page_title: Cherokee Park
section_title: Features
hierarchical_section_title: Cherokee Park / Features
context_page_description: Cherokee Park is a 409-acre 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.
  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 and recreational users.
context_section_description: Archery range – Near Beals Branch Road
  Ballfield – At Hogan's Fountain
  Baringer Spring – Rustic stream crossed by several wide wooden bridges and scenic walkways, entrances at Frisbee Field and at Baringer Hill
  Fullcourt basketball – At Hogan's Fountain
  Bike trail – Throughout park, crosses the scenic loop in many places. The scenic loop itself, with two moderately steep hills, is popular with road bikers.
  Bridle trail
  Golf course & clubhouse (9 holes). Opened in 1907.
  Hiking trails – All are mixed-use trails
  Horseshoe pits – At Hogan's Fountain
  Picnic pavilions – Large pagoda-style structure at Hogan's Fountain
  Picnic tables – At and near Hogan's Fountain
  Playgrounds – At Hogan's Fountain, Big Rock and Baringer Hill
  Rugby field – Also used for Frisbee and Soccer
  Restrooms – At Baringer Hill, Hogan's Fountain and Big Rock
  Spray pool – At Hogan's Fountain
  Willow Pond – Off Grinstead Drive, next to golf course (sometimes referred to incorrectly by locals as "Cherokee Lake"). Features in holes 5 and 6 on the golf course, and is crossed by the tee shot on hole 6. Stocked with bass, bluegill, carp, catfish and is seasonally stocked with trout by the state fish & wildlife agency.
  Gravity hill – On the Scenic Loop between Eastern Parkway and Barney Street.
  Dog run – Opened August 2007, located atop Cochran Hill
caption: Postcard of a scene from Cherokee Park at the base of Baringer Hill, early 20th century
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