Seneca Park

Looking for some wide-open spaces for kite-flying, golf-ball-whacking or Frisbee-tossing? Take a gander at the 506 acres at Seneca Park.

If you’re more interested in cross-country, field hockey, horseback riding, tennis, volleyball, walking or just relaxing with a picnic basket, Seneca can still fill the bill.

Seneca Park, another of Louisville’s Olmsted-design masterpieces, draws about 500,000 visitors a year, according to the Trust for Public Land, a national, nonprofit, land- conservation organization. One of the chief attractions is the hilly, 18-hole Seneca Golf Course, a duffer’s delight that’s been rated the sixth-toughest course in Kentucky.

If basketball madness in your world isn’t confined to March, you’re in luck: Seneca Park offers two hoops courts – along with areas dedicated to soccer, field hockey, volleyball and baseball. And if you know “40-love” from “deuce,” you’ll enjoy the park’s 10 tennis courts.

There’s a 3.1-mile cross-country trail and a 1.2-mile walking path where you can stretch your legs. If you’d rather stretch your horse’s legs, you can take advantage of the scenic horseback riding trails.

Seneca Park ranges from just east of Alta Vista Road on its western border to Bowman field on its southern edge and Cannons Lane to the east. A big part of the park’s activity is concentrated in the easily accessed grassy fields on its northern end, along a strip bordered by Pee Wee Reese Road and Rock Creek Drive. There’s also a restroom area with swings and kid-friendly play sets nearby.

- by Bill Wolfe, Louisville Reporter for HelloMetro  (Click to leave a message)

Bill Wolfe

Bill Wolfe is an experienced journalist with a broad background in writing, editing and photography. He has worked as staff writer at The Courier-Journal in Louisville, Ky., and the Atlanta Journal & Constitution in Atlanta, Ga., covering beats ranging from consumer news to religion and business.