Parks in Greater St. Louis are administered by a variety of state, county, and municipal authorities.
Compton Hill Reservoir Park is owned by the city but maintained by the St. Louis Water Division.
St. Louis County owns and maintains more than forty parks, including playgrounds and nature preserves.
The Dardenne Creek Blueway is the first in a planned series of kayaking and canoeing routes connecting St. Charles area parks and recreation facilities.
The next stage opens in the fall of 2022 and will link to St. Peters' Lone Wolff Park 5.2-miles to the southwest.