Parks in St. Louis, Missouri
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Parks in St. Louis, Missouri
are administered by the city of St. Louis Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry, the National Park Service
, or a separate private board, and include 105 city parks and several other recreational areas.
, is owned by the city and maintained by the St. Louis Parks Division, although several other parks in the city are maintained by other groups, such as Tower Grove Park
, which is owned by the city but administered by a separate board, or the Compton Hill Reservoir Park
, which is owned by the city and maintained by the St. Louis Water Division.
, 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.
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
are administered by the city of St. Louis Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry, the National Park Service
National Park Service
The National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations...
, or a separate private board, and include 105 city parks and several other recreational areas.
City of St. Louis parks
The city of St. Louis owns more than one hundred parcels of parkland, including playgrounds and a cemetery. The largest park in St. Louis, Forest ParkForest Park (St. Louis)
Forest Park is a public park located in western part of the city of St. Louis, Missouri. It is a prominent civic center and covers . The park, which opened in 1876 more than a decade after its proposal, has hosted several significant events, including the Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904 and...
, is owned by the city and maintained by the St. Louis Parks Division, although several other parks in the city are maintained by other groups, such as Tower Grove Park
Tower Grove Park
Tower Grove Park is a municipal park in the City of St. Louis, Missouri. Most of its land was donated to the city by Henry Shaw in 1868. It is on 289 acres adjacent to the Missouri Botanical Garden, another of Shaw’s legacies. It extends 1.6 miles from west to east, between Kingshighway...
, which is owned by the city but administered by a separate board, or the Compton Hill Reservoir Park
Compton Hill Reservoir Park
Compton Hill Reservoir Park is a public park located in the Compton Heights neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Located on one of the highest elevations within the city, the park surrounds a reservoir used to provide water for many of the city's residents.- History :James P. Kirkwood...
, which is owned by the city and maintained by the St. Louis Water Division.
| Name | Area (acres) | Aboussie Park Aboussie Park Aboussie Park is a municipal park in St. Louis. It is the city's smallest park, with less than .-Geography:The park is located at 13th Street and Lynch Street in the neighborhood of Soulard.-See also:*People and culture of St. Louis, Missouri... | .4 | 13th and Lynch |
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| Adams Park♦ | 2.3 | Tower Grove and Vista | ||
| Alaska Park | 4.7 | Alaska and Schirmer | ||
| Aloe Plaza Aloe Plaza Aloe Plaza is part of the Terminus section of the St. Louis Gateway Mall. It is two blocks in size and sits directly in front of Union Station. It is bounded by Market, Chestnut, 18th, and 20th streets.... |
2.4 | 18th and Market | ||
| Aloe Plaza West | 1 | 20th and Market | ||
| Amberg Park | 2.8 | Keokuk and Gustine | ||
| Banks Park | 3.4 | Garrison and Brantner | ||
| Barrett Brothers Park | 13.2 | St. Louis and Goodfellow | ||
| Beckett Playground | 3.3 | Taylor and Cook | ||
| Bellerive Park | 8.7 | Broadway and Bates | ||
| Benton Park | 14.3 | Jefferson and Arsenal | ||
| Berra Park | 4.8 | Shaw and Macklind | ||
| Blasé Park‡ | 112 | Riverview and Scranton | ||
| Bradley Park | 3.2 | Marcus and Margaretta | ||
| Buder Playground | 2.3 | Ewing and Rutger | ||
| Busch Park | 6.2 | Broadway and Calvary | ||
| Carnegie Park | 2.1 | Indiana and Utah | ||
| Carondelet Park Carondelet Park Carondelet Park, established in 1875, is the third largest park in the city of St. Louis, Missouri. The park contains nearly and is located in the southeastern portion of the city, just west of Interstate 55, and is accessible at the Loughborough Avenue exit. Loughborough Avenue is the park's... |
180 | Grand and Loughborough | ||
| Carondelet Lions Park | 1.7 | Davis and Michigan | ||
