Land Close(ish) To Louisville Kentucky?

I live in Louisville, Kentucky, and will for the foreseeable future. I am planning far far ahead to get some land, but need some thoughts and advice.

I want to be by lots of undisturbed nature. My thinking was that I should get land that is very close, or right up against (I'm sure that's near impossible by now) a large national park. There are some decent sized state and national parks in Kentucky.

I plan to use the main websites like landwatch to look for land, and find out which counties the larger parks are in so that maybe I can look for land there. That should get me started.

Is this a decent idea, looking for land by national parks? I really would like say 50 plus acres of my own, as I want to have lots of land to do projects on, plant certain trees, bushes, etc. So this makes it complicated, but is there any advice anyone cares to give?

Thank you!

besides national parks, i’d also look around national forests. maybe first.

Riley said, "My thinking was that I should get land that is very close, or right up against (I'm sure that's near impossible by now) a large national park. There are some decent sized state and national parks in Kentucky.

If it is your desire to locate near state and national parks then why not locate those now so you will have a good idea of where you want to relocate to?

Are there any within 30 miles of your current job?  I use 30 miles as a good number of miles to drive to and from work.  Further than that is a hardship.

A simple search can be done by asking Mr. Google "state and national parks near Louisville, Kentucky".

I did, are you familiar with any of these?

Google said, "Abraham Lincoln Birthplace & National Historical Park. ...
   Big South Fork National River & Recreational Area. ...
   Camp Nelson National Monument. ...
   Fort Donelson National Battlefield. ...
   Mammoth Cave National Park. ...
   Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument.

Start visiting the parks to see if you like the areas and would want to live there.

While you are there get the names of the local real estate firms.  You might even talk to some to see if you want them to represent you when you do buy land.

Best wishes for your land search.

I agree with monitoring the market now.  You will gain a better idea of prices, and you will have a better idea if you should stumble on a target of opportunity.  On rare occasion, property appears at an absurdly low price.  Since you are in the Louisville area, don’t ignore southern Indiana.  There is a large national forest there.

Also, go on a few joy rides to get a better idea of what appeals to you.   Keep an eye out for vacant homesteads.  Often these are not on the market, but the owner may be willing to sell.  

Don't forget to look at wildlife management areas. I've got 21 acres but next to 3000 acres of wildlife management area with the Rolling Fork running through. It gets "busy" during modern rifle season but considering there are only like 6 parking spaces, its not that busy.