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- Stephens Lake Park trails have something for everyone. Two trails, including a 0.6-mile lake trail and a 1.7-mile perimeter trail, allow park users to enjoy the scenic views as they walk, run, bike, or wheel.
Stephens Lake Park trails have something for everyone. Two trails, including a 0.6-mile lake trail and a 1.7-mile perimeter trail, allow park users to enjoy the scenic views as they walk, run, bike, or wheel.
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- Gordon Family History
- Happy Hollow and Cherokee History
- Stephens College Purchases Property
- City of Columbia Purchases Property
- Planning The Park
- Park Construction
The roots of the Stephens Lake property date back to the early 1800’s when David Gordon and 33 other land speculators founded the Smithton community that in 1821 became Columbia. He was a prosperous farmer in Madison County, Kentucky, who moved his family and their 26 slaves here after the outcome of congressional debates on the extension of slaver...
Located in this area was a portion of Columbia known as the community of Happy Hollow. As early as the 1820’s, people were settling here along the Hinkson Creek, from the Stephens Lake property two miles southward, then northeast almost to today’s Hallsville. According to Northern Cherokee lore, there was a concentration of Cherokee families living...
The land stayed in the Gordon family until one of David Gordon’s descendants sold the family homestead and its surrounding 100+ acres to Stephens College in 1926. The school built a nine-hole golf course and enlarged the lake. A Stephens College administrator, Enoch Arthur “Pop” Collins, had the cabin restored in 1935 with logs brought in from othe...
The possibility of the property falling into the hands of a private developer mobilized the City of Columbia, environmental and other community groups to organize efforts to preserve the property for public park land. City Manager Ray Beck began talking with Stephens College President Marcia Kiersct early in 1999 about the possibility of a lease-pu...
The controversy among the citizens as to how the park property should be developed posed quite a challenge for the Park and Recreation Department’s park planners. The Department embarked on an extensive public input process. The planning staff developed four master plan options for consideration. 1. Option 1 – Traditional Park 2. Option 2 – Park an...
While juggling prior capital improvement project commitments, the Department forged ahead with the development of the park. Construction of Phase I of the $2.5 million development of this project began in 2003. Funding for the park development was spread out over four years.
Explore one of 2 easy hiking trails in Stephens Lake Park that are great for the whole family. Looking for a more strenuous hike? We've got you covered, with trails ranging from 13 to 344 feet in elevation gain.
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- Missouri, United States
This park is across the street from my office and It is the bomb. Large lake with trail around and over it. Sand beach with splash park. Multiple picnic pavilions (you can use if available or reserve for a fee). 2 climbing playgrounds for the kids (off Broadway). A boat ramp for canoes and a sleigh hill with fire pit ! (back side of lake Dam).
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- 2001 E Broadway, Columbia, 65201, Missouri
Here is a summary of what makes Stephens Lake Park a great place to visit: 1. Scenic Beauty: The park covers 116 acres, including a picturesque 11-acre lake surrounded by lush greenery and walking trails. Visitors can enjoy the park's natural beauty, relax by the lake, or go for a leisurely stroll. 2.
The lake and spraygrounds is open from Memorial Day through Labor Day. There is a sand beach and a designated swimming area on the west side of the boardwalk. The swimming beach and spraygrounds is free to the public and is an unguarded facility. The gate to the beach will be locked during the off season.
At the lake, families can enjoy swimming, fishing and non-motorized boating. The park also offers walking/hiking trails, three playgrounds, a sprayground, a playfield, picnic areas, and the Darwin and Axie Hindman Discovery Garden and Children’s Grove.
