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Turtle PlaygroundParent rating: ![]() Location: 5595 Grand Drive, Dennis & Judith Jones Visitor Center, Saint Louis, MO One of Forest Park's best-known play...
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Benton ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: South Jefferson and Arsenal Street, Saint Louis, MO Historic, 14-acre Benton Park - created in 1866 - features a man-made lake, stocked with fish and crossed by a rustic, picturesque bridge. The park also features a reflecting poo... |
Broemmelsiek ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: Schwede Road & Wilson Road, Wentzville, MO Broemmelsiek Park was designed with a special focus on the area's natural features. The 494-acre property features several lakes and a blend of oak-hickory forest and rolling pastures suitable ...
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Indian Creek Camp ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: Dietrich and Flint Hilll Roads, Wentzville, MO Indian Creek Camp Park the largest in the St. Charles County Parks Department's system. It boasts prairie land, vast wooded hills, and protected habitats for deer, turkey, quail, and other wild...
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Riverlands Migratory Bird SanctuaryParent rating: ![]() Location: 301 Riverlands Way, West Alton, MO The Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary has been officially designated by the National Audubon Society as an Important Bird Area: A number of common and rare birds - including bald eagl...
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Spanish Lake ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 12636 Spanish Pond Road, Saint Louis, MO Spanish Lake Park has year-'round fishing at its Spanish Lake (34 acres) and Sunfish Lake (29 acres) for those with a Missouri State fishing license. Boating is allowed but is restricted...
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Quail Ridge ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 5501 Quail Ridge Parkway, Wentzville, MO Quail Ridge Park, near Peruque Creek, offers 250 acres of rolling pastures, wooded hillsides, and rich bottomland. Songbirds, deer, turkey, and other wildlife call the park home and can ...
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CitygardenParent rating: ![]() Location: 801 Market Street, Saint Louis, MO Citygarden, which celebrated its grand opening in the summer of 2009, is a lovely three-acre sculpture garden in downtown St. Louis. It features arched walls, pathways, terraces, reflect...
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Maryland Heights Parks & RecreationParent rating: ![]() Location: 2344 McKelvey, Maryland Heights, MO Vago Community Park plays host to several popular childre...
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Suson ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 6059 Wells Road, Saint Louis, MO Home to fishing lakes that are stocked every three weeks, as well as several large, reservable picnic shelters that offer electric outlets, clean restrooms, water, and barbeque pits, 98-acre |
Lone Elk ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 1 Lone Elk Park Rd, Valley Park, MO Lone Elk Park is a 546-acre wildlife management area that serves as a preserve for bison, wild turkey, waterfowl, elk, and deer. The park includes several picnic sites and shelters. |
World Bird SanctuaryParent rating: ![]() Location: 125 Bald Eagle Ridge Road, Valley Park, MO One of North America's largest facilities for the conservation of birds, the 130-acre World Bird Sanctuary is dedicated to interactive, entertaining environmental education about the ear...
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August A. Busch Memorial Conservation AreaParent rating: ![]() Location: 2360 Hwy. D, Saint Charles, MO The August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area features walking trails, a shooting range, 32 fishing lakes, and a Visitor Center with exhibits. Brochures can be picked up at the Center f...
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Powder Valley Conservation Nature CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 11715 Cragwold Road, Saint Louis, MO Hikers and power walkers flock to the three miles of paved trails on the rocky slopes surrounding the Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center. These are strictly walking trails - no jog...
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Missouri Botanical GardenParent rating: ![]() Location: 4344 Shaw Boulevard, Saint Louis, MO The winner of our 2008 Parents' Picks quest to find the best eco-friendly place for families in St. Louis, t...
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