Parks in Greater St. Louis

This article is about parks in Greater St. Louis. For parks in the city of St. Louis, see Parks in St. Louis, Missouri.

Parks in Greater St. Louis are administered by a variety of state, county, and municipal authorities. The region also is home to the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, site of the Gateway Arch, the only National Memorial in the state of Missouri. Among the largest municipal parks is Forest Park, which is 1,293 acres (5.2 km²) and is located in the city of St. Louis, although both Greensfelder County Park and Creve Coeur Park in St. Louis County are larger, at 1,646 and 2,114 acres (6.7 and 8.6 km²) respectively. St. Louis County is also the location of two large state parks, Babler State Park with 3.8 square miles (9.8 km²) and Castlewood State Park with 2.8 square miles (7.3 km²). The largest state park in the region is Meramec State Park, located near Sullivan, Missouri, with 10.8 square miles (28 km²) of parkland.

Parks in the city of St. Louis

The city of St. Louis owns and maintains more than one hundred parks, ranging in size from 1,371 acres (5.5 km²) of Forest Park to less than 1-acre (4,000 m²). Parks are administered by the city of St. Louis Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry, the National Park Service, or a separate private board, such as Tower Grove Park, which is maintained by a Board of Commissioners but remains city property. The Compton Hill Reservoir Park, which is owned by the city and maintained by the St. Louis Water Division.

