Discover Ellisville

Ellisville offers several distinct points to consider when planning your trip: road access, recreational activities, and local history. The city is easily accessible via Interstates 40/64, 44, and 270. When looking for a hotel, you can factor in these routes as you plan your arrival and compare the location of a specific property with your itinerary. Recreational options focus on different things: Bluebird Park centers on courses, courts, and events, while the early postal history and the Lafayette War Memorial offer other perspectives on the city.

Sports and Events at Bluebird Park

Bluebird Park has a disc golf course. The course layout is being expanded; if disc golf is part of your itinerary, check on its current status before your visit. The park also has three public tennis and pickleball courts. This distinction can help you choose an activity: the course is for disc golf, while the three courts are for tennis and pickleball. Court availability and lighting hours may change; check these details before your visit.

Bluebird Park Amphitheater is used primarily for park and recreational events such as concerts, festivals, and recreation programs. It adds a different focus to the park's sports offerings: stage events. The 2026 Summer Concert Series features free public evening concerts there. Dates and performers vary by season. If a concert is important to your stay, check the event schedule before you travel.

More Recreational Activities

Ellisville Dog Park is open daily year-round from sunrise to sunset. Occasional closures for maintenance, events, or weather are possible; take this into account when planning a visit.

EDGE Aquatic Center offers party packages and discounted group rates. It operates seasonally, and packages may change. If you plan to include this option in your itinerary, check the latest details in advance.

Local History and Remembrance

Ellisville's name and the Lafayette War Memorial point to two different historical subjects. Hereford named Ellisville after his former post office in Ellisville, Virginia. On May 2, 1843, he opened the first post office in Ellisville. This date gives the town's early postal history a specific point in time; the name's origin leads to Virginia.

The Lafayette War Memorial was erected in 1981 to honor soldiers from the Lafayette area who died in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. The U.S. flag, the Missouri flag, and the POW/MIA flag are displayed at the memorial. It also honors the five branches of the U.S. Armed Forces with their respective military seals. The town's name and postal history, and the remembrance of those killed in several wars, thus stand side by side as different aspects of Ellisville's history.

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