooded covering. Makes it great for sunny days as well. The playground is nice and maybe small to moderate size. There are BBQ stands to use and picnic tables. There are bathrooms but not very quick to get to from most parts of the park so keep that in mind. Great place to kayak as well! Great views and since the lake is narrow it makes it feel more like a river to go through. Super fun place! Glad to see them doing more work on it Only criticism is that there is lots of trash and even though it's the patrons fault, the park could do a better job at cleaning it up. Watch your little ones so they don't pick up pokey fish hooks or broken bottles.

Tiny park located off cedar creek road. You pull into a the parking lot and the road way is gated…read moreoff. So you park to the immediate left. The park itself features a small playground, a full court basketball court and lots of soccer fields. If you follow the concrete path near the parking lot towards the patio area and soccer fields you can follow that path around a short trail that eventually takes you through a gravel paved wooded area that runs along side the soccer fields. It leads back out to the road where it circles back to the blocked off road at the entrance. It's a giant circle. But it's a peaceful and easy trail. Overall solid little park and it's pretty close to my home. So I'll come up here and let the girls play on the playground. It's very rarely crowded. Most of the crowd heads to the larger McNeely Lake Park about 3 miles down the road as it has several massive playgrounds. So a lot of time when we don't want to deal with bit crowds I'll make the short trip here and let the girls run wild and blow off energy.

This is a fun park that my daughters and I visit when heading towards Taylorsville. It has nice…read morestream running next to walking path. It has a great playground that they enjoy playing on as well. It is a spots complex also with basketball courts and baseball fields. I recommedn that you check it out

We frequent this park in Spencer County, Ky for our kids' soccer practices and games. It boasts…read morenumerous soccer and baseball fields, as well as a nice playground. There's also a covered pavilion that has restrooms and a snack bar for ball games. I really like the walking track that circles the park. It follows a stream for a while and it's so peaceful. We definitely recommend stopping here!

Hidden piece of magical land tucked away. I love the trails and ambiance of Jefferson Memorial…read moreForest. Recommend a visit if you need to experience nature!

I've been coming to Jefferson Memorial Forest since childhood. As a teenager I loved the trails at…read morePaul Yost. As an adult I have visited Tom Wallace a few times for fishing. This park in particular has had some amazing improvements. The water is much clearer now you can actually see the fish. They've added a new playground, big rocks along the lake, a couple swinging benches, and more. The walk around the lake is quick and easy.

Fairmount falls is a hidden and very well kept Louisville treasure. This is a walking trail located…read morein the fern creek/zoneton areas of Louisville. For whatever reason it is owned by Jefferson memorial Forrest which is in Fairdale a good 20 min away. The park area is blocked off by rope and a lock. To get the lock combo you have to call 502-368-5404 and hit "0" for the operator. At that time either someone will pick up and you tell them you want to reserve a spot for Fairmount falls and the date you need it. Or you can leave a voicemail and they will call you back ASAP. If available (only 3 cars a day) they will get your vehicle make and color and license plate number and give you the code. They will tell you to enter the home address of 9601 thixton lane but the entrance is actually across the street. How hidden and unknown is this place? I live literally a mile from here for the last 3 years. I had no idea it even existed. I've probably drove by the hidden entrance 20 good times with no idea. The woods and creek that it attaches is literally the same woods and creek in my actual back yard. If I was grizzly adams I could probably find a way to navigate or kayak my way there. But I'm not about that life. It's the 21st century and I have no problem calling a phone number, reserving a day and driving myself here. As alluded to the entrance is very small and tight (large vehicles may have to adjust a few times) and hard to miss. When you take the rope off you have a tiny parking area and a nice picnic table area. From there you start the trail. The trail is 1.1 miles round trip and it is a loop. First part of the trail has a variety of beautiful mossy rocks and fallen trees in a well beaten out and carved out nature trail. You will come up to a normal road and have to cross it to continue the trail. At that point is where you approach the breathtaking and beautiful Fairmount falls. They have a few side trails to get closer looks and photos. However you will be cross over the falls shortly while staying on the trail. When on top of the falls your feet will get a little wet. There is no barricades so you have to be careful of you dare get closer to the edge for a look see. It's pretty much straight rock in what I'd say is well over a 50 foot drop. So there is not walking it off if you slip. So proceed off trail with extreme caution. The trail continues through more beautiful natural Forrest areas. Including some nice random spots that had yellow water Lilly's that popped up. That second half also has a couple bench areas to sit and relax in the woods. The second half of this trail once you cross the waterfall has some very muddy spots. It is flat Ground and you can trek around them in the woods. Which you can tell has been done before as a second path is starting to emerge. Eventually you loop back around to the waterfall and head back to the beginning. Fairmount falls is Breathtaking, peaceful and quiet. You feel like your in on a top secret place when going there because you will likely be the only ones there and upon arrival you have to take a lock off the rope then lock it behind you and do the same when leaving. Being a mile away from my house I'll reserve this a bunch moving forward. It's an easy well shaded walking trail and relaxing. My family and I have done majority of Louisville walking trails. There isn't another waterfall like this nearby. So it is unique too. Overall extremely glad to have found this hidden gem. I would highly recommend for any nature lover!

