Community Corner
Patch Picks: A Guide to Local, Picturesque Views
This week we took a look at the beautiful, picturesque spots in the neighborhood.
We discovered some great settings for picnics, outdoor weddings, walks and photo ops. Grab your camera and submit some of your favorite local scenes to Patch. Share the beauty.
Bee Tree Park
2701 Finestown Road
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Beautiful scenery abounds in this St. Louis County Park System’s hidden jewel. Bee Tree Park offers opportunities for walking, fishing, picnics, weddings and a playground for the kids. Best of all it is home to the historic Nim mansion, once the weekend home and gardens of Eugene Nim, the founder of Southwestern Bell Telephone Company.
It is interesting to note that the Frisbee Shelter at the park has nothing to do with the popular, plastic discs. Rather, it is named for Emmett Lyle Frisbee, former park worker. Additionally, the Lower Shelter is so-called not for its elevation, but for Jack Lower, another former park employee.
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The Entrance to the Notre Dame Motherhouse Grounds
320 East Ripa
This tree lined drive is the view from the Jefferson Barracks Park entrance to the Notre Dame campus. It leads to the high school, motherhouse, preschool and Maria Center. This drive is a beautiful alternative to access the grounds.
Veterans Administration Medical Center
1 Jefferson Barracks Drive
High on the bluffs of the Mississippi River sits this medical facility that can boast a spectacular view of the river and of the new Jefferson Barracks Bridge (1990). The 909-foot, steel arch bridge carries the traffic of I-255 over the mighty river.
Cliff Cave Park
This 222-arce St. Louis County park offers, three separate trail loops for walking and bilking (Spring Valley, River Bluff, Riverside), a river-view picnic area, beautiful rock bluffs and caves tunneling the limestone rich terrain. The winding drive down to the Mississippi River is a thick wooded area that is home to plenty of local wildlife.
Jefferson Barracks County Park
345 North Road
A challenging 3+ mile walking trail loop, plenty of picnic space, an amphitheater for summer concerts, historic buildings, monuments and museums are included in the 426 acre park. The river bluff setting offers a panoramic view of the Mississippi River. Several sites for park weddings can be reserved up to a year in advance.