Fort Zumwalt Park

I was surprised to find a bunch of other puny parks on Unilocal in O’Fallon, but not able to find this historic behemoth. This park was once land owned and lived on by Jacob Zumwalt from the early 1800’s and beyond. The park has remnants of his log cabin here in the middle of the park, it existed during the war of 1812. The building is undergoing renovation at the moment. Fort Zumwalt park has plenty of amenities to offer. It is surrounded by a one way road that travels in circle to find your way out. This is smart, because it eliminates traffic, and confusion within the realm of the park. it is orderly. Here you have besides the obvious walking trail along it’s road (which is also where you park, only on the left side), they have off road walking, and hiking trails. I’m not too sure if I’ve ever seen mountain bikers here… just road bikers.
The hiking trails coincide with and depart from the park’s newly built Disc Golf Course. I LOVE Disc Golfing, and was super excited to find a new local course close to home. I usually throw at Quail Ridge in Wentzville, so this was a huge plus for me personally. The course starts where the public restroom building is located and across the street from that building you will find benches, grills, and picnic tables galore. They are all free to use for the public except for the one and only overhang near the childrens newly updated playground. You will find the playground nearing the exit… you have to follow the road all the way around. They have a bunch of tables and grills nearby too and is a short walk down the hill to the lake. Their are plenty of space for frisbee, football, picnics, and other sports across the hills that overview the lake. The lake is beautified with its fountain and offers some good fishing here too, but it’s catch and release only.
I’ve known for years but never really checked out the «Herald home» her either or the Railroad club here, both of which are open to the public for free. I’m going to have to see that sometime. This park holds quite a few events, from pioneer festival, to biking and etc. A hometown favorite here that many will attest is the Christmas light show they have here in the winter time… The lines are super long to get in, but it’s worth sharing the holiday spirit with your kids plus its cheap.
It’s usually a hit or miss with this park as far as how crowded it gets here. The park has seen an increase in crowds with the new disc golf course here, but that’s all part of the fun. Meeting people and their pets out in the park…