Parks owned by the city of St. Louis
Name	Area (acres)	Created †	Location
Aboussie Park	.4	1981	38°36′07″N 90°12′51″W / 38.6019°N 90.2141°W / 38.6019; -90.2141
Adams Park ♦	2.3	−	38°37′28″N 90°15′31″W / 38.6245°N 90.2586°W / 38.6245; -90.2586
Alaska Park	4.7	1995	38°33′07″N 90°15′55″W / 38.5520°N 90.2653°W / 38.5520; -90.2653
Aloe Plaza	3.4	1931	38°37′48″N 90°12′28″W / 38.6299°N 90.2077°W / 38.6299; -90.2077
Aloe Plaza West	1	1969	38°37′49″N 90°12′35″W / 38.6303°N 90.2098°W / 38.6303; -90.2098
Amberg Park	2.8	1963	38°35′15″N 90°15′04″W / 38.5875°N 90.2512°W / 38.5875; -90.2512
Amherst Park	4.4	1970	38°40′04″N 90°17′23″W / 38.6678°N 90.2898°W / 38.6678; -90.2898
Banks Park	3.4	1963	38°38′46″N 90°13′17″W / 38.6462°N 90.2213°W / 38.6462; -90.2213
Barrett Brothers Park	13.2	1947	38°40′53″N 90°16′29″W / 38.6814°N 90.2746°W / 38.6814; -90.2746
Beckett Park	3.3	1959	38°39′17″N 90°14′57″W / 38.6548°N 90.2492°W / 38.6548; -90.2492
Bellerive Park	8.7	1908	38°33′40″N 90°14′30″W / 38.5611°N 90.2418°W / 38.5611; -90.2418
Benton Park	14.3	1866	38°35′51″N 90°13′21″W / 38.5975°N 90.2225°W / 38.5975; -90.2225
Berra Park	4.8	1945	38°37′05″N 90°16′41″W / 38.6180°N 90.2780°W / 38.6180; -90.2780
Blase Park ‡	112	−	38°44′31″N 90°12′04″W / 38.742°N 90.201°W / 38.742; -90.201
Bradley Park	3.2	1958	38°40′29″N 90°14′33″W / 38.6746°N 90.2424°W / 38.6746; -90.2424
Buder Park	2.3	1912	38°37′17″N 90°13′30″W / 38.6213°N 90.2249°W / 38.6213; -90.2249
Busche Park	6.2	1913	38°41′59″N 90°13′43″W / 38.6997°N 90.2286°W / 38.6997; -90.2286
Carnegie Park	2.1	1899	38°35′42″N 90°13′25″W / 38.5949°N 90.2236°W / 38.5949; -90.2236
Carondelet Park	180	1929	38°33′45″N 90°15′53″W / 38.5625°N 90.2646°W / 38.5625; -90.2646
Carondelet Lions Park	1.7	1929	38°32′42″N 90°15′53″W / 38.5451°N 90.2647°W / 38.5451; -90.2647
Chain of Rocks Park **	−	−	−
Chambers Park	6.3	1966	38°38′28″N 90°13′23″W / 38.6410°N 90.2230°W / 38.6410; -90.2230
Charles Park	3	1982	38°33′35″N 90°14′31″W / 38.5597°N 90.2420°W / 38.5597; -90.2420
Cherokee Park	8.9	1924	38°35′42″N 90°13′02″W / 38.5949°N 90.2172°W / 38.5949; -90.2172
Christy Park	16.1	1910	38°34′55″N 90°16′36″W / 38.5820°N 90.2766°W / 38.5820; -90.2766
Chouteau Park	2.8	2008	38°37′48″N 90°15′24″W / 38.6301°N 90.2568°W / 38.6301; -90.2568
Citygarden ‡‡	2.9	−	38°37′37″N 90°11′38″W / 38.627°N 90.194°W / 38.627; -90.194
Clifton Heights Park	4.4	1912	38°36′51″N 90°17′30″W / 38.6141°N 90.2917°W / 38.6141; -90.2917
Columbus Square Park	.5	1980	11th and Biddle
Compton Hill Reservoir Park ††	36	1867	38°36′51.84″N 90°14′13.96″W / 38.6144000°N 90.2372111°W / 38.6144000; -90.2372111
DeSoto Park	17.4	1908	Carr and 20th
Dickman Park	5.2	1938	−
Dwight Davis Park	9.6	1951	Lillian and Oriole
Eads Square Park	4.2	1979	Eads and Ohio
Fairground Park	131	1908	38°39′56″N 90°13′18″W / 38.6656°N 90.2217°W / 38.6656; -90.2217
Fanetti Plaza	1.7	1979	Michigan and Schirmer
Filipiac Park	4.3	1980	9th and Biddle
Forest Park	1371	1876	38°38′20″N 90°17′05″W / 38.6389°N 90.2846°W / 38.6389; -90.2846
Fountain Park	1.5	1889	38°39′19″N 90°15′36″W / 38.6554°N 90.2599°W / 38.6554; -90.2599
Fourteenth Street Mall	1.3	1976	14th and Warren
Fowler Park	.7	1981	Page and Union
Fox Park	2.7	1917	Iowa and Victor
Francis Park	60	1916	Donovan and Eichelberger
Francis R. Slay Park	9	1926	Donovan and Eichelberger
Franz Park	4.7	1915	Mitchell and Prather
Freeman Park	.9	1980	Des Peres and DeBaliviere
Fremont Park	2.3	1963	Lynch and Salena
Gateway Mall Plaza	1.1	1970	8th and Market
Giles Park	5.4	1959	Hodiamont and Catalpa
Gravois Park	8.2	1812	Louisiana and Miami
Hall Park	2.3	1842	Cole and Shelby Place
Hamilton Heights Park	1.3	2002	−
Handy Park	12	1941	Euclid and Ashland
Hickey Park	16.3	1947	8700 N. Broadway
Hyde Park	11.8	1947	Blair and Salisbury
Interco Plaza	.7	1977	Tucker and Martin Luther King
Jackson Place Park	.7	1816	11th and Market
Kaufmann Park	1	1932	Tucker and Market
Kennedy Park	1	2007	Olive and Washington
Kiener Plaza	1.9	1962	6th and Broadway
Kingsbury Square Park	.6	1980	Kingsbury and Westminster
Laclede Park	3.2	1812	Iowa and Gasconade
Lafayette Park	30	1838	38°36′58″N 90°12′57″W / 38.6162°N 90.2157°W / 38.6162; -90.2157
Leisure Park	16.1	2000	Kingshighway and Gravois
Leisure Park	7.3	1958	Tucker and Park
Lindenwood Park	14.1	1947	Jamieson and Pernod
Lucas Gardens Park	1.1	1857	13th and Locust
Lucier Park	3	1980	Hamilton and Westminster
Lyon Park	10.9	1868	Broadway and Arsenal
Marquette Park	17	1915	Osage and Minnesota
May Amphitheater	1.9	1982	6th and Market
McDonald Park	3	1928	Utah and Bent
Memorial Plaza	11.3	1932	13th and Chestnut
Mestres Park	2.6	1937	Tucker and Chouteau
Minnesota and Hill Park	.5	1924	Minnesota and Hill
Minniewood Park	4.5	1925	Broadway and Meremac
Mt. Pleasant Park	3.2	1812	Michigan and Dakota
Murphy Park	10.1	1962	Cass and Hogan
O'Fallon Park	127	1908	38°40′51″N 90°13′09″W / 38.6807°N 90.2193°W / 38.6807; -90.2193
Parkland Park	2.4	1968	Hamilton and Maple
Penrose Park	51	1910	Kingshighway and Penrose
Perry Park	11.3	1961	Cabanne and Belt
Poelker Park	1	1986	12th and Market
Pontiac Square Park	1.5	1908	9th and Ann
Porter Mall	8.1	1975	DaBaliviere and Delmar
River Des Peres Park	145	1926	38°34′59″N 90°18′43″W / 38.5830°N 90.3120°W / 38.5830; -90.3120
River Des Peres Extension Park	10.8	1954	Holly Hills and Germania
Rumbold Park	3	1945	Spring and Market
Russell Park	1.1	1950	Cabanne and Russell
St. Louis Place Park	14.1	1850	38°39′02″N 90°12′17″W / 38.6505°N 90.2048°W / 38.6505; -90.2048
Seay Park	3	1936	Gamble and Glasgow
Serra Sculpture Park	1.1	1981	11th and Market
Sherman Park	22	1917	Kingshighway and Martin Luther King
Soulard Park	1.9	1908	7th and Soulard
St. Louis Square Park	1.7	1882	Broadway and Courtois
Strauss Park *	−	−	−
Strodtman Park	1.7	1924	13th and Palm
Sublette Park	13.5	1915	Sublette and Arsenal
Tambo Park	1	1985	Rutger and Ohio
Tandy Park	5.6	1918	Kennerly and Pendleton
Terry Park	4	1945	Compton and Eads
Tiffany Park	1.1	1980	Spring and Blaine
Tilles Park	29	1957	Hampton and Fyler
Tower Grove Park ±	289	1868	38°36′24″N 90°15′30″W / 38.60654°N 90.25826°W / 38.60654; -90.25826
Turner Playground	1.4	1937	Sarah and West Belle
Unity Park	2	2004	Thekla and Riverview
Vivian Astra Park	1.1	−	Vivian and Astra
Walnut Park	2.3	1974	Thrush and Lillian
Washington Square	13.5	1840	14th and Market
Willmore Park	106	1947	Hampton and Jamieson
Windsor Park	3.3	1947	Blair and Penrose
Yeatman Square Park	3.5	1906	Leffingwell and Market
† Dates based on city ordinance date establishing park.^[1] ♦ Adams Park (also known as Adams Playground) is owned by the city and maintained by the Adams Park Community Center. ‡ Blasé Park (formerly North Riverfront Park) is owned by the city and maintained by the St. Louis Water Division. ‡‡ Citygarden is owned by the city and maintained by the Gateway Foundation. ** Chain of Rocks Park is owned by the city and maintained by the St. Louis Water Division. †† Compton Hill Reservoir Park is owned by the city and maintained by the St. Louis Water Division. * Strauss Park is owned by the city and leased and maintained by Grand Center. ± Tower Grove Park is owned by the city and maintained by a separate Board of Commissioners of Tower Grove Park.

