Lone Elk Park

Whilst Fenton is known as 'The City of Parks', I don't think it has the exclusive rights to this as there seems to be loads of parks in the vicinity of St Louis. About a 10 minute drive from the house is Lone Elk Park. There are several hiking trails & picnic areas in scenic spots that allow you to (hopefully) get a glimpse of the animals that live in the park. The park is at the edge of the Ozark foothills & so has dramatic hills, lots of forests & a lake. However, the really cool part is that there is a mini 'Longleat' drive-through animal range. Bison, deer, elk & other animals roam about the park without restriction & so this part of the 526-acre park is a car only section to allow you to get an 'up close' encounter with the animals in their natural habitat.

Other than a few animals in the lake, we didn't really see that much but then it was mid-afternoon on a really hot day. It is recommended that you visit in the evening & so we will have to go back again to see what we can see.