City Services
Contact Us
City Council
Boards & Commissions
City Ordinances
Meetings & Agendas
Calendar
History
MAPS
www Links
Surveys
Picture Gallery
Search
Site Map
Home

 

 

  Park System -- Location & Acreages

Kirkwood City Park || McEntee Memorial Park || 

Monfort Park Conceptual Site Plan ||

Russell E. Emmenegger Nature Park || Fillmore Park ||

Fireman's Memorial Park || Grant's Trail || Greentree Park || 

Meacham Park || Meramec Highlands Quarry at Dee Koestering Park || 

Mitchell Park  ||  Kirkwood Recreation Station Aquatic Center || 

Walker Park  || Parks & Rec Home


The Kirkwood Parks System is a part of the
Missouri Parks And Recreation Association
.

Kirkwood Park -- 72 Acre Site
Located at Adams & Geyer Rds.
Kirkwood Park is located at the intersection of Adams and Geyer Road. The most heavily used of all Kirkwood's parks, Kirkwood Park features an outdoor amphitheater, 19 picnic sites, 2 pavilions, 5 softball fields, 10 tennis courts, 2 handball courts, horseshoe pits, shuffleboard courts, a playground, and a spray fountain. Walker Lake provides fishing year-round including participation in the Missouri Department of Conservation trout program over the winter. Annual events held in the park include the Freedom Fiesta in July, the Greentree Festival in September, and summer concerts.  The Kirkwood Community Center, Robert G. Reim Theater and the Recreation Station Aquatic Center and Ice Arena are all located in the southeast corner of the park.

McEntee Memorial Park -- .5 Acre
Located at Madison and Clay

McEntee Memorial Park is located at the intersections of Clay and Madison just west of the Kirkwood Police Department. The park offers an excellent vantage point for viewing trains that use the Union Pacific tracks to the north of the park. A recently remodeled playground is a popular attraction for children while the picnic tables, Optimist Club gazebo, and benches offer a place for adults to relax. A special memorial was erected in July 2006 in honor of slain Kirkwood Police Sergeant William L. McEntee, who was killed in the line of duty on July 5, 2005. The park was renamed in his honor.

Russell E. Emmenegger Nature Park --124 Acre Site
Located west of Highway 270 off of Cragwold Road

The Russell E. Emmenegger Nature Park is a 94 acre nature park located by I-270, I-44 and the Meramec River. Emmenegger became a Kirkwood park on March 6, 1975, when the land was dedicated the Russell E. Emmenegger Nature Park at a city council meeting. Russell E. Emmenegger donated half of the land and the other half was purchased with a grant from Department of Interior Bureau of Outdoor Recreation Secretary's Contingency Fund. The public dedication and official opening of the park occurred on June 1, 1975. The goal was for the natural beauty of the park to be the primary attraction. 

The nature park is located between the Possum Woods Conservation Area, a 14-acre tract, and the Emmenegger Nature Park Staging Area, also a 14-acre tract located at 11991 Stoneywood. Kirkwood Parks Department and Missouri Department of Conservation worked together to develop the park. Russell E. Emmenegger park includes 1.5 miles of trails frequented by hikers and nature lovers, part of which is a .5-mile accessible, paved trail. Disabled parking and year-round restroom facilities are available at the trailhead, located near the Staging Area, where a bridge connects the Russell E. Emmenegger Staging Area to the park. Emmenegger Nature Park provides visitors with picnicing opportunities, peaceful nature walks, and a sheltered area. A variety of nature programs are led in the park by Powder Valley Nature Center staff.

Fillmore Park -- 2.5 Acre Site
Located at Fillmore and Clinton Place

Fillmore park was expanded in 1985 when the city purchased two properties at the intersection of South Fillmore and East Clinton. The park was initially designed as a passive park; there were no ball fields, basketball courts or other such facilities. In 1991 playground equipment was installed. The equipment was replaced in 1995-96 with more modern equipment that met safety and ADA standards.

Fireman's Park -- 4 Acre Site, Undeveloped
Located at 11700 Big Bend
Fireman's Park, located near fire house #2, was defined as a park in 1983. It is a 3.4 acre undeveloped area.

Grant’s Trail -- .3 Acre site
Corner of Leffingwell and Holmes
This site is offers access in Kirkwood to the 10 plus mile Grant’s Trail that runs south through Oakland, Crestwood, and Grantwood Village, to its terminus at Orlando Gardens on Union.  Services at the Kirkwood trailhead include parking, seasonal restroom, drinking fountain and benches.

Greentree Park -- 86 Acre Site
Located W of I-270 Off Marshall Rd.
Greentree Park is situated along the Meramec River off of Marshall Road. The park features a picnic shelter, remote controlled car track, boat ramp, and lighted soccer and football fields. The location along the Meramec River offers recreational opportunities unavailable in other parks. However, due to its close proximity to the river, the park is subject to seasonal flooding. The remote controlled car track is currently operated by the Dirt Burners Remote Controlled Car Track club.  The park also features a mile long stretch of the Meramec River Greenway Trail, and connects to additional trails in neighboring Simpson Park, operated by St. Louis County Parks and Recreation.

Meacham Park -- 1.25 Acre Site
Located in the
300 Block of New York Street
Pavilion, Restrooms, Basketball Court, Spray Fountain, Playground, Accessible Walking Paths

Meramec Highlands Quarry at Dee Koestering Park -- 9.5 Acre Site
Located at 1703 Marshall Road
This site is a nature park with walking trails; site of the historic Meramec Highlands Quarry. Many large quarry stones on site. Acquisition was partially funded by a grant from the Land and Water Conversation Fund.
Trail, Accessible Parking, Paved Bluff Trail, No Services.

Mitchell Park -- .3 Acre Site
Located in the 100 block of Mitchell

Little Mitchell Park is a .3 acre park located in the 100 block of Mitchell. The playground equipment in Mitchell Park was replaced in 1995-96 with equipment that met safety and ADA standards.

Recreation Station Aquatic Center -- 4 Acre Site
Located at 111 S. Geyer Rd.; South of Kirkwood Community Center

The 4 acre Kirkwood Recreation Station Aquatic Center is a state-of-the-art aquatic facility consisting of a competitive pool, leisure pool, family play pool, lazy river, slides and plunges. The pool is open from Memorial Day until Labor Day, and is open to residents of Kirkwood, Glendale and Oakland.

Walker Park -- .5 Acre site

135 E. Washington
Kirkwood’s northernmost park, acquired through a generous donation from the Myrtle and Earl Walker family, Walker Park is a ½ acre park site located across the street from the Kirkwood YMCA at the corner of Taylor and Washington.  Current amenities include a gazebo, child’s play equipment, paved walkways, game table area, water feature, park benches, walkways and two decorative bronze turtles also donated by the Walkers.