| Iroquois Park | |
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 View of Downtown Louisville from the overlook atop Iroquois Park | |
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| Type | Urban park |
| Location | 5216 New Cut Road, Louisville, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 38°09′36″N 85°46′49″W / 38.160006°N 85.780221°W |
| Area | 725 acres (2.93 km2) |
| Created | 1888 |
| Operated by | Louisville Metro Parks |
| Status | Open |
Iroquois Park is a 725-acre (3.0 km2) municipal park in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. It was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, who also designed Louisville's Cherokee Park and Shawnee Park, at what were then the edges of the city. Located south of downtown, Iroquois Park was promoted as "Louisville's Yellowstone". It is built on a large knob covered with old growth forest, and its most prominent feature are the scenic viewpoints atop the hill.
The summit of Iroquois Park presents an all-at-once vista of the city of Louisville, seen from the south. A bronze plaque at the site demonstrates the plan of the city's park and parkway system as planned and executed by Olmsted's firm.
The park features an amphitheater, basketball courts, 18-hole golf course,[1] a disc golf course and a riding stable. Louisville Metro Parks and partner companies stage concerts, musicals, and other shows each summer at Iroquois Amphitheater.
- ^ "Iroquois Golf Course". louisvilleky.gov. 2014-09-19. Retrieved February 20, 2015.