Great Park! So many beautiful trees. It's a great workout with many wonderful trails. My…read moretwo-year-old daughter loved it and the little cute play area. Go to this park if you have not been there. It's so pretty and well kept.

So this place is literally hidden. Actually, that might be one of the best things about it! Plenty…read moreof parking and a perfect place to take your four legged friends. They've got the poop bags at the beginning of the trail (always a good sign). You can go either of two directions to start. It's not crazy big but it's a nice place go come back to once in a while. There's a bit of water, and a few benches around. You could even have lunch if you so desired. Enjoy your visit! I know your doggie will appreciate it!! :)

No real trail. Nice disc golf course. New playground area. Pretty lake with new bridgesread more

Great little park with several playgrounds for the kids. They also allow fishing in the "lake" and…read morehave ducks/geese running about. Don't forget to stop at the Aldi's on the corner to get a loaf of bread to feed them from the bridge if you want.

It is a very nice playground and it is also nice for kids that are on the spectrum since it is…read morepartially fenced in. My grandkids loved it!

What a fun park for kids! I love that the play structure is different. The area for littler kids…read morewas perfect for my toddler. Lots of shaded picnic tables. The bathrooms were clean. My kids had a fantastic time and we will be back!

A 40 acre wetland in Edwardsville, IL, the Watershed Nature Center was transformed from a city…read morelagoon to a city park in 1995. Our friends from Edwardsville took me and my wife there on a hot Monday afternoon. It was great to see collaboration between residents and city government to transform and maintain land used by both wildlife and people. This land was a sewage lagoon until 1984, when it was filled and stopped being used. In 1990, a proposal was made to transform it into a nature preserve, and a non-profit was formed to coordinate. Over the next five years, both public and private money was used to slowly terraform, until the center was officially opened to the public in 1995. The center features paved hiking trails, a raised marsh walk, and an air conditioned welcome center with educational classrooms. The Nature Preserve Foundation maintains the trails and native habitats. We saw quite a few animals during our stroll, with various birds (our friends are birders) and even a large snapping turtle close to the concrete marsh walk. We realized later that there was a female turtle underneath. There was also an area where bamboo was growing, with it being pretty clear how fast it can spread and grow if not intentionally controlled.

Located in Edwardsville Illinois,this is a nice 40 acre park with wetlands,woodlands and…read moregrasslands. Paved and gravel trails are well marked . Most trails circle the small lagoon. Pets are welcome. Plenty of parking.

We love Lafayette Park. The perfect size for a nice walk, huge pond with ducks you can watch for…read morehours, walking trails and free concerts. A gorgeous bridge and plenty of beautiful things to see. We took our engagement photos here and also enjoyed coffee together the morning of our wedding, so it has so much meaning to us. We love walking around, especially in the spring and fall, and enjoying this beautiful city!

Lafayette Park: where the grass is lush, the bandstand is iconic, and the summer concert series is…read morethe closest thing St. Louis has to Coachella--if Coachella had lawn chairs, wine tumblers, and that one guy who insists on dancing solo in front of the stage like he's possessed by jazz itself. The music? Surprisingly awesome. Local bands bring the heat, the horns, and sometimes even a keytar. The crowd? A delightful mix of retirees, toddlers, dogs in bandanas, and millennials who wandered in after hearing drums while walking their compost bins. It's BYO everything--chairs, snacks, wine, existential joy. The energy is peak Midwest wholesome with just enough chaos to keep it interesting (watch out for rogue frisbees and unsupervised toddlers with glow sticks). Truly, if you haven't awkwardly clapped along to a Stevie Wonder cover while holding a sweaty brie wedge and dodging bubbles... are you even living?

I was hoping they'd cover the cost of this review, and luckily, they Compt me…read more This is a beautiful park in the heart of German St Louis, with a beautiful water tower that dominates the neighbourhood, and it's gorgeous. If they kept the park a little bit better and a little cleaner and safer at night, I would probably give it the extra star. But it is one of my preferred places to visit when I'm in St. Louis. And what's more, the tower can be seen from far around and I absolutely love it, and the feeling it gives this part of the STL.

Came here for a neighborhood run on a weekday morning, didn't see anyone else. Pretty flat, not too…read moremuch to see, pleasant park though!

Love this park with its marked 1 mile trail. Parking not a problem. Nice place to relax at a…read moreshelter or picnic table.

This park's big name fits it: It's the largest of the city's several parks and is centrally located…read morein Columbia. Bolm-Schuhkraft sprawls over 40 hilly acres. A 1-mile paved walking path takes you around the parks's many features. Those include four picnic pavilions with BBQ grills, football and baseball fields, a fenced roller hockey rink, basketball court, batting cage, four horseshoe pits, four tennis courts, sand volleyball courts, and multiple playgrounds. There are also two military memorials.

This park is AWESOME! Awesome for the dogs and it's nice to meet other dog lovers! So much fun for…read morethe doggies!

From the Park & Rec Dept website: More than just "room to roam"…read more To use the 2.5 acre dog park: Owners must register their dogs and provide proof of their dog's immunization records to the Parks & Recreation office. Owners then receive a swipe card for access to the park. I take "Angus": our Australian Shepherd (a 21/2 year old rescue) here on a daily basis. He's a little hyper and still adjusting, so I use the park so he can get up in the morning and run himself silly chasing the pedestrian and bike traffic that runs parallel to the Dog Park. My wife usually takes him in the near dusk time to allow him to unwind for the evening and he's been socializing with the other dogs. While many owners let the dogs run "free" not everyone should; unless they know their dog's temperament around other animals and people. While this is a good learning experience for him; my wife and I sometimes have to corral him in the smaller dog area when he's wanting to herd other dogs and not be social. It's a great park and while they've an agility course in the large dog side of the park, it's missing a jump bar that was damaged sometime after the opening. The smaller dog area has a few agility items and we usually take Angus there to practice the smaller obsticle course.