Queeny Park

The park contains 564-acres of forest, prairie, and riparian environment in suburban St. Louis. The 4.4-mile, mixed gravel and paved Hawk Ridge Trail navigates the perimeter of the park, with multiple shorter trails on the park's interior. Visitors can sometimes see horses in the prairie on the north and west sides of the park, as the park is frequently used for equestrian events. A creek in the Meramec River watershed runs north to south through the park, feeding a fishing pond at the park's southern end.

The park also includes picnic shelters, public restrooms, a playground, the Tails and Trails Dog Park, and outdoor tennis courts. The Greensfelder Recreation Complex accessible via the Weidman Road entrance houses a seasonal ice rink, indoor roller rink, and event space.[1]

In 1854, Hyacinth Renard built Jarville, a Greek Revival style home added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, on the land that would later become Queeny Park.[2] Queeny Park was a part of Edgar M Queeny's estate, the former chairman of Monsanto, before being sold to a realty investment company in 1964. The money earned was donated to Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. In 1970, the County bought the estate from the investment company and started the process of converting it into a park. Donations from Ethel Queeny and Edward Greensfelder went toward landscaping, a family recreational area, and recreation complex. In 1974, the Greensfelder Recreation Complex opened to the public.[1] From 1987 to 2018, the American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog occupied the Jarville House before returning to New York.[3]

In December 2019, the St. Louis County Council voted to allow deer hunts at all St. Louis County Parks, including Queeny.[4]

• Parks in Greater St. Louis