Other parks

The city of St. Louis is also home to several public parks that are owned by other entities. Among these is Baer Plaza, owned and maintained by CVC/Sports Authority, the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, owned and maintained by the National Park Service, Kiel Triangle Park, owned by the Bi-State Development Agency, and Luther Ely Smith Park, owned and maintained by the National Park Service.

Parks in St. Louis County

St. Louis County owns and maintains more than forty parks, including playgrounds and nature preserves. It also operates several recreation centers, the Museum of Transportation, and the Affton Community Center. In addition to parks owned by St. Louis County, several municipalities in the county also own and maintain their own park systems.

Parks in St. Louis County
Name	Area (acres)	Region of St. Louis County†
Bee Tree Park	199	South
Bella Fontaine Park	300	North
Bissell House	9.3	North
Black Forest Park	4.3	South
Bohrer Park	16	South
Bon Oak Park	15	North
Buder Park	75	South
Castlepoint Park	11	North
Cliff Cave Park	560	South
Clydesdale Park	117	South
Creve Coeur Park	2,114	West
Ebsworth Park	10.5	West
Endicott Park	24	North
Faust Park	197	West
Endicott Park	24	North
Fort Bellefontaine Park	305.6	North
Greensfelder County Park	1,646	West
Jefferson Barracks Park	426	South
King Park	4	North
Kinloch Park	9	North
Laumeier Sculpture Park	105	South
Larimore Park	22	North
Lemay Park	18.5	South
Lone Elk County Park	546	West
Love Park	89	West
Mathilda-Welmering Park	6	South
McDonnell Park	133	North
Memorial Park	2.7	North
Ohlendorf Park	10	South
Queeny Park	564	West
Sioux Passage Park	188	North
Simpson Park	206	South
Spanish Lake Park	245	North
St. Vincent Park	133	North
Suson Park	98	South
Sylvan Springs Park	70	South
Tilles Park	75	West
Unger Park	140	South
Veterans Memorial Park	250	North
West Tyson County Park	670	West
Winter Park	160	South
† Regions of St. Louis County as defined by the St. Louis County Parks and Recreation Department.

