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==Parks== St. Peters has the most extensive park system in St. Charles County. The city has over {{convert|1000|acre|m2}} of parks and trails. Outdoor amenities include: recreation trails, playgrounds, picnic shelters and pavilions, athletic fields, fishing ponds, and landscape areas. * '''Brookmount Park''' β A {{convert|5|acre|m2|adj=on}} park with a one-mile pedestrian trail and playground designed for toddlers and small children. * '''Brown Road Park''' β A {{convert|23|acre|m2|adj=on}} park that features three baseball diamonds, a football field, a picnic pavilion, a BMX track, and a playground * '''City Centre Park''' β A {{convert|78|acre|m2|adj=on}} park near City Hall that includes: three baseball diamonds, a soccer/football field, biking and hiking trails, an inclusive playground for children, and a picnic pavilion with barbecue grills. The park also features a grass outdoor amphitheater for music and the performing arts. * '''Community Park''' β A {{convert|11|acre|m2|adj=on}} a new park in St. Peters with soccer fields and baseball diamonds. * '''Country Creek Trail''' β A {{convert|6|acre|m2|adj=on}}, park running along Spencer Creek. * '''Covenant Park''' β A {{convert|7.5|acre|m2|adj=on}} park which includes a ball diamond, basketball court, two tennis courts, a playground, picnic tables, a barbecue grill and multipurpose trails. * '''Dardenne Park''' β A {{convert|3|acre|m2|adj=on}} park in a sheltered wooded corner next to Dardenne Creek, with a new playground, a paved pedestrian trail, and access to an 18-hole municipal golf course. * '''Glen Travis Park''' β A {{convert|12.5|acre|m2|adj=on}} scenic natural area with wildlife. * '''St. Peters Golf & Recreation Center''' β A {{convert|145|acre|m2|adj=on}} park and golf course that with tennis courts, a 13-acre fishing lake, a swimming pool, and 18 hole golf course. * '''370 Lakeside Park''' β A {{convert|300|acre|m2|adj=on}} park that includes a 140-acre recreational lake with fishing and boating, including a canoe channel, family picnic areas, park pavilions, walking trails surrounding the lake, playgrounds, an RV park, campgrounds for organized groups, a recreational beach, and a dog park. This is St. Peters' newest park, having opened on May 19, 2011. It hosts a Celebrate St. Peters festival in mid-September.<ref name=OldTown>{{Cite news |url=http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/stcharles/article_d5a0bce6-9776-11e0-9325-0019bb30f31a.html |title=Annual picnic in St. Peters' Old Town this weekend |author=Mark Schlinkmann |work=stltoday.com |publisher=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=June 15, 2011 |access-date=July 13, 2011}}</ref> * '''Laurel Park''' β A {{convert|47|acre|m2|adj=on}} park with a playground, two ball diamonds, two soccer/football fields, two sand volleyball courts, a basketball court, four horseshoe pits, two picnic pavilions and a multipurpose trail system around the perimeter of the park. Laurel Park is also home to an outdoor swimming pool, two lakes and a roller hockey court. * '''Lone Wolff Park''' β An {{convert|8.5|acre|m2|adj=on}} quiet rural setting with a small pavilion and a competitive horse arena. The site is located adjacent to Brown Road Park and within walking distance of Old Town and Sports Center Parks. * '''Oak Creek''' β A {{convert|2.5|acre|m2|adj=on}} park which is the smallest neighborhood park in the St. Peters park system. It provides a playground and several picnic tables in a two-acre setting. * '''Old Town Park''' β An {{convert|8|acre|m2|adj=on}} park and, at more than 100 years old, St. Peters' first. It has two ball diamonds, four horseshoe pits, two pavilions and a playground. Old Town Park is also home to the annual St. Peters Olde Tyme Picnic.<ref name=OldTown/> * '''Rabbit Run Park''' β A {{convert|110|acre|m2|adj=on}} park that include two ball diamonds, three football or soccer fields, a gazebo, and a pavilion. The park currently only consist of 19 acres while another 90 acres is currently under construction. * '''Shady Springs Park''' β A {{convert|14|acre|m2|adj=on}} park that has three baseball diamonds, a soccer field, a large playground and a full service pavilion. Shady Springs also has a half-mile fitness trail through a wooded area on the north side of the park. * '''Spencer Creek Park''' β A {{convert|40|acre|m2|adj=on}} park that includes a ball diamond, basketball court, football/soccer field, two tennis courts, a playground, pavilion and trail system. * '''Sports Center Park''' β A {{convert|21|acre|m2|adj=on}} park. Amenities include three ball diamonds, two soccer/football fields, a concession stand and a half-mile pedestrian trail that circles the perimeter of the park. This park is also home to the Sports Center Gymnasium, an indoor facility for basketball, volleyball or soccer. * '''Trailwoods Park''' β A {{convert|3|acre|m2|adj=on}} park that provides walking, relaxing, or observing wildlife. A short walking trail goes around a small lake surrounded by mature trees. with ducks, squirrels, fish, and other aquatic life. * '''Woodlands Sports Park''' β A {{convert|93|acre|m2|adj=on}} park that has 5 ball diamonds, eight soccer fields, a playground, two concession stands, and two fishing lakes. A number of large-scale baseball and soccer tournaments over the course of the year make it one of the busiest parks in the City of St. Peters.
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