| Chain of Rocks Park Chain of Rocks Park Chain of Rocks Park is a cultural park in St. Louis, Missouri. Owned by the City of St. Louis Water Division, it is one of the few city parks not under the jurisdiction of the Parks Department. The park is situated next to the Chain of Rocks Bridge.-Geography:... † |
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| Chambers Park | 6.3 | Compton and Cardinal | ||
| Charles Park | 3 | Elwood and Broadway | ||
| Cherokee Park | 8.9 | 13th and Wyoming | ||
| Christy Park | 32.4 | Kingshighway and Gravois | ||
| Citygarden Citygarden Citygarden is an urban park and sculpture garden in St. Louis, Missouri owned by the City of St. Louis but maintained by the Gateway Foundation. It is located between Eighth, Tenth, Market, and Chestnut streets, in the city's "Gateway Mall" area. Before being converted to a garden and park, the... ‡‡ |
2.9 | 8th and Market | ||
| Clifton Heights Park | 4.4 | Simpson and Bowman | ||
| Columbus Square Park | .5 | 11th and Biddle | ||
| Compton Hill Reservoir Park Compton Hill Reservoir Park Compton Hill Reservoir Park is a public park located in the Compton Heights neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Located on one of the highest elevations within the city, the park surrounds a reservoir used to provide water for many of the city's residents.- History :James P. Kirkwood... †† |
36 | Grand Avenue and I-44 | ||
| Davis Park | 9.6 | Lillian and Oriole | ||
| Fairground Park Fairground Park Fairground Park is a municipal park in St. Louis, Missouri, that opened in 1908. It was originally a privately owned facility, used by the St. Louis Agricultural and Mechanical Association for the St. Louis Exposition from 1856 through 1902 . The annual exposition ceased in 1902 as preparations for... |
131 | Grand and Natural Bridge | ||
| Fanetti Plaza | 1.7 | Michigan and Schirmer | ||
| Filipiac Park | 4.3 | 9th and Biddle | ||
| Forest Park Forest Park (St. Louis) Forest Park is a public park located in western part of the city of St. Louis, Missouri. It is a prominent civic center and covers . The park, which opened in 1876 more than a decade after its proposal, has hosted several significant events, including the Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904 and... |
1293 | Lindell and Kingshighway | ||
| Fountain Park Fountain Park, St. Louis Fountain Park is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. The Fountain Park neighborhood is located in north St. Louis, Missouri with Martin Luther King on the north, Delmar on the south, Walton on the east, and Kingshighway on the west. It is just two blocks north of the Central West End of the... |
1.5 | Euclid and Fountain | ||
| Fourteenth Street Mall | 1.3 | 14th and Warren | ||
| Fowler Park | .7 | Page and Union | ||
| Fox Park | 2.7 | Iowa and Victor | ||
| Francis Park | 60 | Donovan and Eichelberger | ||
| Franz Park | 4.7 | Mitchell and Prather | ||
| Freeman Park | .9 | Des Peres and DeBaliviere | ||
| Fremont Park | 2.3 | Lynch and Salena | ||
| Gateway Mall Plaza | 2 | 8th and Market | ||
| Giles Park | 5.4 | Hodiamont and Catalpa | ||
| Gravois Park | 8.2 | Louisiana and Miami | ||
| Hall Park | 2.3 | Cole and Shelby Place | ||
| Handy Park | 12 | Euclid and Ashland | ||
| Hickey Park | 16.3 | 8700 N. Broadway | ||
| Hyde Park | 11.8 | Blair and Salisbury | ||
| Interco Plaza | .7 | Tucker and Martin Luther King | ||
| Jackson Place Park | 1.6 | 11th and Market | ||
| Kaufmann Park | 1 | Tucker and Market | ||
| Kennedy Park | 1 | Olive and Washington | ||
| Kiener Plaza | 1.9 | 6th and Broadway | ||
| Kingsbury Square Park | .6 | Kingsbury and Westminster | ||
| Laclede Park | 3.2 | Iowa and Gasconade | ||
| Lafayette Park Lafayette Park Lafayette Park may refer to a location in the United States:*Lafayette Park, Detroit, Michigan, a park, development, and neighborhood*Lafayette Park Historic District, a historic district in Albany, New York... |
30 | Missouri and Lafayette | ||
| Leisure Park | 16.1 | Kingshighway and Gravois | ||
| Leisure Park | 7.3 | Tucker and Park | ||
| Lindenwood Park | 14.1 | Jamieson and Pernod | ||
| Lucas Gardens Park | 1.1 | 13th and Locust | ||
| Lucier Park | 3 | Hamilton and Westminster | ||
| Lyon Park | 10.9 | Broadway and Arsenal | ||
| Marquette Park | 17 | Osage and Minnesota | ||
| May Amphitheater | 1.9 | 6th and Market | ||
| McDonald Park | 3 | Utah and Bent | ||
| Memorial Plaza | 11.3 | 13th and Chestnut | ||
| Mestres Park | 2.6 | Tucker and Chouteau | ||