State parks

Ten Missouri state parks are in Greater St. Louis, and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources also operates several state historic sites in the region.^[2]

State parks in Greater St. Louis
Name	Area (acres)
Babler State Park	2,441
Castlewood State Park	1,818
Hawn State Park	4,954
Jones-Confluence Point State Park	1,121
Meramec State Park	6,896
Robertsville State Park	1,224
Route 66 State Park	419
St. Francois State Park	2,734
St. Joe State Park	8,243
Washington State Park	2,148

References

↑ "St. Louis City Parks". City of St. Louis. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
↑ http://mostateparks.com/

External links

Parks in Greater St. Louis

St. Louis
City parks

Maintained by city	Aboussie Park Alaska Park Aloe Plaza Aloe Plaza West Amberg Park Amherst Park Jet Banks Park Barrett Brothers Park Beckett Playground Bellerive Park Benton Park Louis G. "Midge" Berra Park Colonel George H. Blasé Park Eugene "Tink" Bradley Park Buder Playground Busche Park Carnegie Park Carondelet Park Carondelet Lions Park Carr Square Chain of Rocks Amusement Park Jordan W. Chambers Park Cherokee Park Chouteau Park Christy Park Citygarden Clifton Heights Park Compton Hill Reservoir Park Costello Park De Soto Park Dickman Park Dwight Davis Park Eads Square Park Ellendale and Arsenal Park Fairground Park Fanetti Plaza Forest Park Fountain Park Fourteeth Street Mall Fox Park Father Filipiac Park Francis Park Franz Park Fremont Park Gamble Park Garrison-Brantner-Webster Park Gateway Mall Gwen B. Giles Park Grand Center Park Gravois Park Hamilton Heights Park W.C. Handy Park David Hickey Park Hyde Park Interco Plaza Jackson Place Park Kaufmann Park Kennedy Park Kenrick Garden Triangle Park Kiener Plaza Kingsbury Square Park Laclede Park Lafayette Park Joe Leisure Park Ray Leisure Park Lindenwood Park Lucas Garden Park Phillip Lucier Park Lyon Park Marquette Park May Amphitheater McDonald Park Memorial Plaza Mestres Park Minnesota & Hill Park Minniewood Park Mount Pleasant Park O'Fallon Park Parkland Park Penrose Park Ivory Perry Park Poelker Park Pontiac Square Park Ruth Porter Park River Des Peres Park River Des Peres Extension Rumbold Park Ernest J. Russell Park Serra Sculpture Park Sherman Park Sister Marie Charles Park Soulard Playground South St. Louis Square Park St. Louis Place Park St. Marcus Commemorative Park Strodtman Park Sublette Park Tambo Park Tandy Park Robert Terry Park Tiffany Park Rosalie Tilles Park Milton Turner Playground Unity Park Vivian and Astra Park Walnut Park Washington Square Park Willmore Park Windsor Park Yeatman Square Park

Maintained by others	Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Park Leon Strauss Park Luther Ely Smith Square Tower Grove Park

St. Louis
County parks

North area	Bella Fontaine County Park General Daniel Bissell House County Park Bon Oak County Park Castlepoint County Park Champ County Park Endicott County Park Fort Belle Fontaine County Park King County Park Kinloch County Park Larimore County Park McDonnell County Park Sioux Passage County Park Spanish Lake County Park St. Vincent County Park Veterans Memorial County Park

West area	Creve Coeur County Park Ebsworth County Park Faust County Park Greensfelder County Park Lone Elk County Park Love County Park Queeny County Park Tilles County Park West Tyson County Park

South area	Bee Tree County Park Black Forest County Park Bohrer County Park Buder County Park Cliff Cave County Park Clydesdale County Park Jefferson Barracks County Park Laumeier Sculpture Park Lemay County Park Mathilda-Welmering County Park Ohlendorf County Park Simpson County Park Suson County Park Sylvan Springs County Park Unger County Park George Winter County Park

Greater St. Louis

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