E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park

Hand controlled airplanes are fun. Archery and soccer field ale for a great place to hangout for the day

This park is very large. Tons of room to walk and run and play and whatever. It’s very clean. It’s in a great area. It’s a state park instead of a city park. I’m not sure what that means except maybe the employees are paid by Kentucky instead of the city? And it’s maintained by the state instead of the city? Don’t know. Doesn’t matter. Love it. Huge and gorgeous.
They have an archery area if you care. I don’t, but some might.
Really nice tennis courts.
The dog park is awesome. Huge and clean and nice. Have to have a pass, though. You can get the pass from Feeder’s Supply.
Visit the park. Have a picnic. Make sure you check schedules in advance. They sometimes have cross country events out here that may disrupt your having a good time.

Tom Sawyer Park has absolutely everything one could need in a park. As someone who grew up in this park running cross country I cannot say enough about the running/​walking trails. Yes, they are quite rocky, but really worth a good workout and exploration. The trails contain some benches as well if you want to just enjoy the nature. Tom Sawyer also has their bike track, other flat walking/​running/​biking trails, and even an indoor pool. They have more than a variety on picnic areas and one is even close to a large swing set, which is nice for family picnics. They have soccer fields, archery and an area where you can come and fly hand-​controlled planes. I wish I lived a bit closer as to enjoy this park on a more regular basis; however, I will still find myself here for some good trail running. The most difficult part is choosing where to park for which activity suits your needs, but otherwise this is a park Louisville is lucky to have!

The most unattractive park I’ve EVER been to. Flat. More of a sports park, not picnicking or trail spectacular. Kentucky has a lot of great parks. This is not one of them.

I grew up visiting this park, as it’s only about a mile or so away from my parents’ house. It’s a nice park, but definitely has a lot of open green space but not a whole lot of trees (well, at least along the regular walking path). Lots of garbage litters the trail as well… Maybe it would help if they put more than one garbage can along the walking path. Also, how long has this park been here that they haven’t paved the walking path… A few decades or so? It used to be gravel, but the gravel has literally been walked into dust — it needs some attention badly.
It’ll stick with my nice Lexington area parks, thank you very much.

My «get away» while in the city.
Being from the country, I often miss the sight of woods and fields while living in the city. That’s why I am so thankful for this park.
Its very large. I’m not sure of the actual acreage but you can spend a whole day walking over all the trails and fields and not hit the same spot twice.
It has a multitude of things to do for every type of person. They have soccer, baseball, softball, and football fields. They have tennis courts. There is an archery range. There is a really nice BMX course that is open to the public. There are a few playgrounds for children as well.
My favorite part are the numerous hiking trails through the woods. They meander throughout all of the wooded areas and fields and enable you to venture far away from civilization and see creek’s and ponds and plenty of wildlife.

I absolutely love this park. It has it all. Wooded trails, tennis courts, a recreation center, running/​walking paths, grassy areas, and so much more.
I’ve been coming here for years with my dogs and it’s such a great place to go walking. They have loops that are marked with mileage or you can run through their hiking paths for more of a challenge.
This park is extremely dog friendly. Off to the side, they even have a dog park. Note, you will need to be a member and have your dogs vaccinated before entering, but it’s not that expensive and it totally worth it if you have a social dog.
Tom Sawyer is well used and constantly has numerous events.

*Insert Stefon Voice*
This place has everything: a pool, running trails, hiking trails, a skate park, fields and courts, archery… and a creepy tunnel that used to be part of an old sanatarium.
Seriously, though. It is pretty all-​encompassing. The trails are lovely and there are beautiful and also weird things to see.
It’s a bit of a drive for me to get to, but it is certainly worth it!

This is quite the eclectic park! Soccer fields, baseball/​softball diamonds, BMX/​dirt bike tracks, dog park, hiking trails, tennis courts, volleyball, basektball, archery, swimming… the list goes on! A great place for leisure or exercise, and never the feeling of a crowded area. I love going for a long run around the property or enjoying a nice day of kite flying. Just off Westport Road, this is a great place to spend the day!

Dirt bike track. Head to the entrance around the curve not the main one with the big sign out front. There is a big parking lot back there and it is where the dirt bike track is. If you ever thought you wanted to try your hand riding a dirt bike track well, here you go! But do it quick before the county schools get out because then you have to contend with the kids and really, who wants to have kids blow by you on the track to make you feel like you are 70 years old and should really be walking with a cane — even if you are in your 30’s (or 40’s or whatever…). This is very cool though!

I think I reviewed one of the other variations on the name for Tom Sawyer Park. This one is nice too though.

My favorite State Park in Louisville. Miles of walking and fitness trails. Swimming pool is open from Memorial day to Labor Day. Check out Zumba for $ 5 in the rec center. Dogs must be on a leash at all times. Some great geocaching as well.

So much to do in this park and I only explored one fraction of it. The things I do know about are: the softball field and volleyball courts. Pretty standard. Also, there is a dog park and a pool somewhere, that I never found. Apparently visitors come to use the park for bootcamp and probably high school soccer or football summer practice/​training. I can tell you, if I was one of those kids, I’d probably dread coming to this park. But only because there are endless paths and open spaces to do drills and training. It would be exhausting. At least it wouldn’t be repetitive.
All in all, great park for a play day or a grill out or some good exercise. I’d want to come back and bring my bike to try out the trails. Or better yet, dust off my old rollerblades and glide gracefully (or not at all) throughout the park!

I love every aspect of this park.

I love this park for the 1 mile gravel walking loop and the picnic spots. Nothing beats the smell of a charcoal barbecue when I’m walking my dog, and it makes me think of the lazy days of summer when I was a kid and the 3 month break seemed an eternity.
Like many others have said, the Goose Creek Trail can be confusing, and I usually take a wrong turn on it at some point. Just goes to show I need a few more times of walking the puppy around this place to get my bearings.
I’m already looking forward to the next nice weekend so I can hang around in Tom Sawyer and take a relaxing stroll!

Huge park, very nice. Plenty of places to trek around to.

I love this park — huge recreational areas, Club house with Olympic size swimming pool, long walking circuit, and nature trails.