We went hiking here last week my daughter and I with my buddy and his kids. And my friend called…read moreGod is the code to get into the Fairmont Falls cause only allow three vehicles at a time I believe that not here by far is that rules though because we saw Alyssa good for five when we were there but we were legit we had correct place in line and we put our names in I don't know if they did or not and I don't know I guess you can just use the same code every time I'm not sure. But besides the point we got there had a lot of cool photo ops had a lot of cool little waterfall things going on and just saw lotta good things good big hiking loop going across the whole thing is like a mile long and easily marked And easily accessible for all of us and we had a really good time I will definitely be back to this place and I bet he's already giving back the same day with the rest of his family so he really enjoyed it so I will definitely be back it's a fun little hiking trail if you like woods and you like hiking you'll like this place

Simple yet scenic overlook located near the end/beginning (depending which end you start at) of…read more Moss Gibbs woodland garden trail. You will see a green sign marking the Location and to the left you will see a large concrete elevated platform with a few benches and picnic tables leading up to a fence in which the overlook offers the sites. The view is mainly of farmlands. To the Left you will see some of the creek and woodlands that run parallel with the moss Gibbs woodland garden trail. Out in the distance you can see the popular parklands attraction of the brown foreman silo. Not much to it but it is very pretty and a good place to relax and maybe take a small picnic of cookout. Like many things in the broad run parklands area it is very relaxing and beautiful.

This is exactly what it says just a big overlook of the park and to see little photo ops and you…read morecan see the big yellow container thing that's over in Turkey run the silo you can see it's just kind of cool to see the big drop off and what all they've really been doing to this park so you know it ain't nothing special it's no trail this is kind of a neat little thing to see

Karst climb Trail is an Awesome walking trail located inside broad run park of the parklands park…read moresystem. Just under a mile long and through nothing but scenic wooded areas. It is very muddy trail and does involve hills so it's listed as a more "difficult" trail. However it's not that bad as long as your ok with the above circumstances. Entrance can be difficult to find. The Best entrance to this trail is as soon as you pull in the entrance and cross the bridge park in the parking lot to the immediate right. Then walk the concrete path straight back and it will take you to the path. This trail is not a loop. It will take you the end where if you want you can walk across the street to a new trail or you pop a left until you see the big vista over look and then go left and walk along the moss Gibbs Forrest and the lowland plain walking trail to get back to the parking lot. Or just turn around when you see concrete and head back (probably quicker) Overall this is a really fun and beautiful trail. Like most trails in the parklands park system you can't get wrong with any trail. However, I'd rank this as a top 5 trail I've done at the parks so far as it has beautiful wooded area, creek area snd a couple cool waterfalls.

Fantastic walking trail that is in the Broad run Park area and it's got a nice little hills and…read moretrails in sight sceneries my family and I like it definitely check it out

There's a cool trail in Bernheim Forest. It's called the ice by trail you walk over a bridge in…read morethrough a little path and they give you little things to try to find along the way. My oldest daughter and I did this trail and it was fun to try to spot the different things that I told you to look for. Like the bridge in certain plants in certain animals and things