National Picnic Month: Here are some great places to visit in Kentucky, southern Indiana

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — It’s National Picnic Month!

We all know that summertime is the perfect time to getaway from it all. Did you know some of the best places to visit are not too far away?

We’ve compiled a list of the places in Kentucky and southern Indiana where you can explore, pack a lunch and take in the beauty all around you.

KENTUCKY

Bullitt County:

• Bernheim Forest in Shepherdsville
• Shepherdsville Park in Shepherdsville

Hardin County:

• Freeman Lake Park in Elizabethtown
• Saunders Springs Nature Preserve in Radcliff

Jefferson County (Louisville Metro):

• Shawnee Park
• Chickasaw Park
• Beckley Creek Park
• Iroquois Park
• EP Tom Sawyer Park
• George Rogers Clark Park
• Waverly Park
• Sun Valley
• McNeely Lake
• Jefferson Memorial Forest
• Joe Creason Park
• Seneca Park
• The Parklands of Floyds Fork

For information on each of these parks and their amenities, click here.

Larue County:

• Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Park in Hodgenville

Meade County:

• Camp Carlson Recreation Area in Muldraugh

Oldham County:

Shelby County:

• Finchville Park in Finchville
• Red Orchard Park in Shelbyville
• Lake Shelby Park & Campground in Shelbyville

Spencer County:

• Taylorsville Lake State Park in Mt. Eden

• Spencer County Waterford Park

INDIANA

Clark County:

• Clark State Forest in Henryville
• Lapping Park in Clarksville
• Ashland Park in Clarksville
• Colgate Park in Clarksville
• White Oak Nature Preserve in Henryville

Crawford County:

• Sycamore Springs Park in English

Dubois County: 

• Patoka Lake Overlook in Birdseye

Floyd County:

• Sam Peden Community Park in New Albany

Harrison County:

• Hayswood Nature Reserve in Corydon
• Buffalo Trace Park in Palmyra
• O'Bannon Woods State Park

Washington County:

• Cave River Valley Natural Area in Campbellsburg
• Spring Mill State Park in Mitchell
• Delaney Creek Park in Scottsburg 

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