This is our favorite park to go to as a family. The kids playground includes an area for little…read moreones and a couple different areas depending on the age of the child - all right next to each other. There are tables and plenty of seating to watch play (but play with them too!). There's a big open area for lawn games and also a splash pad with more seating and a pavilion you can rent for parties. All things enclosed and pets or bikes are not allowed. In addition to this there is a massive lawn to play things like soccer or other sports, great paved walking or biking paths and it even goes into the woods where you can play in the creek. There are plenty of great trails here, paved and dirt, and a hand-full of fun geocaches if you download the app. Very amazing park!

This is my favorite part due to safe cleanliness and safety. It is a very open space to exploit…read morepaved grounds or wooded groups. It is part of the big parks plan of Louisville which loops approximately 55 miles around. They also offer hiking for kids and a huge playground/spray ground.

Such an awesome park and so well laid out with something for everyone in mind....and it's massive!…read more This place has a huge playground suited for toddlers and big kids as well as an adjoining splash park perfect for those hot summer days. There are also tennis courts, basketball courts, pickleball, and other sports fields. Bravo to all those that contributed in the vision and buildout for this place as it was long overdue for the community but such a great use of tax revenues.

Mr Washington community sports park is a rather larger and beautifully landscaped sports complex…read morelocated in the small town of Mount Washington Kentucky. The facility has several soccer fields, baseball fields, a nice upgrades playground and even and outdoor fitness center for the community. I've taken the kids here a few times to play on the playground and recently went here to watch my daughters friend soccer game. Really nice facility to host sporting events with ample enough parking and wide open spaces. Overall a very nice addition to the mount Washington community and a very fine place to either play and relax or take in or participate in a sporting event.

River Crest park is a very nice addition to our small town of Mount Washington. It accompanies a…read morewonderful playground and a nice little walking trail. The walking trail is in-between a wooded area with benches and artifacts to observe. The playground features slides, swings, and other fun activities for kids. Great spot to check out for sure. I will be back to explore more in the near future.

This park has a Beautiful 27 hole golf course known as Quail Chase Bordering lake Mc Neely. A well…read moremaintained facility with bent grass fairways along with well manicured greens and white sand bunkers. You must play this course. Price wise this is worth every penny. Call ahead for tee times Highly recommend Green fees include golf cart. Tee times are a must.

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.

Very large, nice, fun and eventful park Hidden away in Mount Washington Kentucky. Kind of tucked…read moreaway off the main road and if you didn't know to look for it you probably wouldn't find this gem. This park offers a lot of amenities. A very cool playground, tennis courts, basketball courts, baseball fields, a walking trail, gazebo sitting and most shockingly of all a full blown skate park. Who knows maybe the next tony hawk is practicing now in small town mount Washington? Took my 4 daughters along with some friends here for the fist time ever today. My one year and six year old loved the playground and swings. Played for hours. My two older daughters tried out the state of the art skate park. Which I was shocked how elaborate it was. In the whole metro Louisville area I can only think of one other skate park and that is in downtown Louisville. They had a blast there. They borrowed a friends skateboard and they really took a liking to it. I've already been sent Amazon links from both of them asking for a skateboard so I'm sure I'll be back here once that happens. I enjoyed sitting back and relaxing and watching them have fun. Plenty of spots to sit and relax and an easy small concrete walking trail that circles the park amenities and beautiful landscape. Very impressed by this park. Very well upkept and lots of cool and fun activities for all ages. We will absolutely be back to This hidden gem several times. Absolutely worth checking out!

I really like this park here in Mount Washington I take my daughters there all the time they have a…read morenice little skate party at a basketball goes at baseball fields and backs up to Mount Washington Elementary slides got a baby Park tennis courts of big circle you can walk around in they also have a nice spot where you can Grill and eat with a little picnic with your family I like it it's right down the street from me recommended it

