Forest Park Forever

News & Alerts For information about events in Forest Park, visit the public events calendar.Monday, Dec. 1: Visitor Center Closing at 4 p.m.Due to the snowstorm, the Dennis & Judith Jones Visitor and Education Cent...

🚨 Due to the snowstorm, the Dennis & Judith Jones Visitor and Education Center in Forest Park will close at 4 pm today (Monday, Dec. 1)
www.forestparkmap.org/alerts

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🚨 Due to the snowstorm, the Dennis & Judith Jones Visitor and Education Center in Forest Park is closed for the remainder of Saturday, Nov. 29.

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A person stands on a stone platform at the edge of Jefferson Lake in Forest Park, fishing pole cast above the water.

'Tis the season 🐟 Jefferson Lake has been restocked with trout by Mo. Dept. of Conservation! 🎣 Regulations and dates here: mdc.mo.gov/fishing/spec...

10.11.2025 18:54 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Two volunteers crouch in Successional Forest as they place a young sapling tree in the ground.

Two volunteers dig with shovels to create the hole for a new tree to be planted in the Nature Playscape.

A truckbed holds dozens of young trees ready to be planted, of which 12 are visible in 20-gallon buckets. The trees' trunks are wrapped in protective white coating.

HUGE thanks to the nearly 200 volunteers who helped us plant hundreds of trees in Forest Park Sunday. You're helping restore and sustain #ForestParkForever

03.11.2025 22:25 — 👍 8    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

Yellow strands from the bloom of a witch hazel tree spread out before the tree's double-trunk.

Pssst...the champion witch hazel is blooming, over by the Victorian Bridge.

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Tornado Recovery — Forest Park Forever

We're touched by the support and volunteer interest in Forest Park's recovery. Our team and City partners have been working hard since the moment the tornado hit. Here's info on ways to help and what to know if visiting outdoor spaces. www.forestparkforever.org/tornado-reco...

23.05.2025 13:59 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Yellow magnolia blooms from a tree in the foreground with a tribute tree tag hanging from a branch and a tribute bench in the background in Forest Park.

Red and yellow magnolia blooms mix in the foreground with the roof of the Dennis & Judith Jones Visitor and Education Center in the background in Forest Park.

If you can't see the forest for the trees then you're probably near a magnolia. 💛

10.04.2025 00:45 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Water spills over Wise Falls as Forest Park Forever members in the background plant trees and shrubs on the hillside leading up to Clayton Avenue.

The Taylor Kindle River extension curves to Jefferson Lake, as Forest Park Forever staff members crouch and kneel to plant small grass plugs along the water's edge.

The finishing touches for the East Waterways project are coming together this spring. Thursday we did an all-staff planting morning to help the team that manages this zone: About 3-4,000 plugs and shrubs planted that morning!

28.03.2025 15:09 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

White and black chess pieces are arranged on a concrete chess table outside, with yellow daffodils and green grass in the background

We now have chess tables outside the Visitor Center, and you can check out pieces from the Information Desk inside. ♟️The tables were previously next to Steinberg Rink but have been relocated due to construction of the Glade.
🔗 forestparkmap.org/chess-tables

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An aerial over Post-Dispatch Lake and the Boathouse in Forest Park facing east shows the Saint Louis Arch centered in a sprawling cityscape illuminated by a bright orange sky.

I see the Arch! Happy 314 Day, St. Louis. Come play in Forest Park and visit our friends at the Art Museum, History Museum, Zoo, Science Center and more. SO many amenities make this an amazing and very St. Louis urban park.

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Two yellow blooms pop up out of green stems of a daffodil, with the Victorian Bridge in Forest Park in the background.

Hello friends 💛 Many more daffodils will be blooming all over Forest Park very soon. And we can’t wait!

#ForestPark4ever #ForestParkStL #ForestParkStLouis #ForestPark #ForestParkPic #StL #StLouis

13.03.2025 18:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you for sharing! Our team loves working here and taking care of it...and seeing the smiles from everyone who enjoys this amazing space!

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Vote Forest Park — Forest Park Forever Vote Forest Park in the USA Today 10Best Poll

Voting season? USA Today has nominated Forest Park as a Best City Park + our fully accessible Variety Wonderland Playground in the 10Best Readers' Choice Awards poll. Vote *daily* here through April 7:
forestparkforever.org/vote

12.03.2025 14:44 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Forest Park East is in the process of a massive facelift The beloved St. Louis landmark, which will complete its East Waterways renovation this spring, reveals designs for its next project: The Glade.

The beloved @forestparkforever.bsky.social, which will complete its East Waterways renovation this spring, reveals designs for its next project: The Glade.

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Due to the winter storm, the Dennis & Judith Jones Visitor and Education Center in Forest Park will delay opening until 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 18.
www.forestparkmap.org/alerts

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The Glade: Reimagining Steinberg Rink and 22.5-Acre Surroundings — Forest Park Forever Forest Park Forever and the City of St. Louis unveiled plans for the Glade, a project to restore Steinberg Rink and transform its 22.5-acre surroundings to invite activity in all four seasons.

To answer the Forest Park Master Plan, how do you turn an aging outdoor ice rink and 68-year-old building into a space that supports that *plus* year-round activity? The STL community gave us lots of ideas, and we have an exciting plan. #Steinberg #TheGlade www.forestparkforever.org/news/steinbe...

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Tribute Gifts in Forest Park — Forest Park Forever Sledding down Art Hill, paddle boating at the Grand Basin, picnicking on Government Hill – just as Forest Park offers a perfect setting for activities in every season, so too can it serve as a perfect...

Call or email the contact info here and someone on our team can check the records: www.forestparkforever.org/tributes

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A caregiver and child relax on a refurbished tree trunk between two tall trees in early spring, with yellow daffodils blooming among green leaves.

Is that a wood snake? 🌳 🐍 Nope. Just some beautiful repurposed trees in the 17-acre Anne O'C. Albrecht Nature Playscape in #ForestPark. For kids *and* adults to explore.

06.02.2025 18:36 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Young Friends — Forest Park Forever

Apply by Feb. 28 to join the Board of active members who manages the Young Friends of Forest Park Forever affinity group. You will also 🍂 help organize events 🍃 fundraise and volunteer in the Park. #ForestParkForever #StL #StLouis www.forestparkforever.org/youngfriends

05.02.2025 15:32 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Including some lesser known romantic spots in #ForestPark...

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Predicting Spring: The Human Way — Forest Park Forever Despite what a neighborhood or nationally known groundhog may suggest, accurately predicting when a specific season will arrive is complicated.  Forest Park Forever experts generally recognize t...

Do #ForestPark4ever experts think it will be 6 more weeks until spring? www.forestparkforever.org/blog/2025/pr...

03.02.2025 17:47 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0