| Minnesota and Hill Park | .5 | Minnesota and Hill | ||
| Minniewood Park | 4.5 | Broadway and Meremac | ||
| Mt. Pleasant Park | 3.2 | Michigan and Dakota | ||
| Murphy Park | 10.1 | Cass and Hogan | ||
| O'Fallon Park O'Fallon Park O'Fallon Park is a municipal park in St. Louis, Missouri, that opened in 1908.-Geography:O'Fallon Park is located near the riverfront. On the north, it is bordered by Interstate 70; on the southwest, by W. Florissant Ave. The southeastern border follows E. Harris Ave., Algernon St., and Adelaide... |
127 | Florissant and Harris | ||
| Parkland Park | 2.4 | Hamilton and Maple | ||
| Penrose Park | 51 | Kingshighway and Penrose | ||
| Perry Park | 11.3 | Cabanne and Belt | ||
| Poelker Park | 1 | 12th and Market | ||
| Pontiac Square Park | 1.5 | 9th and Ann | ||
| Porter Mall | 8.1 | DaBaliviere and Delmar | ||
| River Des Peres Park River Des Peres Park -Geography:River Des Peres Park is located near River Des Peres and the St. Louis City/County border line.-Surrounding areas:The parks borders are Lansdowne Avenue, Morganfield Avenue, and River Des Peres Boulevard-See also:... |
145 | Lansdowne and Morganfield | ||
| River Des Peres Extension Park | 10.8 | Holly Hills and Germania | ||
| Rumbold Park | 3 | Spring and Market | ||
| Russell Park | 1.1 | Cabanne and Russell | ||
| St. Louis Place Park St. Louis Place Park St. Louis Place Park is a long and linear municipal park, encompassing 9 and a half blocks between 21st Street and Rauschenbach Ave.-Surrounding areas:... |
14.1 | 21st and St. Louis | ||
| St. Marcus Cemetery | 25.5 | Gravois and Loughborough | ||
| Seay Park | 3 | Gamble and Glasgow | ||
| Serra Sculpture Park | 1.1 | 11th and Market | ||
| Sherman Park | 22 | Kingshighway and Martin Luther King | ||
| Soulard Park | 1.9 | 7th and Soulard | ||
| St. Louis Square Park | 1.7 | Broadway and Courtois | ||
| Strauss Park* | − | − | ||
| Strodtman Park | 1.7 | 13th and Palm | ||
| Sublette Park | 13.5 | Sublette and Arsenal | ||
| Tambo Park | 1 | Rutger and Ohio | ||
| Tandy Park | 5.6 | Kennerly and Pendleton | ||
| Terry Park | 4 | Compton and Eads | ||
| Tiffany Park | 1.1 | Spring and Blaine | ||
| Tilles Park | 29 | Hampton and Fyler | ||
| Tower Grove Park Tower Grove Park Tower Grove Park is a municipal park in the City of St. Louis, Missouri. Most of its land was donated to the city by Henry Shaw in 1868. It is on 289 acres adjacent to the Missouri Botanical Garden, another of Shaw’s legacies. It extends 1.6 miles from west to east, between Kingshighway... ± |
289 | South Grand and Arsenal | ||
| Turner Playground | 1.4 | Sarah and West Belle | ||
| Unity Park | 2 | Thekla and Riverview | ||
| Vivian and Astra Park | 1.1 | Vivian and Astra | ||
| Walnut Park | 2.3 | Thrush and Lillian | ||
| Washington Square | 13.5 | 14th and Market | ||
| Willmore Park | 106 | Hampton and Jamieson | ||
| Windsor Park | 3.3 | Blair and Penrose | ||
| Yeatman Square Park | 3.5 | Leffingwell and Market | ||
| ♦ 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. |
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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 MemorialJefferson National Expansion Memorial
The Jefferson National Expansion Memorial is in St. Louis, Missouri, near the starting point of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. It was designated as a National Memorial by Executive Order 7523, on December 21, 1935, and is maintained by the National Park Service .The park was established to...
, owned and maintained by the National Park Service, Kiel Triangle Park, owned by the Bi-State Development Agency
Bi-State Development Agency
The Bi-State Development Agency is an interstate compact formed by Missouri and Illinois in 1949. Since February 2003 the agency has been doing business as Metro. It operates with a budget of $160 million, which is funded by sales taxes from the City of St. Louis and St. Louis County, the St...
, and Luther Ely Smith Park, owned and maintained by the National Park Service.
See also
- Lafayette Square, St. LouisLafayette Square, St. LouisLafayette Square is a neighborhood in St. Louis, Missouri that is bounded on the north by Chouteau Avenue, on the south by Interstate 44, on the east by Truman Parkway and on the west by South Jefferson Avenue. It surrounds Lafayette Park, which is the city's oldest public park, created by...
neighborhood with the first public park west of the Mississippi