Beaumont Preserve
A naturalized city preserve with a 0.9-mile walking trail that branches off the Cardinal Run Park trail.
Places around Lexington
Places to go in Lexington, KY
Pick a part of town or a kind of place. Every listing links to the official site; check it for current hours.
Parts of town
Around Lex groups Lexington into these parts of town. They are our own rough groupings, not official neighborhood boundaries.
- DowntownMain Street, the Opera House and Rupp Arena4 places
- Distillery DistrictThe Burl, Wise Bird Cider and Crank & Boom0 places
- NorthsideNorth Limestone, West Sixth and Greyline Station1 place
- East EndThe Lyric and East Third Street1 place
- UK campusKroger Field, the Singletary Center and The Arboretum1 place
- Chevy ChaseHenry Clay's Ashland estate and East High Street0 places
- Hamburg and East LexingtonHamburg, Winchester Road and the Eastside library3 places
- South LexingtonSouthland Drive, Regency Road and Raven Run7 places
- West LexingtonKeeneland, McConnell Springs and Leestown Road3 places
- North LexingtonThe Kentucky Horse Park and Masterson Station8 places
Day trips and nearby towns
See what’s nearby.
22 locations from these results. 14 places have no checked pin yet and are listed without one. Places are undated suggestions, not a claim they are open now.
Loading the map connects to OpenStreetMap for street tiles and shares your IP address and this site’s origin with that provider. Your location is not requested. Privacy details.
Places to explore
36 places · Outdoors · Page 1 of 2
Brighton Rail Trail
A 1.84-mile paved shared-use trail from Man O War Boulevard to Pleasant Ridge Park and Polo Club Boulevard.
Camp Nelson National Monument
A National Park Service site south of Nicholasville where a Civil War supply depot became a recruitment and training center for United States Colored Troops. It has a visitor center with a museum and film, reconstructed barracks and about five miles of trails.
Capitol View Park
A 150-acre City of Frankfort park off the East-West Connector, with ball fields, a soccer complex, basketball courts, picnic shelters and about 5 miles of hiking and mountain bike trails.
Cardinal Run Park North
A 137.6-acre park on Parkers Mill Road with a large playground, a nine-acre dog park in two paddocks, pickleball, a mile of paved trail and two miles of natural hiking trails.
Castlewood Park
A city park on Castlewood Drive on Lexington's Northside, home to the historic Loudoun House.
1 upcoming event on Around Lex
Charles Young Park
An East End park on the National Register of Historic Places with a large playground, open green space, a paved ball court and Splash!, a nature-inspired sprayground that links the playground to the Town Branch Commons trail.
Claiborne Farm
A Thoroughbred breeding farm in Paris that offers scheduled tours of its grounds, including the grave of Secretariat.
Coldstream Park
A city park on Pisacano Drive in north Lexington with paved and natural trails.
2 upcoming events on Around Lex
Cove Spring Park
A City of Frankfort park and nature preserve of about 240 acres, with forested ravines, springs and a waterfall, 3 miles of trails and elevated walkways, and an archery range.
East Frankfort Park
A City of Frankfort park where the parks department holds disc golf events and the city's Touch a Truck day.
1 upcoming event on Around Lex
Floracliff Nature Sanctuary
A nonprofit nature preserve along the Kentucky River in Lexington, open for guided hikes and scheduled programs such as birding and nature journaling.
Gatton Park
A downtown gathering place for movie nights, concerts, and community events. Browse the park calendar before choosing your visit.
3 upcoming events on Around Lex
Henry A. Tandy Centennial Park
A downtown Lexington park with the Fifth Third Pavilion, used for festivals and outdoor concerts.
1 upcoming event on Around Lex
Hisle Farm Park
A city park on Briar Hill Road where Lexington Parks & Recreation's Outdoor Programs lead seasonal hikes.
2 upcoming events on Around Lex
Jacobson Park
A 216-acre city park around a reservoir, with a dog park, a spray ground, fishing docks, disc golf, volleyball and basketball courts, seven shelters and summer pedal boat and kayak rentals.
Josephine Sculpture Park
An outdoor sculpture park with more than 70 works of art across 40 acres of meadow and young forest, plus picnic areas. Some artworks can be touched, painted or climbed.
1 upcoming event on Around Lex
Kelley's Landing
A 30-acre city natural area in the Kentucky River palisades, Lexington's only public access to the river, with walking trails, green space and a ramp for kayaks and canoes.
Kentucky Horse Park
A working horse park north of Lexington with daily shows, museums and seasonal events such as Hallowhinny. Standard park admission covers most event days.
8 upcoming events on Around Lex
Kentucky Horse Park Campground
The Kentucky Horse Park campground area, used as the start and finish of the Horse Capital Marathon and Half Marathon.
1 upcoming event on Around Lex
Legacy Trail
An eight-mile paved shared-use trail for walking, running and biking between Iron Works Pike and the YMCA on West Loudon Avenue.
Masterson Hills Park
A neighborhood park whose new playground opened in October 2025, in two sections by age, with slides, swings and pieces for spinning, climbing and balancing.
Masterson Station Dog Park
A city dog park at Masterson Station Park on Leestown Road, where Lexington Parks & Recreation holds its October Yappy Hour.
McConnell Springs
A Lexington park hosting the seasonal Jack-o-lantern Trail. Event hours and admission differ from an ordinary park visit.
6 upcoming events on Around Lex
Mereworth Farm
A horse farm on Dolan Lane in north Lexington that hosts the Gobbler races before Thanksgiving.
1 upcoming event on Around Lex
Old Friends
A retirement farm for Thoroughbred racehorses at Dream Chase Farm. Guided walking tours introduce visitors to the retired horses and their stories.
1 upcoming event on Around Lex
Phoenix Park
A small downtown park on Main Street with a 0.1-acre dog lot that has a raised concrete hill and self-draining artificial turf.
Pleasant Ridge Park
A city park on Pleasant Ridge Drive with a half-acre dog lot.
Raven Run Nature Sanctuary
A 734-acre city nature sanctuary along the Kentucky River with ten miles of trails through meadows, woods and streams, for hiking and wildlife viewing.
4 upcoming events on Around Lex
Shillito Park
A 176-acre regional park with a playground for kids 2 to 12, 2.5 miles of paved multiuse trail, disc golf, tennis and pickleball courts, ball fields and the Shillito Aquatic Center.