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The Parklands of Floyds Fork

Park

String of green spaces along Floyds Fork stream with lawns, playgrounds, canoeing & forest trails. People often mention park, Parklands, trails, beautiful, great, parks, open, Louisville, nature, time,


Address

Beckley Creek Pkwy, Louisville, KY 40245

Website

theparklands.org

Contact

(502) 584-0350

Rating on Google Maps

4.80 (613 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Friday: (Good Friday), 7 AM to 9:30 PM, Hours might differ
  • Saturday: 7 AM to 9:30 PM
  • Sunday: (Easter), 7 AM to 9:30 PM, Hours might differ
  • Monday: 7 AM to 9:30 PM
  • Tuesday: 7 AM to 9:30 PM
  • Wednesday: 7 AM to 9:30 PM
  • Thursday: 7 AM to 9:30 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: park (28) Parklands (12) trails (10) beautiful (9) great (8) parks (8) open (7) Louisville (7) nature (6) time (6)
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  • 5/5 J.T. C. 2 years ago on Google • 287 reviews
    What a beautiful park! There are great open spaces, access to trails and natural areas, and a dog park. There are parking lots spaced throughout, making it convenient to get in and get to relaxing quickly. There is a HUGE open lawn with a trail around it. It's perfect for just about anything from laying out, playing catch, flying kites, having a picnic, and so much more. There's sooooooo much room. If you like having wife open spaces and access to some other park amenities, the Parklands is perfect.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 J K H. 1 year ago on Google
    Came here for our 6th grade field trip. Great walking trails, wonderful park rangers and amazing playground.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Overland G. 3 years ago on Google • 170 reviews
    This park has a great bicycle and mountain bike trail system. Also good for just about anything else recreational Outdoors. Floyds Fork is a beautiful Creek that can be paddled in the spring and after heavy rains in the summer. This park is an absolute gem in Louisville Kentucky. I truly would like to thank city of Louisville for putting these 5 parks together.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Christopher S. 1 year ago on Google
    This is a great place to take your kiddos, my girls loved the water spouts. A must go to recreational park.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Patricia O. 1 year ago on Google
    Quiet, peaceful place surrounded by nature. Loved taking my walk there.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Laura Bergner O. 3 years ago on Google • 235 reviews
    Huge, beautiful park with miles of paved and unpaved trails. Great place for social distancing with numerous creek access points, bike riding, walking, jogging, canoeing/kayacking, fishing ... Take your fur baby for a walk then have a picnic!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Dan V. 3 years ago on Google
    I always enjoy visiting The Parklands of Floyds Fork. It's a safe, well maintained park with adequate parking, great facilities, and a fantastic selection of very nice paved and unpaved trails. As an amateur photographer I never leave the park disappointed. What a huge asset this park is to our community. We are fortunate to have such thoughtful and generous benefactors among us. They have given us a crown jewel.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Matt T. 8 months ago on Google • 5 reviews
    I call it pesticide park. Smells 2-3 days a week and they don’t mind spraying next to the kiddos soccer practice. Disgusted at the park management decisions. Quit polluting Floyd’s fork with toxic chemicals.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 JoJo C. 1 year ago on Google
    Beautiful walking and hiking trails. Sometimes you even get a glimpse of mother nature at its finest.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Robert G. 1 year ago on Google • 54 reviews
    The Parklands of Floyd's Fork is a treasure to have on the outskirts of Jefferson County. We have visited each of the five parks that make up the The Parklands. It's a beautiful park just a few minutes drive from much of Jefferson County. Hiking, kayaking, nature watching, water parks, water fountains, PNC Education Center, & so much more. They have numerous field trip opportunities for our local schools, going above & beyond to ensure all children can experience a unique park system. It'll be well worth a visit to their website to check out everything The Parklands offer. The park rangers, staff educators, & maintenance staff are awesome. Plan a visit as soon as possible, you'll love it.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Murrell K. 7 months ago on Google • 130 reviews
    While Beckley Creek and Pope Lick Parks are beautiful, Turkey Run Park and especially Broad Run arem more of what many of us go to a park for. Peace and tranquility. They all have great hiking and biking trails but those two are the best. BC and BR both have spraygrounds and playgrounds so that is sure to please the little visitors. They all open at sunrise and close at sundown. The Parklands website is a fountain of info on what they have to offer. As well as the few rules they have.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Jonathan M. 4 months ago on Google • 215 reviews
    Love the park...but had an issue with Ranger buddy tonight. The first time he passed us at an inappropriate speed in his truck was on the trail between the soccer field lot and the snack stand. Yes i had a 9year old on a bike that i had to get into the grass because a ford ranger doesn't belong on those trails especially not at his rate of speed. The second time he passed was on the small road between the parking lots with him going about double the speed limit. So when I saw him chatting it up in the parking lot I walked up and as politely as I had available told him "work here or not you need to chill out with your speed" and instead of any regrets or apologies he ran his mouth. Apparently he was the first responder to someone who left a bookbag at a bathroom. He fancies himself police/fire (his words) gave me his name and told me to call who ever I would like. I hope you have great insurance for when this guy takes out a kid. I take mine to the parklands to avoid the idiots in trucks...

