Cherokee Park

Cherokee Park is a 409-acre (166 ha) municipal park located in Louisville, Kentucky, United States and is part of the Louisville Olmsted Parks Conservancy. It was designed in 1891 by Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of landscape architecture along with 18 of Louisville's 123 parks. Beargrass Creek runs through much of the park, and is crossed by numerous pedestrian and automobile bridges.

This article is about the park in Louisville. For the American former professional basketball player, see Cherokee Parks. For the neighborhood in Lexington, see Cherokee Park, Lexington.

Cherokee Park
Cherokee Park, Baringer Hill
TypeMunicipal
LocationEast Louisville, Kentucky
Coordinates38.24120°N 85.69690°W / 38.24120; -85.69690
Area409 acres (166 ha)
Created1891 (1891)
Operated byLouisville Metro Parks

According to The Trust for Public Land, Cherokee Park has 500,000 visitors annually, making it tied for the 69th most popular municipal park in the United States.

The park features a 2.4 mile Scenic Loop through the park's pastoral setting featuring rolling hills, open meadows and woodlands with separate lanes for vehicle traffic (one-way) and recreational users. The park was closed to vehicular traffic in April 2020 to aid in social distancing and as of May 2021 remains closed to automobiles indefinitely.

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