Most St. Louis County Parks Reopened; Includes

Sioux Passage, Spanish Lake, Creve Coeur

County Executive Sam Page announced the re-opening of many of the larger St. Louis County parks on April 28, after nearly one month of being shut down.

“We are re-opening most of our parks today, confident that our residents are familiar living in a world with new guidelines for moving about safely,” said St. Louis County Executive Sam Page. “Thank you to all our residents. Because of your diligence to stay home, stay safe and go out only when necessary, we are confident your sacrifices made a difference.”

The below parks and trails are now open:
Bee Tree
Bella Fontaine
Blake C Snyder Memorial
Buder
Butler Lake
Castlepoint
Cliff Cave
Champ
Creve Coeur
Faust
Fort Belle Fontaine
George Winter
Grant’s Trail
Greensfelder
Jefferson Barracks
Laumeier Sculpture Park
Lemay
Lone Elk (drive-thru only)
Love
Lower Meramec
McDonnell
Ohlendorf West
Queeny
Sherman Beach
Simpson
Sioux Passage
Spanish Lake
St. Vincent
Suson
Tilles
Unger
Veterans Memorial
West Tyson

The below parks will remain closed:

Antire
Bissell House
Black Forest
Bohrer
Bright
Classe
Ebsworth
Endicott
Hunter’s Ford
King
Kinloch
Larimore
Mackenzie
Mathilda-Welmering
Memorial
Ohlendorf
Robert Winter
Schaefer Bend
St. George
Sylvan Springs
Widman

Lone Elk Park will be open to drive-thru traffic only. Most loop trails will be converted into “one-way” trails. All other trails will remain two directional.
Park restrooms, dog park, indoor facilities, sports courts, shelters, exercise stations, playgrounds, skate parks and the Creve Coeur Park Soccer Complex are closed.
All programs, activities, events and rentals (regardless of size) are canceled thru at least Friday, May 15.
Park Rangers are continuing their duties as normal. Initially, Park Rangers will be assisted by other St. Louis County Park staff at several locations as Park Ambassadors to remind visitors to socially distance and not gather.
Yard signs, electronic message boards and banners with social distancing reminders have been placed around parks.
If someone wishes to report any lack of social distancing they can contact the Park Watch Hotline at 314-615-ISEE (4733).

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