St. Louis Parks & Recreation

Construction is finally underway at the City of St. Louis' newest park in the Forest Park Southeast (The Grove) neighborhood. Dubbed Chouteau Park, the park is located on the northern side of the 4300-block of Chouteau. When complete, the park with feature a multipurporse sports field, playground, and outdoor amphitheater. The first phase of the park should be completed in the early-2012 with some...

With their waterways spanning across most of the United States, the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers are the two largest rivers in the country. While they are no longer the transportation corridors they once were, there is no doubt that their commercial importance helped make St. Louis what it is. Unfortunately,  most St. Louisians take these waterways for granted. But if you would like to see their...

Late each summer, in South St. Louis' Tower Grove Park, nearly 150,000 people come through the park to sample a bit of merchandise, culture and food from countries around the world. Countries in attendance range from as familiar as Mexico and Scotland, to as obscure as Eritrea and Congo. It's an interesting experience and a good way to exercise your pallet. For the 12th annual Festival of...

Often overshadowed by it's larger cousin to the south, Fremont Park is a 2.31 acres park located at the corner of Salena and Lynch in the Benton Park Neighborhood of St. Louis. Formerly known as Pontiac Central Park, this green space features a softball field, a playground and a fair amount of open space and shaded areas. The softball field isn't much, but the facilities are good enough for casual game of...