Picnics in Forest Park

Forest Park is the most popular spot in St. Louis for picnics. The 15 sites that are available for rental provide groups with a great spot for a picnic that is close to the Zoo, Jewel Box, Planetarium, Art Museum, The Muny and the History Museum. All picnic areas accommodate large groups of people...the smallest holds 80 people and the largest is for about 400.

The rental fee guarantees your group the picnic ground from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Signs at each picnic site will have your group's name on it. The sites have no electricity and live music is prohibited. The Parks Division suggests each group make a trip to the park to view the sites in person before calling for rental information. A sign at each site gives the number of the picnic ground.

Picnic sites are in the southwest portion of the park. Nine of the sites are on or near Wells Drive. Two are on Government Drive, across from the Zoo's Living World. One area is near the Hampton Ave. entrance and three are between Carr Lane and Concourse drives.

Picnic reservations can be made a year from the date being requested.

Availability cannot be checked or reservations made online.

For information and reservations, call the Parks Division at 314 289-5330 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Click here to view a map of the picnic sites in Forest Park

Picnic #1 Picnic #1A Picnic #2
Picnic Ground #1
$20 weekdays
$45 weekends
10 picnic benches
No pavilion
1 BBQ pit
Standing capacity: 300
Restroom: yes
Electricity: no
Picnic Ground #1A
$20 weekdays
$45 weekends
10 picnic benches
No pavilion
No BBQ pit
Standing capacity: 100
Restroom: nearby
Electricity: no
Picnic Pavilion #2
$35 weekdays
$60 weekends
Pavilion
10 picnic benches
1 BBQ pit
Standing capacity: 400
Restroom: yes
Electricity: no
Picnic #3 Picnic #4 Picnic #5
Picnic Ground #3
$20 weekdays
$45 weekends
No Pavilion
10 picnic benches
1 BBQ pit
Standing capacity: 250
Restroom: yes
Electricity: no
Picnic Ground #4
$20 weekdays
$45 weekends
No Pavilion
10 picnic benches
1 BBQ pit
Standing capacity: 200
Restroom: yes
Electricity: no
Picnic Pavilion #5
$35 weekdays
$60 weekends
Pavilion
10 picnic benches
2 BBQ pits
Standing capacity: 300
Restroom: yes
Electricity: no
Picnic #6 Picnic #7 Picnic #8
Picnic Pavilion #6
$35 weekdays
$60 weekends
Pavilion
10 picnic benches
1 BBQ pit
Standing capacity: 100
Restroom: yes
Electricity: no
Picnic Ground #7
$45 weekdays
$65 weekends
Pavilion
10 picnic benches
1 BBQ pit
Standing capacity: 100
Restroom: yes
Electricity: no
Picnic Pavilion #8
$35 weekdays
$60 weekends
Pavilion
10 picnic benches
1 BBQ pit
Standing capacity: 200
Restroom: yes
Electricity: no
Picnic #8A Picnic #9 Picnic #10
Picnic Ground #8A
$20 weekdays
$45 weekends
No Pavilion
10 picnic benches
No BBQ pit
Standing capacity: 100
Restroom: nearby
Electricity: no
Picnic Ground #9
$20 weekdays
$45 weekends
No Pavilion
10 picnic benches
1 BBQ pit
Standing capacity: 100
Restroom: nearby
Electricity: no
Picnic Ground #10
$20 weekdays
$45 weekends
No Pavilion
10 picnic benches
No BBQ pit
Standing capacity: 100
Restroom: nearby
Electricity: no
Picnic #11 Picnic #13 Picnic #14
Picnic Pavilion #11
$35 weekdays
$60 weekends
Pavilion
10 picnic benches
1 BBQ pit
Standing capacity: 150
Restroom: yes
Electricity: no
Picnic Ground #13
$20 weekdays
$45 weekends
No Pavilion
10 picnic benches
2 BBQ pits
Standing capacity: 100
Restroom: no
Electricity: no
Picnic Ground #14
$20 weekdays
$45 weekends
No Pavilion
10 picnic benches
1 BBQ pit
Standing capacity: 100
Restroom: no
Electricity: no




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