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词条 Parks in Greater St. Louis
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  1. Parks in the city of St. Louis

     Other parks 

  2. Parks in St. Louis County

  3. State parks

  4. References

  5. External links

{{About|parks in Greater St. Louis|parks in the city of St. Louis|Parks in St. Louis, Missouri}}

Parks in Greater St. Louis are administered by a variety of state, county, and municipal authorities. The region also is home to Gateway Arch National Park, site of the Gateway Arch, the only National Memorial in the state of Missouri. Among the largest municipal parks is Forest Park, which is {{convert|1293|acre|km2|1}} and is located in the city of St. Louis, although both Greensfelder County Park and Creve Coeur Park in St. Louis County are larger, at {{convert|1646|and|2114|acre|km2|1}} respectively. St. Louis County is also the location of two large state parks, Babler State Park with {{convert|3.8|sqmi|km2}} and Castlewood State Park with {{convert|2.8|sqmi|km2}}. The largest state park in the region is Meramec State Park, located near Sullivan, Missouri, with {{convert|10.8|sqmi|km2}} of parkland.

Parks in the city of St. Louis

The city of St. Louis owns and maintains more than one hundred parks, ranging in size from {{convert|1371|acre|km2|1}} of Forest Park to less than {{convert|1|acre|m2|adj=on}}. Parks are administered by the city of St. Louis Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry, the National Park Service, or a separate private board, such as Tower Grove Park, which is maintained by a Board of Commissioners but remains city property. The Compton Hill Reservoir Park, which is owned by the city and maintained by the St. Louis Water Division.

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, Gateway Arch National Park, 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.

Parks in St. Louis County

St. Louis County owns and maintains more than forty parks, including playgrounds and nature preserves. It also operates several recreation centers, the Museum of Transportation, and the Affton Community Center. In addition to parks owned by St. Louis County, several municipalities in the county also own and maintain their own park systems.

State parks

Ten Missouri state parks are in Greater St. Louis, and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources also operates several state historic sites in the region.[2]

References

1. ^{{cite web |url= http://stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/parks/parks/browse-parks.cfm |title= St. Louis City Parks |publisher=City of St. Louis |accessdate=December 20, 2012}}
2. ^http://mostateparks.com/

External links

  • St. Louis City Parks Division
  • List of St. Louis City Parks
  • St. Louis Amusement Parks of the past
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