Creason Park

Another park I quite like!
It’s got a great path, and nice steep hill to challenge you if you are working out! The scenery is lovely. Open fields where frisbee is often being played. There are playgrounds and tennis courts. Located nicely across from the Zoo and near the nature center.
The only downside I have ever experienced is where there is a particularly popular event going on at the zoo and the park becomes a de facto parking lot for the over run of cars. Annoying and dangerous for pedestrians and park-​goers.

I’ve lived near this park for 4 years. It has gorgeous hiking paths and scenery completely secluded from everything. It also has a concrete path for those who don’t like to wander. The park is pretty nice too but I don’t spend a lot of time at it. Everyone there is pretty friendly.

I love this little park. Winter is fast approaching and the hill is perfect for snow sledding. But it’s mine so don’t bother.

What I love about this park:
The wide open hilly areas for the dog to sniff and romp and for me to get some exercise climbing those hills, which double as great sledding hills in the winter.
The walking/​jogging loop that isn’t too long or too short for a quick trip to the park but is enough to feel like a little bit of a workout. I like to loop it once on pavement and then wander around for awhile in the grass areas and that equals about an hour of walking leisurely.
The nice setting with the old mansion, the historic graveyard, the large trees and the creek. The playground is also pretty good, not as large as Iroquois’ but with enough equipment to make it fun for the kids while the adults can sit at the nearby picnic tables.
The central location with access from two major city roads.
What I dislike:
It is a total bear to get to on a weekday evening from the Watterson. Poplar Level and Newburg both have such traffic issues that it isn’t worth fighting the traffic jams just for a 30 – 45 minute walk. When anything is happening at the zoo, it is also nearly impossible to access the park in a reasonable time frame. It isn’t the park’s «fault» but it does detract from the whole experience of it.
Off-​leash dogs. There are several very good off-​leash dog parks in Louisville and another option for dog owners is a long non-​retractable 15 – 20 foot leash (cheap at Tractor Supply Company or horse and tack shops) but somehow due to the open spaces of this park, it encourages more people to let their dog loose than in some other parks. Dogs that then run up to mine without permission and without obeying their owners to return while risking a dog fight.
Since it is the Louisville tennis center, the tennis courts aren’t free like at the other Metro Parks.

I really, really like this park. It is quiet, but not creepily secluded. There is plenty of fun to get into without having to fight over things. I think around 6 tennis courts (one had sprinkers inside, we were stumped on what that was all about. Also, the walking paths were lovely. A couple hills but not too bad, with plenty of different paths and options to check out. It was neat to see the mansion up on the hill that you can walk right up to (now it is an admin building randomly enough). Back behind there was a perfect field for ultimate frisbee we decided.
Basketball courts, swing sets, grills, picnic tables. It is cozy, but plenty large, and yet homey all at the same time. There are woods, but not covered in ticks woods.
This place hits it out of the park for me. Yup — I went there.

When I was a kid the mansion that sits on the estate that is now Creason Park was still occupied but they would have combo Fourth of July fireworks /​Louisville Orchestra shows at Bellarmine and many folk would gather on the lower lawn of Creason near Baxter, including my parents and their entourage (many kids).
At some point, this became part of the metro parks system and was renamed after beloved Kentucky author Joe Creason. The addition was productive – this park has a unique «stately Wayne Manor» vibe in a city loaded with great parks. I find this setting entirely relaxing and a challenging walk with good climbs and some perfect scenery along the way.

I stumbled upon Creason Park on my way home from work. Why do I love thee? Let me count the ways,
1. The «administration building» appears to be a very old house. The East side has a glorious porch complete with picnic tables. This spot is shaded and cool in the afternoons, perfect for reading, and overlooks the eastern valley side of the park and Bellarmine University.
2. The blacktop trail makes for a great walk or a challenging run. The loop is about a 1.75 mile around the east side, and further if you loop around the tennic center.
3. The big green lawns perfect for picnics or sunning.
4. Bathrooms are located by the playground equipment. Even more
are located down the road at the tennis center.