Quail Ridge Park
public park in Wentzville, Missouri
Quail Ridge Park is a public park in Wentzville, Missouri. It is operated by the St. Charles County Parks Department.
Park development
Half of the park's land was donated and half of it was sold to St. Charles County by Henry L. Stealey, a farmer, in 1998. The St. Louis chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects donated their services to its planning. The park opened in 2000. It has a three-acre fishing lake and seven miles of trails and paved surfaces.
The park is approximately 250 acres and has various amenities, including a 4,440 square foot hall, Quail Ridge Lodge, that is rented out for weddings and events.
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