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"House Museum" through the cooperative efforts of the Jefferson County Parks
and Recreation Department and the Fletcher House Foundation.
High Ridge Civic Center- A wide variety of services provided at the Civic Center.
Activities include dance, martial arts, aerobics, tumbling, clinics, in-line hockey,
hunter training, other community events.
Rockford Beach- Located on the Big River. A dam creates a cascading waterfall.
The river is commonly used for fishing, swimming and boating. Picnic facilities
provide tables, grills and volleyball court.
Jefferson County Winter Park- Facilities include volleyball courts and picnic tables
over looking the Meramec River. Swimming, personal watercrafts, powerboats
and fishing are welcomed activities.
Pleasant Valley Park Preserve – This park offers 40 acres of secluded areas, wild
flowers, wildlife and walking trails, you will love Pleasant Valley Nature Preserve.
This facility has picnic facilities, playground, or trails. This is the location of
several camps and special events conducted by Civic organizations.
Sunridge Park- This facility has the only tower open to the public and see East to
Festus, West as far as High Ridge, South to DeSoto and North to Arnold. Shelter
houses, picnic facilities and playground are also available.
Northwest Jefferson County Sports Complex- The Jefferson County Parks and
Recreation Department acquired the Northwest Jefferson County Sports
Complex, formerly the Cedar Hill Ballfields. This 20-acre complex, which currently
provides four baseball fields with backstops, as well as a designated soccer area,
currently is the home of Youth Instructional Soccer Program and Summer Soccer
Camps.
The cities of Arnold, Pevely, Herculaneum, Crystal City, Festus, Hillsboro, and
Byrnes Mill all have city parks. In addition, there is Mastodon State Historic Site
in Imperial and several State Department of Conservation areas.
A visit to Washington State Park is sure to be a memorable experience for
anyone. A favorite attraction here is the Indian rock carvings found in the park.
These carvings, or petroglyphs, are believed to have been made around A.D.
1,000 and give clues to the lives of the prehistoric Indians who once inhabited
this part of Missouri.
Washington State Park retains many of its original buildings constructed in a
rustic architectural style in the 1930s by African-American Civilian Conservation
Corps stonemasons. In addition to a lodge, there are quaint stone hiking
shelters, a picnic pavilion, and the beautifully laid stone slabs that make up the