Kid-Friendly Hiking Trails & Nature Walks

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Ruth Park Nature Trail

Ruth Park Nature Trail

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1160 N McKnight Rd, St. Louis, MO 63132

Wild Acres Park

Wild Acres Park

Spring-fed lake & walking trails. 2.5-acre park featuring a spring-fed lake with fishing, walking trails & a wilderness refuge.

10400 Midland Blvd, Overland, MO 63114

James McDonnell County Park

James McDonnell County Park

Grassy areas, picnic tables & playground. Tree-lined mainstay offering picnic areas & green spaces along with trails & a playground.

2961 Adie Rd, St Ann, MO 63074, United States

Sugar Creek Park

Sugar Creek Park

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Sugar Creek Park, 435 Des Peres Rd, Des Peres, MO 63131, United States

Laumeier Sculpture Park Trail Head

Laumeier Sculpture Park Trail Head

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St. Louis, MO 63127, United States

Bootlegger's Run Trailhead

Bootlegger's Run Trailhead

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Maryland Heights, MO 63043

Creve Coeur Park Picnic Site 1

Creve Coeur Park Picnic Site 1

Sailboat & fishing destination. Public park featuring a sailboat lake, plus family areas with spray-fountain playgrounds for kids.

13219 Streetcar Dr, Maryland Heights, MO 63043

Phantom Forest Conservation Area

Phantom Forest Conservation Area

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2660 Barrett Station Rd, Des Peres, MO 63131, United States

Waterfalls

Waterfalls

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13450 Marine Ave, St. Louis, MO 63146

Emmenegger Nature Park

Emmenegger Nature Park

Riverside retreat with hiking trails. A river meanders through woodlands on this placid, 93-acre retreat featuring hiking & picnicking.

11991 Stoneywood Dr, St. Louis, MO 63122

August G. Beckemeier Conservation Area

August G. Beckemeier Conservation Area

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14415 Olive Blvd, Chesterfield, MO 63017, United States

Bangert Island

Bangert Island

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1704 S River Rd, St Charles, MO 63303, United States

Frontier Park

Frontier Park

Park with events & a trail for biking. Community event site with a large Lewis & Clark statue featuring a stage & a paved biking trail.

500 S Riverside Dr, St Charles, MO 63301

Governor Bates Trail

Governor Bates Trail

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Unnamed Road, Chesterfield, MO 63017, United States

Katy Trail - St. Charles Trailhead

Katy Trail - St. Charles Trailhead

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222 S Riverside Dr, St Charles, MO 63301

River Scene Trail

River Scene Trail

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Ballwin, MO 63021, United States

Riparian Trail

Riparian Trail

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16365 Lydia Hill Dr, Chesterfield, MO 63017, United States

Katy Trail - Green Bottom Trailhead

Katy Trail - Green Bottom Trailhead

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Greens Bottom Rd, St Charles, MO 63303

Castlewood State Park

Castlewood State Park

Wooded hiking & mountain-biking trails. A leisure destination for St. Louisans in the early 1900s, now popular for hiking & mountain biking.

1401 Kiefer Creek Rd, Ballwin, MO 63021, United States

Fountain Lakes Park

Fountain Lakes Park

Fishing & skating destination. Venue featuring multiple fishing lakes connected by trails, plus a skate park with rails & ramps.

3850 Huster Rd, St Charles, MO 63301, United States

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