Nathaniel Greene Park
Nathaniel Greene Park
2400 S. Scenic [map & satellite photo]
Coordinates: 37.171469,-93.328310
Adventure Notes:
Nathaniel Greene Park keeps surprising me. Every time I go back I discover something completely different in this 59 acre park. On our latest visit, we discovered the play ground, picnic area, and the Master Gardener’s Demonstration Garden. The park has a lot of beautiful green space. Rolling hills, towering trees… but not a lot of play ground equipment.
Who cares about multiple swing sets? It has it’s very own "Jungle!" That’s what Jeremiah calls the Demonstration Garden. He led us through the jungle, contemplating which trail was safe to take, bravely blazing through what he truly believed was a lion infested forest. There were no wild animals to be found. One wild butterfly did attack Jeremiah though.
Another Adventure:
We took another trip to Nathaniel Greene and discovered monuments, a turf demonstration, and statues. I’ve added more photos below.
Other Notes: The women’s bathroom has a door on the stall but it’s still not nearly as nice as the one at Chesterfield.
Found in Nathaniel Greene Park:
Close Memorial Park
Gray-Campbell Farmstead
Japanese Stroll Gardens
More Info:
The Demonstration Garden
Filed in: 
If you haven’t done it yet, you really need to talk a walk around the lake, too. It is beautiful. Just watch out for goose poop.
The Close Park lake is beautiful. And there are nice little trails off past that. We spent way too much time in that little wooded area… looking for a geocache.
Close Park is near the top of my to-do list. Along with Sequiota. I don’t remember the names of my other favorite parks. I’ll get to them eventually.
Hi,
Your pics of the butterfly are great. What do you charge to get the non-watermarked version?
Thanks!
Robin
Hi my niece is planning on getting married in May and is considering the Nathaniel Greene park or the close memorial park area. I am disabled and therefore unable to go look at the area so I was wondering if you think those place would be wheelchair accessible and how far they are from a pavillion that they could have the ceremony in just in case of rain, any information would be greatly appreciated thanks
Melissa