The vibes were immaculate in this park! It's not huge, and I walked around it with my dog pretty…read morefast. But that short walk boosted my mood immensely thanks to the park being filled with joyful people--playing basketball, playing soccer, playing on the playground, roller skating on the tennis courts. It was lovely! Park also looked pretty well taken care of. Bonus: it has a community garden and there was a guy in the park with a huge speaker playing music for everyone. I loved every second I spent there.

A beautiful small park in downtown Lexington near Transylvania University. It's picturesque and…read moresurrounded my older homes. Parking can be tricky. We recently went to an arts and crafts festival there.

Lexington is such a pretty place. I was born & raised in Kentucky, but I've only been to Lexington…read morea handful of times. We were in Lexington for the weekend & actually stayed at Gratz Park Inn. After we checked out, we decided to leave the car parked on the street & take a walk around the area. We'd been so busy the previous day's that we hadn't explored the area much. We stumbled upon Gratz Park. The streets that border the park were closed because they were having the 2016 Mayfest Arts Fair. There was a ton of arts & crafts venders. They even had a few food trucks & some local breweries set up giving samples. We saw a local dance troupe that was doing a performance & even bringing in the people watching to join in. The park itself is is very green. Lots of grass, mature trees & bushes. There's plenty of shade for people to sit under on a blanket. The walkways in the park look on the older side, so I'd guess this park has been here for some time. It looks like what used to be a courthouse sits at one end of the park. This is a nice green space for the town.

I take my dogs to the Lakeview park dog park every single day. What I don't understand is why it…read morewas built out in the open with no shade the shade trees are just feet away yet both sides are in the direct sun, why wasn't it expanded out to at least have a little shade? In my humble opinion a dog owner did not plan the design or if they did they didn't think about the 100 degree days.

Decent park and several things to do. Could use more signs pointing to what areas things are…read morelocated. Took a while to find the skate park area, which really needs to have the graffiti checked and removed regularly. Didn't really want to spend park day explaining what phallic drawings and the F word were to my 8 year old.

Cardinal Run Park North just recently opened and it is an amazing park. There are two playgrounds,…read moreone is for much younger children and one is for older children. There is a toddler play area, three swing sets, including chairs for special needs children. It's a really nice park. I only took off one star because the bathrooms are locked and your only option is a porta potty.

This is a decent neighborhood park, but probably not worth driving to for most people. It's on the…read moresmall side and if you're walking a dog, like I was, it's a very short loop to go around the park. I thought the park looked much bigger on the map, but it actually butts up against a golf course, so the course is what's mostly green on the map. Also, there were two vehicles that looked either like people were living in them or like they'd been abandoned in the small parking lot. There was a third car with people just hanging out in it the entire time I was there. All that said, the pickleball court looked new. I tried to take photos that highlight the nature, but you don't really feel like you're in nature in this park. There's a big cell phone tower nearby, broken up concrete in the creek, and a lot of trees had plastic tied around them.

I think that this is one of Lexington's many undiscovered parks. The walking trail is what brings…read moreme to this particular one. I think there are three entrances or parking areas with direct access to the walking trail. I usually park at the Fayette County Cooperative Extension office, off of Red Mile. In addition to the walking trail, there is also a tennis court, basketball court, and playground area. The only bad thing about the park are that some of the people that I've encountered. Examples... one time I walked into someone passed out on the pavement. Hey, I can't judge too much, I may or may not have passed out on pavement before. It's just not something I like running into, unexpectedly mid afternoon. The last time that I was there I heard a lady screaming, cussing and practically badgering her toddler aged child. WTH?! Keep it at least a little classy, Lexington.

First, I will mention that it is winter now so very few parks look their best with all the bare…read moretrees and muddy grass areas. I saw this park on a map and dropped by with no expectations really. It turned out to be mostly a park for baseball fields rather than open areas or walking paths. The sports areas seemed pretty good though and had bleachers and fencing etc suitable for high school type ball games. It had walking access to the Kentucky River and a few paths that were, at the time, very muddy. There was a lot of drainage pipes, construction stuff and other maintenance areas that detracted from the view. Of course the trees had to leaves but I'd expect them to be nice in the right season. The Capitol view was okay. There was a mountain biking path that seemed like it would make a good ride for those interested. Many deer in the area which was very exciting for the dog and fun for me too. My 3 star review is because it just doesn't seem to meet a nice variety of park uses enough and because of all the maintenance areas (fencing, stacked mulch etc that seems permanent) detracting from the park atmosphere. It was easy to access though from the E-W Connector and had plenty of parking. The bathrooms were closed for the season which annoys me but is common in municipal parks (of course no one needs to pee in the winter....).

My wife and I visited here last weekend so she could participate in the Bluegrass State Games…read more Sure, she won. She was the only racer in her class, but she won. That's all that counts. Upon driving into the park, it was immediately obvious that this park was designed for baseball. A huge, well-kept baseball field dominated the landscape next to the parking lot, with some very nice bleachers for an audience. Must be used for local school baseball or something. You can tell people really care about this park. Not being an avid mountain cyclist myself, I can't say a lot about the mountain bike course. It runs about 5 miles around, and is quite treacherous in a few places. There are two pits along the course known by cyclists as "Sinkholes" that are very challenging to bike through. A good portion of the early part of the course is a gruelingly slow ascent. Emily almost gave up in the middle of her third lap... Her calves were cramping bad. This says a lot, considering that she bikes 12 miles everyday through town.

We were here for lunch break for a volunteer event. It was a nice and spacious park. It was quite…read morefor a Saturday, saw a runner and a couple people walking dogs. They had a a soccer field, cute little skate park and and a trail. Really nice area for a picnic or exercising.

The park is in a great location, just a minute from downtown, with an entrance right off U.S. 127…read more They've recently hired a new park manager who is paying extra attention to maintenance there. With an outdoor basketball court, skate park, playground, pavilions, fishing pond, disc golf course, walking trail and youth athletic fields, the park is often a busy place, especially during the warmer months.