Waterfront Park

The park, and the paths are very clean plenty of picnic tables, and wonderful views of the Ohio River a great place to take a walk or a picnic with family and friends

This is a HUGE park that spans all along the waterfront in downtown Louisville. It's a bit confusing on Google because it looks like several different parks that combine into one.

With that in mind, we parked at at "waterfront park" but there is nothing to do on that end. Just a walking path and view of the water. As we walked down the path we did come upon bbq area, cool swinging benches, a sunk in step area where people were dancing (like you could have an event there) and WAY down the other end there is an area with restrooms, playground equipment, picnic tables, etc. Between these areas there are multiple parking lots.

I liked that it was quite and serene even with lots of people there. Everyone was respectful and shared the pathways.

It was enjoyable walking the pathway, viewing the river and going to the big four bridge. I would definitely come back (but park by the big four).

A nice, sunny fall day to enjoy the park. Appears to be multiple parks that run together are along the riverfront. Many people were walking, biking and skating.
Parking was free at the numerous lots we seen along our way to enjoy the view from the Big 4 Walking Bridge. This walking bridge connects Louisville, KY to Jacksonville, IN and was previously a railroad bridge. This could be useful to persons that may be able to bike/walk to work across the Ohio River as another form of commuting.
along our walk we came across many bench swings and picnic areas too. Was a great place to enjoy the outdoors!
This park is within walking distance from the downtown Louisville area.

Such a fun place to go! Lots of beautiful scenery. The walking bridge is beautiful as well, just don't walk on it at night for your own safety!

Waterfront Park is lovely. It was very clean and the playground was safe, functional, and I didn't notice anything broken. There are also street vendors to satisfy your junk food cravings or buy a cold beverage.

Came here for a jog on a weekday afternoon, appreciated the free parking along the river. Nice path to run or walk, not shaded much, there's a playground and some spots to sit in the shade though. Noise from the highway and street was somewhat annoying but the bridge views were nice!

On our last day in Louisville, we had a couple of hours to kill before we had to head to the airport. There wasn't quite enough time to actually do anything, but there was too much time to spend just sitting in the hotel lobby, so we decided to go for a walk.

We walked down to Waterfront Park, which was a short walk from our hotel. The weather was quite pleasant, and it was nice and relaxing, just looking out at the water and the birds, drinking our coffees.

While we weren't there for long, and we only really experienced one small part of the park that morning, I can't give an extensive review of the entire park, but it was a four star experience. Waterfront Park is a nice park to go for a stroll, and it wasn't extremely busy, which was nice.

[Yelp collections: Louisville, KY 2021; Parks and Gardens]

The Color Run was held on the Waterfront. This was definitely a large place to hold an event of this magnitude. There were so many scenic views and open space. In addition, there was ample parking in various lots surrounding the event. Be prepared to walk, though.

Large park in the downtown Louisville area that hosts several events and is mainly used for big events such as thunder over Louisville. Parking is pretty limited and they do have a decent sized park with some spray grounds right at the foot of the walking bridge that takes you to the Indiana side.

Park is decently upkept but as I said the parking is atrocious. Compared to other major cities with a waterfront park this Louisville park is lacking. Not many activities or interactive things to do compared to other cities and there really isn't too many dining or entertainment options where the main park is.

There a few vacant buildings near the spray ground. The city should invest into it a bit more to add more parking and more things to do.

The river here is wide and muddy, but the park adjoining it is robust, with a large area of riverside devoted to pure recreational use. I was surprised to find several areas of free parking. Perhaps on busy weekend it's hard to find a space, but on a nice weekday I had no trouble finding a shaded space to use as a launchpad for a foot trip around the city. Some small food and drink vendors were around, and there were several restrooms of at least adequate cleanliness and functionality. There are a lot of comparable areas that don't have these basics.

Besides the magisterial footbridge, it's a place that a lot of people were picnicking at, and there were playgrounds and a water park for children. The overall amount of interconnecting greenway trails on both sides of the river is quite substantial and certainly admits of a good day of exploring.