RECREATION

Boating

• Gondolas in the Park
  101 Government Drive • St. Louis, MO 63110
  Forest Park
  314-367-3423
  Open April through October, you can rent gondolas, pedalboats, rowboats, and canoes at this venue. It is a great place for family activities.  map

Bowling

• Saratoga Lanes
  2725 Sutton Avenue, # A • St. Louis, MO 63143
  Located in Maplewood
  314-645-5308
  Built in 1916, this "old school" Art Deco bowling alley is the oldest functioning west of the Mississippi.  map

Golf

• Normandie Golf Club
  7605 St. Charles Rock Road • St. Louis, MO 63133
  314-862-4884
  The oldest public golf course west of the Mississippi, this 18 hole, par 71 golf club was designed by a native of St. Andrews, Scotland, and features 6,534 yards of challenging golf.  map

• Pomme Creek Golf Course
  1 Golfview Drive • St. Louis, MO 63010
  636-464-4077
  This public course offers 18 holes over 6,300 yards.  map

• Quail Creek Golf Club
  6022 Wells Road • St. Louis, MO 63128
  314-487-1988
  Designed by Hale Irwin, this public 18 hole, par 72 golf course is one of the finest golf courses in St. Louis with features including Bermuda fairways, natural streams, and rolling hills.  map

Hiking & Climbing

• Grant's Trail
  Hoffmeister at Orlando Gardens Banquet Center • St. Louis, MO 63125
  314-416-9930
  Great outing for the family.

• Rockwoods Reservation
  2751 Glencoe Road • St. Louis, MO 63038
  Hwy 109 about 2 Miles South of Hwy 100
  314-458-2236
  Education Center with wildlife exhibits and nature programs in addition to 2,000 acres of forests, prairies, springs and streams. There are seven trails, some of which have steep climbs, and others are completely paved.

Miscellaneous Activities

• Riverfront Trail
  From Gateway Arch to North Riverfront Park • St. Louis, MO 63125
  314-416-9930
  Twelve miles of paved trail along the Mississippi River skirting historic neighborhoods, prairieland beginning at Lenore K. Sullivan Blvd. at Laclede's Landing and ending at Riverfront Park.