Very nice park tucked away behind the "town" portion of Shephersdville. I've known of the parks…read moreexistence for a few years but I honestly thought it was a small neighborhood park. I recently stopped in there wasting time waiting for my second oldest daughter to get out of her cheer leading practice nearby. This place is massive. I had no idea. Very large and spacious with open fields, cool walking trail that follows the river, a few pretty extensive playgrounds, some memorials, a few ball fields and even a very old cemetery. It was very cold the day I stopped by. So My family and I was the only ones there. You can drive thru the park as it has two entrances. A main one that takes you off blue lick road or a back entrance that starts at Plum st. I do not live in Shepherdsville so I can't say for sure but if I had to guess they do a lot of community events here. There was a gazebo setups with bleacher seating. My oldest daughters best friend lives right in front of a portion of the park so she has been several times. She told me that during the Christmas holidays they have a really cool Christmas light setup that can be drive through or walked through. So that's something I'll have to check out next holiday season for sure. Also according to my daughters friend they are adding a water/spray park to the food in the summer of 21. So that will be neat as well.

This is a nice park in Shepherdsville Kentucky where I have frequent. Multiple times with my family…read morethey got a nice little slide play area for the kids and my daughter play soccer there on Saturdays for her team we always have a good time I used to ride my bike up there all the time when I lived in Shepherdsville it's in the heart of the town all kinds of people go there you can Grill cook out hang out with your friends or family they got a nice Salt River Runs right through it good bike tracks they have all kinds of vents up there I really enjoy Frank E Simon Park I highly recommend 4 out of 5 stars

I loved my visit to Bernheim Forest! I can't believe how long it took for me to visit…read more I visited on a sunny, 75 degree, Saturday afternoon. There was a good amount of people but it didn't feel crowded. There first stop was a little gift shop with and information desk, snack bar, and bathrooms. From there the trail to the forest giants was super easy to follow. After walking to the giants, I drove the path to see the Tin Man and canopy walks. I love how accessible all the big attractions were and how beautiful the forests are. It's worth stopping in if you're visiting the area or a local!

Bernheim is one my husband's and my favorite places to get away from it all and enjoy being with…read morenature. After an unusually cold winter, we recently had a day warm enough day to return to Bernheim, and we chose a shorter trail due to time constraints. We hiked the Knob Top Trail and really enjoyed the peacefulness on the trail (we saw no other people on this trail today). The Knob Top is not one of the more popular trails, but we really enjoyed it. It is rated by Bernheim as "Difficult," but I would say it is moderate. It can be hiked as an in and out (this is what we chose to do) or as a connector between "Two Ponds Loop' and "Lake Nevin Loop." It is a short trail, only 0.5 mi in and 0.5 miles out. The terrain is packed dirt, and as expected, included tree roots, rocks, mounds, ruts, and other obstacles. The hike is a gradual incline to the top (Inspiration Knob) where there is a pretty, green, decommissioned water tank. This was a perfect, short hike to ease into hiking season! Dogs are welcome but must be on a leash. Photos added to my original review of Bernheim Forest.

The mount Washington arboretum is a nice garden and sitting place located right beside then cities…read morelocal elementary school just in front of the youth baseball parks. For those in the unknown a arboretum is a place where trees, shrubs, no herbaceous plants are cultivated for specific and educational purposes. Which is exactly what this place is. It also has a few nice benches and a cool monument/statue called "Our Deer Brave". I usually stop in here when visiting the mount Washington city park that is tucked behind the baseball fields and behind the school. The awesome park has a walking trail that loops into the baseball fields. From there I caught a glimpse of this cool little area that was created and dedicated by the students of the elementary school. So usually on nice days I'll make the stroll and come in and relax here for a bit. Overall cool and unique area to check out. I love little local hidden gems and this very much fits that description.

This is a nice Arboretum Located here in Mount Washington. It is right next to Mount Washington…read moreelementary school. I never knew it was there and I've been to Mount Washington elementary school a lot of times over the years. And I was pretty surprised to see this but it was really neat they had a lot of cool trees everywhere they had nice statues and dedications to people and just a lot of neat sheds and little buildings and different things to really walk around and look at and we played hide and go seek they are around the statues and different things so me and my family had a really good time so we enjoyed coming up here and doing bike rides and walking around and seeing all the nice sights

We had a fun time visiting this park well it was a beautiful waterfall afternoon. We traveled over…read morehere went down the slide and played games just had a great daddy daughters time together. This playground features many slides in the yellow and blue colors really pop and had a great touch

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