Hazelwood: Parks, Trails and History

Hazelwood combines parks and sporting opportunities with trails through floodplain landscapes and historic buildings. This makes it possible to shape a stay around a specific interest: outdoor activity, seasonal events or a look at local history. For choosing a hotel, this mix provides a practical starting point without limiting your stay to a single reason for visiting.

Parks, Sports and Seasonal Offerings

The city maintains 16 community parks covering a total of 159 acres; the number and total area may change over time. White Birch Park has an 18-hole disc golf course. Numerous trees serve as obstacles, and a winding stream runs through the grounds. This combines sporting activity with an environment shaped by trees and water.

Hazelwood’s BMX/skate park is a free outdoor skate park next to the Hazelwood Community Center. Along with the disc golf course, it offers a different sporting focus for planning your leisure time. White Birch Bay Aquatic Center is open during the 2026 season. If your trip falls in a later season, check the current information again.

Hazelwood holds an annual Fishing Derby at Truman Park Pond; dates may change. The concert and food truck evenings are also among the city’s summer traditions, featuring concerts and food trucks. If you want to plan your trip around one of these events, check the dates for the year of your visit.

Trails and Scenery at Saint Stanislaus Conservation Area

The entrance to Saint Stanislaus Conservation Area can be reached from Hazelwood via Highway 370, Missouri Bottom Road and Aubuchon Road. As road routes can change, check the current route before driving.

The trail options in the Conservation Area differ in elevation and route: a steep trail leads to the bluff and offers expansive views over the Missouri River floodplain. Alternatively, a flat, straight trail runs through fertile floodplain to Bryan Island Chute. A hiking trail also leads to historic Charbonier Bluff. The ruins of a Jesuit chapel built over a Native American burial mound remain on its crest.

Schoolhouses and Local History

Old Elm Grove School, also called Little Red Schoolhouse, dates from around 1852. On September 26, 1949, the Village of Hazelwood board met for the first time at Elm Grove Schoolhouse, now known as Little Red Schoolhouse. This links the schoolhouse’s approximate construction date with a precise date in the history of the city government.

The St. Cin House in Hazelwood also dates from the 1850s and adds another building from that period to the picture of local architectural history. Together, the schoolhouse and the St. Cin House provide a connection to the mid-19th century; the first board meeting at Elm Grove Schoolhouse adds a later historical milestone.

Discover more destinations: Ellisville, Earth City, Chesterfield, Berkeley, St. Louis, Bridgeton, Edmundson, Concord Township

Return to the main travel overview: St Louis.