Carondelet Park

Coordinates: 38°33′45″N 90°15′53″W / 38.5625°N 90.2646°W / 38.5625; -90.2646
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Carondelet Park
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A small section of Carondelet Park lake in winter
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TypeUrban park
LocationSt. Louis, Missouri, United States
Coordinates38°33′45″N 90°15′53″W / 38.5625°N 90.2646°W / 38.5625; -90.2646
Area180 acres (73 ha)
Created1875
Operated bySt. Louis Department of Parks, Recreation, and Forestry
Websitehttp://stlouis-mo.gov

Carondelet Park, established in 1875, is the third largest park in the city of St. Louis, Missouri. The park contains nearly 180 acres (0.73 km2) and is located in the southeastern portion of the city, just west of Interstate 55, and is accessible at the Loughborough Avenue exit. Loughborough Avenue is the park's southern boundary; its northern boundary is Holly Hills Boulevard. The Carondelet, Holly Hills, Boulevard Heights, and Bevo Mill neighborhoods surround the park, and the park is a focal point for the community.

Among other features, the park contains two lakes that are stocked for fishing, tennis courts, softball, baseball and soccer fields. The park also has playgrounds, a recycling center (with mulch and compost), picnic areas, and a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) bicycle path.

A new community recreation center was recently completed on the eastern edge of the park adjacent to I-55.

Other major parks in St. Louis include Forest Park and Tower Grove Park.

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