Blackacre State Nature Preserve & Historic Homestead

Give for Good. Give for Blackacre.

Tucked away in Louisville is a place where children explore forests and streams, families walk the trails, farm animals greet visitors from the pasture, and more than 200 years of Kentucky history is still being shared.

Blackacre is Kentucky’s first state nature preserve and home to more than 300 acres of protected land and a historic homestead dating back to 1792. For decades, we have welcomed children, families, teachers, and visitors to learn, explore, and connect with the world around them.

Your gift makes a difference.

When you give to Blackacre, you help:

• Inspire the next generation through hands-on environmental education, field trips, camps, preschool programs, and outdoor learning.
• Protect more than 300 acres of forests, fields, streams, trails, and wildlife habitat.
• Care for our farm animals and give children opportunities to learn about animals and agriculture up close.
• Preserve Kentucky history and the historic homestead that has stood here for generations.
• Keep Blackacre welcoming and accessible for families, visitors, and our community to explore and enjoy.

A Legacy of Giving

Blackacre's story has always been rooted in generosity. Judge Macauley L. Smith and Emilie Strong Smith gave Blackacre for the benefit of the people of Kentucky.

Today, that legacy continues.

Blackacre is a nonprofit supported by visitors, members, and donors like you.

Your gift keeps the trails open, the animals fed, our history preserved, and our classrooms and programs full of learning.

Together, we can continue connecting people to nature, history, agriculture, and each other — and ensure Blackacre is here for generations to come.

Give for Blackacre. Give for our community. Give for the future.