Comments on: Nathaniel Greene Park http://gentlewhisper.com/blog/2005/06/01/nathaniel-green-park/ Life under construction Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:11:37 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: George Deatz http://gentlewhisper.com/blog/2005/06/01/nathaniel-green-park/comment-page-1/#comment-40870 George Deatz Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:11:37 +0000 http://gentlewhisper.com/blog/?p=431#comment-40870 South Creek Greenway Interesting Information - Hiking, Biking and so Much More - Use the Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park Trailhead at 2400 S. Scenic Currently there are over 8 miles of trail on the South Creek Greenway right here in Springfield. This project will eventually connect from McDaniel Park Trailhead (at National & Sunset streets) to Wilson's Creek National Battlefield. It currently links from McDaniel Park Trailhead to Nathanael Greene Park/Close Memorial Park, 2400 S. Scenic, which also has a great trailhead. There are 21 gardens in place to view including the Mizumoto Japanese Gardens, Butterfly Garden with Native Butterfly House, Master Gardeners Demonstration Garden, and the English Garden among other features and miles of trails. For more information on Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park visit http://www.friendsofthegarden.org Also along the South Creek Greenway route is Horton Smith Golf Course, Carver Middle School and a variety of neighborhoods. Ample parking is available at McDaniel Park Trailhead, at Nathanael Greene Park/Close Memorial Park Trailhead and at the Volunteer Nature Trail Trailhead (see below). A pedestrian overpass at Kansas Expressway allows trail users to safely cross this busy street. An underpass has been constructed at Campbell Street for safe crossing of this street as well. The Volunteer Nature Trail is a one-mile wood-chipped portion of trail that links to South Creek Creek Greenway. It was built by volunteers and opened in June 1996. The trailhead is on FR168, just south of the James River Freeway, off FF Highway, near the Southwest Water Treatment Plant and the city's Yard Waste Drop-off Site. For for more information on Ozark Greenways visit: http://www.ozarkgreenways.org/trails.html By the way, how do you like the South Creek Greenway that runs through Close Memorial Park and why? South Creek Greenway Interesting Information – Hiking, Biking and so Much More – Use the Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park Trailhead at 2400 S. Scenic

Currently there are over 8 miles of trail on the South Creek Greenway right here in Springfield. This project will eventually connect from McDaniel Park Trailhead (at National & Sunset streets) to Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield. It currently links from McDaniel Park Trailhead to Nathanael Greene Park/Close Memorial Park, 2400 S. Scenic, which also has a great trailhead. There are 21 gardens in place to view including the Mizumoto Japanese Gardens, Butterfly Garden with Native Butterfly House, Master Gardeners Demonstration Garden, and the English Garden among other features and miles of trails. For more information on Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park visit http://www.friendsofthegarden.org

Also along the South Creek Greenway route is Horton Smith Golf Course, Carver Middle School and a variety of neighborhoods.

Ample parking is available at McDaniel Park Trailhead, at Nathanael Greene Park/Close Memorial Park Trailhead and at the Volunteer Nature Trail Trailhead (see below). A pedestrian overpass at Kansas Expressway allows trail users to safely cross this busy street. An underpass has been constructed at Campbell Street for safe crossing of this street as well.

The Volunteer Nature Trail is a one-mile wood-chipped portion of trail that links to South Creek Creek Greenway. It was built by volunteers and opened in June 1996. The trailhead is on FR168, just south of the James River Freeway, off FF Highway, near the Southwest Water Treatment Plant and the city’s Yard Waste Drop-off Site.

For for more information on Ozark Greenways visit: http://www.ozarkgreenways.org/trails.html By the way, how do you like the South Creek Greenway that runs through Close Memorial Park and why?

]]> By: Melissa http://gentlewhisper.com/blog/2005/06/01/nathaniel-green-park/comment-page-1/#comment-37343 Melissa Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:48:35 +0000 http://gentlewhisper.com/blog/?p=431#comment-37343 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 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

]]> By: Robin http://gentlewhisper.com/blog/2005/06/01/nathaniel-green-park/comment-page-1/#comment-1713 Robin Wed, 25 Jan 2006 17:18:43 +0000 http://gentlewhisper.com/blog/?p=431#comment-1713 Hi, Your pics of the butterfly are great. What do you charge to get the non-watermarked version? Thanks! Robin Hi,
Your pics of the butterfly are great. What do you charge to get the non-watermarked version?
Thanks!
Robin

]]> By: Amy http://gentlewhisper.com/blog/2005/06/01/nathaniel-green-park/comment-page-1/#comment-225 Amy Thu, 02 Jun 2005 15:42:23 +0000 http://gentlewhisper.com/blog/?p=431#comment-225 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. 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.

]]> By: Judi http://gentlewhisper.com/blog/2005/06/01/nathaniel-green-park/comment-page-1/#comment-224 Judi Thu, 02 Jun 2005 15:31:14 +0000 http://gentlewhisper.com/blog/?p=431#comment-224 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. 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.

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