  • 5/5 CJ 1 year ago on Google • 95 reviews
    “The Parklands” is a 4,000-acre park system made up of four individual parks and a connector park along the Floyds Fork Tributary. With 100 miles of hike-bike trails, there was no shortage of nature and hiking options. “The Parklands” in the Louisville area indirectly owes its existence to who is considered the father of landscape architecture in the United States. Early in the 1800s Frederick Law Olmsted, the first U.S. landscape architect, developed a series of parks around the city of Louisville, KY. It is these 200-year-old legacy parks that are the basis and inspiration for the development of “The Parklands.” Berkley Creek Park, one of the four parks in “The Parklands,” is not just a place for hiking and biking. When visiting this green space, you might also see people lounging on blankets while watching others pass frisbees or kick a soccer ball. With a large playground, a pavilion and walking paths, there literally is something for everyone at this area of the park known as “Egg Lawn”. Even though this is a newly developed green space, it is a rather popular place for the public on the weekends. As the trees and fields mature, I can only imagine what this open space place will look like in the future. “The Parkands” impact on the Louisville area is just getting started. Today, the young trees and flowers dot the open fields. Who knows how different the fields pictured above will look in 20-30 years. If you happen to be in the area and enjoy nature, make sure you stop by.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 gary s. 1 year ago on Google
    Checked out the creek and the dozen of frogs. Water not high gravel beds exposed. A lon walk
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Sheila B. 2 years ago on Google
    There isnt a whole lot for smaller kids and on the weekend the bigger kids run around like kids do. It is well kept and I'm sure fun for older kids but wouldn't recommend going on a weekend if you a kid 2/3 or younger.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Stephanie D. 2 years ago on Google
    Didn't get too far inside the park. I saw this Beautiful bed of adult height wildflowers from the road. Absolutely magical 🌸😍🌻🌿🍂🍁
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Weston A. 7 months ago on Google • 110 reviews
    A beautiful park. They take great care of their grounds. The parklands exceeds any government run park by miles. If you live in the proximity of it, be sure to go as much as possible!

  • 2/5 Lynn D. 6 months ago on Google • 37 reviews
    The park is beautiful and the playground is nice for the children. I would NOT recommend the rental for the Redbud pavilion. Our experience for a child’s birthday did not go well. We paid $200 for the rental. We had per contract start time 8AM. Per contract private use till 2PM. We needed to tell ppl to move out of the pavilion upon arrival. We had a rude old lady come to us at 11:45AM stating we needed to be out of HER way by 1PM. We should her our contract and she continued to harass us and barged into our party at 1:15 while my grandson was opening his presents. Needless to say, in todays times with folks that do not have morals, values or consideration of how special a child’s birthday is - I would NOT recommend this as a good rental, unless you hire security. Too much of a problem and HIGH RISK for too much CONFRONTATION for this to be a good location.

  • 5/5 Angelene B. 1 year ago on Google
    Beautiful trails. Easy to Moderate level hiking trails: Paved, gravel and dirt. I love the Parklands! It seriously revives my spirits whenever I need some time away from the city's chaos 💕

  • 5/5 Amanda B. 1 year ago on Google
    This park is many different parks spreading across many county's it's beautiful you walk,ride,climb,skate and swing and so much more. I love going I flew my kite and it had many open fields for it.

  • 5/5 Bella C. 1 year ago on Google
    The Parklands is such a beautiful place. We went as a camp trip to the sprinkler park, which was super fun for the kids. We also got to go wading in the creek, which was everyone's favorite part of the day. Staff were present at that time. There is also a nature center, which we didn't visit this time but that I have visited in the past and would recommend.

  • 5/5 Jonathan G. 2 years ago on Google
    Wow, can't say enough good things about this place. I run and bike there often. It's one of the main things I love about living in Louisville! I discovered the Moss Gibbs Woodland Garden recently and it was so cool! My daughter and I took a walk through there and she loved it. Just a great asset to Louisville!

  • 5/5 Trish W. 2 years ago on Google
    Very nice splash pad and park. It wasn't very crowded and there was an awesome shelter for shade and picnic tables. Kids loved it.


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Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dog park
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed
  • Activities
    • ✓️ Hiking
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance

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