Cherokee Park
A large urban park designed by the planner of New York's Central Park, Frederick Law Olmsted, with a tree-lined loop road for walking, running and cycling.
Cherokee Park was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, the planner of New York's Central Park, and is the best known of the Olmsted parks in Louisville. Rolling grassy slopes, woodland and streams cover about 160 hectares (400 acres), and a roughly 4-kilometer (2.5-mile) scenic loop road runs through them, popular with walkers, runners and cyclists. The hilltop Hogsback Meadow offers wide views. Admission is free. The nearby hill neighborhoods have many cafés and restaurants, and you can easily stop at Bardstown Road for a meal.
Opening hours
05:00–23:00
Nearby sights
- Cave Hill Cemetery
- Louisville Zoo
- Waterfront Park & Big Four Bridge
- Louisville Mega Cavern
- NuLu (East Market District)
- Angel's Envy Distillery
- Whiskey Row
- Historic Locust Grove