Vinita Park is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States, located just east of I-170 and south of St. Charles Rock Road.

[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.72 square miles (1.86 km2), all land.

A map titled "Vinita Park -- "The Next Reach", by the Davis Realty Development Company,[11] is dated 1909 and can be found in the Library of Congress.

On November 3, 1941, Vinita Park was incorporated[12] as a village, including the northern subdivisions of Spring Avenue Heights and part of Midland Heights, the Atherton (south of Page Boulevard), and the Vinita Industrial Park.

On March 13, 1950, Vinita Park changed its status to a City of the 4th Class.

[15] St. Louis County Library operates the Indian Trails Branch in Vinita Park.

[16][17] Vinita Park has three different school districts: Normandy, Ritenour, and University City.

There are three ward divisions which each elect two alderman as required by Missouri law.

On June 1, 2015, Vinita Park initiated the North County Police Cooperative.

They have partnered with nearby cities, Vinita Terrace and Wellston in providing police services to their communities.