McDonnell Park

McDonnell Park (James S. McDonnell Park)
Type	St. Louis County Parks
Location	Unincorporated St. Louis County, MO
Coordinates	38°42′54″N 90°24′07″W / 38.715°N 90.402°W / 38.715; -90.402Coordinates: 38°42′54″N 90°24′07″W / 38.715°N 90.402°W / 38.715; -90.402
Area	131 acres (0.53 km²)
Created	1978
Operated by	St. Louis County Parks Department
Status	Open all year (except Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas)

McDonnell Park is a county park in unincorporated Central St. Louis County between the cities of Overland, St. Ann, Creve Coeur and Maryland Heights. The park is named in honor of James S. McDonnell founder of McDonnell Douglas Aircraft.

History

McDonnell Park was originally referred to as the Adie Road Parksite, when purchased in 1977 and declared a County Park in 1978. In 1980 the name was officially changed to James S. McDonnell Memorial County Park in honor of the late founder of McDonnell Douglas. The house in the southeast corner of the park is the Park Rangers/Area Managers office.

Ameneties

Fitness and Bike Trail: The 1.6 mile trail winds through the park and has 16 fitness stations which include parallel bars, isometric squats, balance beam, a chin-up bar and stretch station. Suitable for jogging, running, walking, skating and biking.
Amphitheater: Natural amphitheater for seating over 200
Shelters and Picnic Tables: The park features two main shelters with water, electricity barbecue pits and restrooms, McDonnell Shelter named after James S. McDonnell and Lindbergh Shelter named after Charles Lindbergh. Multiple picnic tables surround the shelters and are scattered throughout the park as well.
Playgrounds: McDonnell Park consists of two playgrounds, one near Lindbergh Shelter in the northwest corner of the park and the other playground is near the McDonnell Shelter in the middle-south area of the park.
Volleyball Court: Sand volleyball is available near the Lindbergh Shelter.

Events and usage

Park facilities can be rented for reunions, weddings and other activities. McDonnell Park has been host to the annual Fords Unlimited Car Show for over 20 years.

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St Louis Country Parks & Recreation

Parks in Greater St. Louis

St. Louis
City parks

Maintained by city	Aboussie Park Alaska Park Aloe Plaza Aloe Plaza West Amberg Park Amherst Park Jet Banks Park Barrett Brothers Park Beckett Playground Bellerive Park Benton Park Louis G. "Midge" Berra Park Colonel George H. Blasé Park Eugene "Tink" Bradley Park Buder Playground Busche Park Carnegie Park Carondelet Park Carondelet Lions Park Carr Square Chain of Rocks Park Jordan W. Chambers Park Cherokee Park Chouteau Park Christy Park Citygarden Clifton Heights Park Compton Hill Reservoir Park Costello Park De Soto Park Dickman Park Dwight Davis Park Eads Square Park Ellendale and Arsenal Park Fairground Park Fanetti Plaza Forest Park Fountain Park Fourteeth Street Mall Fox Park Father Filipiac Park Francis Park Franz Park Fremont Park Gamble Park Garrison-Brantner-Webster Park Gateway Mall Gwen B. Giles Park Grand Center Park Gravois Park Hamilton Heights Park W.C. Handy Park David Hickey Park Hyde Park Interco Plaza Jackson Place Park Kaufmann Park Kennedy Park Kenrick Garden Triangle Park Kiener Plaza Kingsbury Square Park Laclede Park Lafayette Park Joe Leisure Park Ray Leisure Park Lindenwood Park Lucas Garden Park Phillip Lucier Park Lyon Park Marquette Park May Amphitheater McDonald Park Memorial Plaza Mestres Park Minnesota & Hill Park Minniewood Park Mount Pleasant Park O'Fallon Park Parkland Park Penrose Park Ivory Perry Park Poelker Park Pontiac Square Park Ruth Porter Park River Des Peres Park River Des Peres Extension Rumbold Park Ernest J. Russell Park Serra Sculpture Park Sherman Park Sister Marie Charles Park Soulard Playground South St. Louis Square Park St. Louis Place Park St. Marcus Commemorative Park Strodtman Park Sublette Park Tambo Park Tandy Park Robert Terry Park Tiffany Park Rosalie Tilles Park Milton Turner Playground Unity Park Vivian and Astra Park Walnut Park Washington Square Park Willmore Park Windsor Park Yeatman Square Park

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St. Louis
County parks

North area	Bella Fontaine County Park General Daniel Bissell House County Park Bon Oak County Park Castlepoint County Park Champ County Park Endicott County Park Fort Belle Fontaine County Park King County Park Kinloch County Park Larimore County Park McDonnell County Park Sioux Passage County Park Spanish Lake County Park St. Vincent County Park Veterans Memorial County Park

West area	Creve Coeur County Park Ebsworth County Park Faust County Park Greensfelder County Park Lone Elk County Park Love County Park Queeny County Park Tilles County Park West Tyson County Park

South area	Bee Tree County Park Black Forest County Park Bohrer County Park Buder County Park Cliff Cave County Park Clydesdale County Park Jefferson Barracks County Park Laumeier Sculpture Park Lemay County Park Mathilda-Welmering County Park Ohlendorf County Park Simpson County Park Suson County Park Sylvan Springs County Park Unger County Park George Winter County Park

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