Shelby Park — Attraction in Louisville

This Park looks safe and clean but based on what happened in front of me today 9 April 2022, it’s not too safe. I went there today and parked next to the river on the left side when you coming down from the uneven hilltop road. In fact, there was a car parked one car after me on my left side and I was sitting in my car relaxing, suddenly there is this red SUV that came from the right side of the parking lot and blocked the car parked next to me so the driver can’t back up and get away, after that, someone get out the red SUV and start chasing and banging on the back of the car that was parked next to me with the driver trying to take off and get away because of the red SUV blocked him or her to leave. Both Red SUV and the individual chasing the car that was parked next to me and couldn’t get the driver because he barely and luckily got away from the danger that was about to happened because the individual chasing the driver came back to pick up something that he dropped while chasing that driver which for me looks like a gun. So be...

They have pickleball on Monday and Wednesday but I don't recommend it. It is kind of drop in play but not really. You will be there for 2 hours and play one or two games.. while other people play six or seven games and don't get off the court. They need to organize it by turn because people there are just too rude and selfish. Including Robert who runs the place.

I have a wife and kids so it is rare I get to go out to play. 1 hour of driving to an hour and a half of sitting to play one game is just bull. The worst part is robert who actually runs the place literally stays on the court the entire time. Yeah he's a good pickleball player, but not really a good example for the park.

A shame it's one of the few places with a lot of pickleball courts. Hopefully some more places pop up and either more polite people come or they enforce some rules for drop in play so everyone can play (fyi I...

We hosted our New Player Intro Day for the Nashville Gaelic Athletic Club the weekend before last at Shelby Park was the perfect spot. Tons of space, easy to access, and a great vibe for introducing folks to Gaelic football, hurling, camogie, and ladies’ football.

Even with folks totally new to the games, we had an awesome turnout - everyone got stuck in and had a blast learning the basics. Plenty of room to run drills and play scrimmages, plus the sidelines made for great hangout zones for friends and family.

Also, the melty bird statue is LEGENDARY. Totally random, totally awesome, and 100% worth a photo or two. We’re big fans of unique park art and this one did not disappoint.

Big shoutout to the city for keeping this park clean and welcoming. We’ll definitely be back...