Most People Don’t Know About This Magical Sunflower Field Hiding In Louisville
The Parklands of Floyds Fork is a relatively new parks system that opened to the public in 2010. Over less than a decade, Louisville nonprofit group 21st Century Parks has created a beautiful place to play, exercise, and relax, surrounded by colorful meadows and wide open fields. Although some of Louisville’s best parks are located in the Parklands, many people in the city might not have explored the lovely grounds yet, as all of the parks are found on the easternmost border of Louisville about 20-30 minutes from downtown. Today we’ll be featuring the vibrant sunflower meadows that can be found across all of the Parklands.
The Parklands of Floyds Forks has endless areas to explore.
The Parklands are composed of Broad Run Park, Turkey Run Park, Pope Lick Park, and Beckley Creek Park. Together, these four parks span around 4,000 acres of land, all filled with beautiful meadows and perfectly paved paths to walk on. Whatever you wish for in a park system, the Parklands at Floyds Fork likely offers it. Cycling, hiking, mountain biking, canoeing, as well as picnics, spraygrounds and playgrounds are all available at the Parklands. If you have a Louisville Dog Run Association membership, be sure to take your pup to the Barklands—a fenced-in play area located in Beckley Creek Park.
View sunflowers and other plants over at the community garden.
This gorgeous orange and yellow sunflower was found in the community garden over at Beckley Creek Park. You can admire what others in Louisville have planted, or choose to reserve a plot for yourself.
Beckley Creek Park is located off of Shelbyville Road at 1411 Beckley Creek Pkwy, Louisville, KY 40245.
Although it's not considered a true sunflower, this Oxeye Sunflower still is just as bright and beautiful as the rest. This photo was taken at Broad Run Park, although the Oxeye is found in meadows throughout the Parklands.
Broad Run Park is located at 11551 Bardstown Rd., Louisville, KY 40291.
These tall sunflowers can be found on the side of the Louisville Loop.
The Louisville Loop is a project that hopes to connect park systems and encircle the city in a 100-mile trail. So far, there 18 miles have been completed and is accessible through the Parklands.
Sunflowers and other colorful meadows are found all across the 4,000 acre parklands
If you haven't explored the Parklands yet, now is the perfect time! With endless amenities and gorgeous flowers, any of these four parks will be perfect to walk through on a nice fall day.
If you haven’t been to the Parklands of Floyds Fork yet I encourage you to go explore these beautiful grounds, even if it is a bit of a drive for you to reach them. It won’t be long until frosty weather arrives, so we Louisvillians should enjoy the outdoors as long as we can! If you enjoyed this article, check out this one about some of the best gardens in Kentucky.
The Parklands of Floyd’s Fork is run by nonprofit 21st Century Parks and is entirely funded by our community. If you love the any of the four parks listed above, consider donating to their organization here.
