Longview Farm Park

It’s funny how you can drive by a place quite often but never really notice it is there… thus the story behind Longview Farm.
I have driven past Longview Farm so many times but I have never really noticed it. This past Sunday we took a family outing to take advantage of the amazing weather. Since the weather in the mid 50s, it was perfect.
This is not a huge park. If you are looking for wide open spaces in West County, check out Queeny Park or Castlewood. However, what Longview lacks in size, it makes up for in amazement.
When you first enter the park, you will notice the parking lot is small. This is a great advantage for a small park. You are greeted with a great playground for the kids and the barn for the equine therapy horses. The barn is open from time to time and kids can visit. Just be careful to have the kids respect the horses.
The rest of the park is amazing. The paths are fun that allow tons of exploration. The water features are amazing and I promise I will be back when it it not dreary. I was very impressed with the whole park.

One of my favorite parks. I tend to frequent this location with my niece after I pick her up from preschool and we have a blast! Added bonus: they are pet friendly!
The walking trail is pretty neat. It makes it was through the 30 acre park and you can continue down Clayton or you can take the trail down Mason Ridge and make a big loop back to the park. The trail is paved and is all interconnected, which is pretty cool!
There is a stable with horses as others have mentioned. Did you know that the stables are operated by Equine Assisted Therapy? Equine Assisted Therapy is an organization dedicated to providing therapeutic horseback riding activities for individuals with disabilities. I mean how awesome is that!
In addition to the stable and walking trail, you will also find a picnic pavilion, tennis courts, playground, restroom, and a lake with a fountain, which allows catch and release fishing with the proper fishing license, of course.
Looking for a place to let your fur kids or real kids (or rentals if you don’t have your own) let go of that pent up energy? I highly suggest Longview!

A quiet park with shade, restrooms, playground, BBQs, covered picnic tables, and plenty of grass to play on. Will add this to my playgrounds for the little ones.

I just discovered this gem of a park the other day on the way to Straub’s. I can’t believe I have never been here before. The kids immediately ran to check out the horses. There is a sign that says not to feed the horses but I later asked the caretaker and she said «she would look the other way and the horses like organic carrots.» This park has so much to offer and you can make a day out of it. Beautiful scenery and we didn’t have enough time to check everything out but we are coming back with carrots and a picnic lunch in a few days.

This a staple park for us. Set back off of clayton road the trees are mature and during the summer you can usually find some shade on the playground while the kiddos run around. There are actually nice bathrooms with «warm» running water here. Also a covered pavilion to get out of the occasional spot shower. The playground is overall generous and a favorite for my girls. Nearby is also a horse stable for «rehab» horses that my girls love to feed and look at.
There is a single tennis court but no other sports fields and that is the really only downfall to this park.
Definitely check out the nature trail that wraps around a small pond. There are short trails through the grass and woods as well if you want to leave the paved path.
Tip… bring a bag of carrots for the horses. Overall a great park especially if you have little kids.

Really cool park alert! I took my six year old godson to Longview Farm Park last weekend for some outdoor time and to burn off some of his never-​ending energy, but unfortunately, we only could stay for about fifteen minutes because of a serious cicada infestation. They were literally everywhere and after pulling the third one out of my hair and trying to swat them off of his clothes, we were outta there. As great as this park is, I’d give it a good month before checking it out. Those cicadas are like little evil flying humans, I swear…
When you get there, the first thing you see is an old, beautiful and historic looking house. The house belonged to a man named William Hibler in the 1820’s, and apparently he was a baller, because this place is huge and you can tell it was worth some big money. You can go in and tour it, but with little man along, our interests were elsewhere: the horses.
Yup, they have a really beautiful barn full of gorgeous therapy horses! Each one had a name, so we went to each stall, read the name outloud, and then pet each horse on the nose. It was so cool to be so up close to them, and knowing they were therapy horses made it even more special. These guys were so sweet and didn’t even flinch at a pair of six year old hands grabbing for their faces! We spent most of our time in the barn because it was the only place that was cicada-​free.
There’s a great playground for kids, and acres upon acres of streams, little bridge crossings, and it’s just a really cool place to connect with nature.
Take-​aways:
–Great for kiddos & nature lovers
–The horse barn is definitely the coolest part
–I really hate cicadas.