Phase I (opened July 4, 1999)
Size - 55 acres
Cost - $58 million (WDC & others)
Features:
Great Lawn - 12 acres (opened October 18, 1998)
Wharf (opened in 1996)
Entry Plaza with gardens maintained by Botanica
Festival Plaza
Water Feature - 900 ft. long with pools that step down to the river, waterfalls and water cannons; Dancing Waters at Witherspoon
Overlook
Harbor with transient docks
Linear Park (opened October 4, 1997)
Paths for walking/jogging
Picnic areas with built-in grills
Children's Play Area (opened October 4, 1997)
Three lots - free parking
Wharf parking (paid)

Phase II (playground opened in 2003; rest of Phase II on June 10, 2004)
Size - 17 acres
Cost - $15 million
Features:
Adventure Playground/Waterplay - 5 acres (opened July 21, 2003)
Brown-Forman Amphitheater - seats 2,000 on risers;
additional 1,500 in surrounding area
Café plaza
Esplanade
Paths for walking/jogging
Site for U of L Rowing Center & community rowing center
Docks
Riverside seating
Picnic areas with built-in grills
Four lots - free parking

Phase III (construction began September 2005)
Size - 13 acres
Cost (projected) - $22 million
Features:
Big Four Pedestrian Bridge - links across the Ohio River to Southern Indiana
Lawn areas
Plaza area with swings
Paths for walking/jogging
Picnic areas with built-in grills
One lot - free parking

Sampling of Awards
1992 Merit Award from the American Society of Landscape Architects
1997 American Graphic Design Award from Graphic Design:USA
2001 Honor Award for design from the American Society of Landscape Architects
2003 Phoenix Award Grand Prize for Excellence from the U.S. E.P.A. (the highest
environmental award in the nation)

Voted by the public
2003 Best Park/Playground - LEO Magazine (Local)
2003 Best Romantic Destination - LEO Magazine (Local)
2004 No. 1 Lawn for Family Fun - Briggs & Stratton (National)