Yellow Creek Park
Yellow Creek Park
4.5
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Originally purchased in April 1974 from John Stone and opened to the public in May 1978, Yellow Creek Park provides a multifaceted recreational and leisure opportunity. Nestled along the wooded banks of Yellow Creek at Thruston, the 152 acre park features hiking trails, multi-purpose sports areas, a Pioneer Village, and several outdoor pavilions. Other amenities that set Yellow Creek Park apart from other area parks include a swinging bridge, a refurbished one room school house, a 7 acre lake, and multiple walking trails. Our trail guide can be found here. Yellow Creek Park is a frequent backdrop for both professional and amateur photographers. Family portraits and senior pictures are often taken near the iron bridge and the James Lambert Pioneer Village. The Pioneer Village boasts two log cabins and two log barns that are the perfect setting for photos, weddings and family gatherings.
Duration: 2-3 hours
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glennc51261
Owensboro, KY100 contributions
Aug 2019
This is a great park for the family to have fun. You can fish or go to the playground or the water park area for the little ones.
Written 7 January 2020
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HEtkind
Johnson City, Tennessee23 contributions
Jul 2019 • Couples
This is a beautiful local facility with ball fiends, camping and hiking areas and a historic pioneer village.
Written 5 July 2019
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Loumose
Owensboro, KY42 contributions
Nov 2018 • Solo
Yellow creek has a nice nature walk. They have a frisbee golf course a beautiful lake and a nice spray park for children, it is a well kept park and is well used.
Written 11 December 2018
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Angela W
Owensboro, KY71 contributions
Jul 2018 • Family
Love visiting the pioneer village! The spray park is good place for little ones and pretty good playground equipment. The walking trails are well marked and pretty shady for the most part. Parking is plentiful.
Written 15 July 2018
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KYTastemaker
Owensboro, KY94 contributions
Jun 2018 • Solo
Lovely public park with natural creeks and ponds. Also, hiking/walking trails and disc golf are available free of charge. This is the official home of ROMP and an Owensboro treasure.
Written 13 June 2018
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Kentucky Reserve
Kentucky249 contributions
Apr 2018 • Family
Several trails in the woods. A creek. Baseball fields. Spray park. Playgrounds. A lake. A “village” with some old buildings. A frisbee golf. nice place to spend a few hours or a day. And the River of Music Party (ROMP) is held there every year.
Written 1 April 2018
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thegreatestshowman
Owensboro, KY18 contributions
Jun 2017 • Family
Yellow Creek is a world of its own. I can remember countless trips there just spent playing Narnia with my sisters when we were children, hiking the trails and running around on the playground. One of the most scenic gems in the Owensboro area.
Written 27 January 2018
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Charles G
Owensboro, KY5 contributions
Jun 2017 • Family
Once again, had a great time at ROMP Fest. Hats off to the Daviess County Parks Dept.. for doing such a great job of keeping this park very well maintained and the perfect spot for a large festival such as Romp Fest. The park was more than ready for the thousands of visitors and the County Road Dept came through again with loads and loads of rock for the roads after Tropical Storm Cindy left her mark!!
Written 10 July 2017
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Whitford C C
Owensboro, KY5 contributions
Jul 2016 • Couples
The park is in a convenient location to Owensboro, KY. It has a nature trail for walking which is very scenic, plenty of free parking, and a nice fishing lake. It is a nice place for family gatherings and picnics.
Written 6 February 2017
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Carol W
Louisville, KY16 contributions
Aug 2015
If you like to walk in the woods this is the place. Really nice trails a covered walking bridge, swinging bridge. Beautiful, great for pictures. First time in Owensboro, really impressed. Going back more parks to check out.
Written 5 August 2015
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How much is it to have a wedding back there where the old wooden buildings are there is also a school house there. I'm looking at Sep 29th this year
Written 4 August 2018
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