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Parks & Recreation Department
Director: Dennis (Dooley) Politte
301 Tenth St. Park Hills, MO 63601
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- Tel. (573) 431-0478
- Fax (573) 431-2598
- Sports Complex 431-1856
- Swimming Pool 431-4831
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Park Hills Sports Complex |
This widely used complex is active from March through November.
More than one thousand games of softball and baseball are played at this
facility annually. The Sports Complex serves as the home field for Central
High School Rebel baseball and girls fast-pitch softball teams. These fields also host
T-ball, you may download a T-ball registration form here.
The complex has one (1) baseball field, two (2) regulation size softball fields,
and two (2) child size softball fields. In addition to ball fields, there is an
indoor horseshoe arena , a full size basketball court, tennis court, and two (2)
handball courts. You can
find the complex at 11 S. Spruce St. Park Hills, MO or Sports Complex Rd. and Congress
north of Highway 32 across from the St. Joe State Park and Historic Site.
The department recently installed new lights for the ball fields and expanded the field sizes. The
concession building is open for most games and for the annual Fourth of July fireworks display.
All softball teams must register with the National Softball Association
before playing any games. The following leagues are offered: Jr. Girls
(12-under slow pitch), Fast pitch: 2 divisions: (age 15-under and age 18-under),
Adult: Mens' league, Co-ed and Church league
Call the Parks Department at 431-0478 for additional information.
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Columbia Park
You're invited to a Pool Party under the lights! Free swimming, DJ, & more starting 7:00 pm, Fri. Aug. 19 at Columbia Park.
Residents and visitors are encouraged to enjoy the exercise
opportunity provided by the Columbia Park trail. The trail is marked in tenths of a mile for
walkers interested in fitness pacing.
Columbia Park also includes a public swimming pool (open May - Aug. 12:00 to 4:00 Mon. - Sat. and
1:00 - 4:00 Sun.), five shelters, gazebo, chapel, picnic facilities, and a large outdoor amphitheater.
For all future reservations for pavilion one or pavilion five, those who want use of the
restrooms will need to pay a $25 refundable cleaning/key deposit. All existing reservations
will be grandfathered and will not be charged the fee. In the event that both pavilion 1
and pavilion 5 are reserved for the same date, the parks Director will designate one side of the
restrooms with the number 1 and the other with the number 5, and each reserving party will be
responsible for their respective side of the restrooms.
Existing reservations (those that are grandfathered) will be offered use of the restrooms
without being charged the fee. Pavilions two, three and four may be reserved, free of
charge, on a first-come-first-served basis by calling City Hall.
Pavillion five was constructed with help from Unitech students.
You can find Columbia Park at
the intersection of Strauss and Main St. Rest room facilities are available.
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Farmer's Market
The Farmer's Market is found at 2 E. Main St. Park Hills, MO. Visitors can buy fresh produce there
regularly from spring through late autumn. A series of kiosks are available for produce vendors.
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Lewis Street Lions Park
This park at 401 Lewis St. Park Hills, MO offers a basketball court and swings to
nearby neighborhood residents, through a gift from the local Lions Club.
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Haney Park
Click the right button for pictures of the pedestrian bridge construction
This park serves as the site for the City recreational soccer
league. The league includes children from Kindergarten through 14 years of age.
The soccer schedule will become available here and at City Hall at the end of summer.
To enroll a child in soccer, use the form available here
and at City Hall. Haney Park contains an outdoor basketball court, and four soccer
fields. Restroom facilities have recently been added with the concession building.
Haney Park lies along the east bank of the Flat River
at Juniper St. with the soccer fields at 362 Haney St. Park Hills, MO |
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Seventh St. Park
The local American Legion helped equip this park between the creek
and Vivian Ct. at 1151 Seventh St. Park Hills, MO. This convenient park offers play
equipment and picnic tables.
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The Elvin's Park
Named for a local founding family and located by the east bank of
the river at 411 E. Elvins Blvd. Park Hills, MO. this cozy little park is perfect for
small family picnics or reunions. There are two shelters, several picnic tables and
new playground equipment. There is no fee to use this park.
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Park Hills Veteran's Park
This roadside park is located on Business Route 32 at 100 W. Elvins Blvd.
Park Hills, MO. It's a great place to relax. It has a monument dedicated to "Veterans
of all Wars". The park provides a shaded and attractive resting site near the grave of
the infamous Civil War bushwacker and Confederate Army Major, Sam Hildebrand.
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The City of Park Hills is a Third-class Missouri municipal corporation
and an equal opportunity employer.
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