Parks and Gardens

Departments and Agencies

• Forestry Division
  Enhancing and maintaining the surrounding environment through trees, weed control, compost, and district debris.
• Parks Division
  The Parks Division of the Parks Department operates and maintains the 111 parks in the City of St. Louis
• Parks, Recreation, and Forestry
  Department of Parks, Recreation, and Forestry

Informational Pages

• Flora Conservancy of Forest Park
  Official website for the Flora Conservancy of Forest Park, a volunteer organization that helps maintain floral displays throughout Forest Park in St. Louis, MO.
• Jewel Box
  The Jewel Box is a display greenhouse in Forest Park, located at the intersection of Wells and McKinley Drives in St. Louis, MO.
• Tree Membrance Program
  Information about the City of St. Louis Forestry Division's Tree Membrance Program - plant a tree in a City park in memory of or in honor of a person or event
• World's Fair Pavilion
  Rental and background information of this magnificent open air shelter that has been one of the park's most popular and impressive attractions since it was built in 1909 with proceeds from the 1904 World's Fair.

External Resources

• Boathouse
  This casual restaurant, bar, and boat rental facility, located in the heart of Forest Park on Post-Dispatch Lake, is like no other place in St. Louis.
• City Garden
  An urban oasis downtown St. Louis
• Forest Park Forever
  Forest Park Forever is a not for profit organization that supports infrastructure in Forest Park
• Get Around St. Louis
  Directions to stadiums, museums, and other popular attractions.
• Missouri Botanical Garden
  The Garden is a center for botanical research and science education, as well as an oasis in the city of St. Louis
• Tower Grove Park
  Tower Grove Park is an exemplary, well preserved and well presented, wooded Victorian park of national significance that provides important recreational, educational, and cultural opportunities for the public in a way that is compatible with its unique and historic character.

Online Applications and Forms

• Operation Brightside Volunteer Application for Individuals
  Operation Brightside Volunteer Application for Individuals
• Operation Brightside Volunteer Application for Groups
  Operation Brightside Volunteer Application for Groups
• Tree Membrance Application Form
  Form used to dedicate a tree to honor a loved one.

Downloadable Forms

• Jewel Box Rental Information
  Jewel Box background and downloadable rental information

Plans and Reports

• Forest Park Master Plan
  Forest Park Master Plan document and the Forest Park Advisory Board Report.
• Soulard Market Master Plan
  View the conceptual Master Plan for renovating the Historic Soulard Farmers Market and the adjacent Soulard Market Park.

Photo Galleries