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Visitors who wish to rent bicycles or with special interests in birding, boating, fishing or hunting will be especially attracted to these sites in the Confluence Greenway:
Bicycle Rentals
Gateway Arch Riverfront Bicycle Rentals
Bike Up to 2 Hours 1/2 day full day
comfort/hybrid bike $15 $20 $30
Kids Stuff* $10 $15 $20
*Kids Stuff includes child bike, tagalong, and wagon
Quad (Surrey Bikes)
Small (2-4 people) $20/hour
Large (4-6 people) $25/hour
Hours of operation:
March 17 - April 26 (Friday - Sunday) 10 am-7pm (last rental at 6pm)
April 27 - September 3 (daily) 8 am-7 pm (last rental at 6pm)
September 4 - October 28 (Friday - Sunday) 10 am-7 pm (last rental at 6pm)
More info please contact 1-877-982-1410
For more information about St. Louis area trails:
Also see
www.trailnet.org (Trailnet)
www.mcttrails.org (Madison County Transit)
Birding
The attached Birding in The Confluence Brochure is a guide to sites that attract a wide variety of birds to the St. Louis bi-state metropolitan area:
PDF Format (5.4 Mb)
The attached St. Louis area Birding Checklist was developed by Sue Nickler from the Missouri Department of Conservation:
Word Format (10 pages, 520 kb)
PDF Format (10 pages, 252 kb)
These Primary Birding Sites have been identified as sites that attract wide varieties of birds in The Confluence:
Columbia Bottom Conservation Area
Contact: Missouri Department of Conservation at 314/877-6014 or www.mdc.mo.gov/areas/areas/bottom
Edward "Ted" and Pat Jones - Confluence Point State Park
Contact: Missouri Department of Natural Resources at 636/899-1135 or www.mostateparks.com/confluence.htm
Horseshoe Lake State Park
Contact: Illinois Department of Natural Resources at 618/931-0270 or www.dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/PARKS
Marais Temps Clair Conservation Area
Contact: Missouri Department of Conservation at 636/250-3674
National Great Rivers Museum at Melvin Price Lock and Dam
Contact: US Army Corps of Engineers at 1-877/462-6979 or www.mvs.usace.army.mil/Rivers/museum.html
Old Chain of Rocks Bridge
Contact: Trailnet at 314/416-9930 or www.trailnet.org
Pere Marquette State Park
Contact: Illinois Department of Natural Resources at 618/786-3323 or www.dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/parks/r4/peremarq.htm
Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary
Contact: US Army Corps of Engineers at 888/899-2602 or www.mvs.usace.army.mil/Rivers
Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge
Headquarters - Calhoun Division
Contact: US Fish & Wildlife Service at 618/883-2524 or www.fws.gov/midwest/TwoRivers
For other Sites in the St. Louis bi-state metropolitan area visit:
August A. Busch Conservation Area & Weldon Spring Conservation Area
Contact: Missouri Department of Conservation at 636/441-4554 or www.mdc.mo.gov/areas/cnc/busch
Creve Coeur Park
Contact: St. Louis County Parks at 314/615-7275 or www.stlouisco.com/parks/Creve.html
Forest Park
Contact: St. Louis City Department of Parks at 314/289-5300 or www.stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/parks/forestpark
Frank Holten State Park
Contact: Illinois Department of Natural Resources at 618/874-7920 or www.dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/PARKS
Powder Valley Conservation Area
Contact: Missouri Department of Conservation at 314/301-1500 or www.mdc.mo.gov/areas/cnc/powder
Tower Grove Park
Contact: St. Louis City Department of Parks at 314/771-2679 or www.stlouis.missouri.org/parks/tower-grove
Boat Access
Columbia Bottom Conservation Area
Pere Marquette State Park
St. Louis Riverfront Trail (North Riverfront Park section)
Fishing
Chouteau Island
(bank, pier)
Columbia Bottom Conservation Area
(bank, barrier-free dock)
Pere Marquette State Park
(bank, dock)
Portage des Sioux Nature Area
(bank)
St. Louis Riverfront Trail
(North Riverfront Park section - bank, barrier-free dock)
Hunting
Chouteau Island
Columbia Bottom Conservation Area
Pere Marquette State Park
Also see
http://dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/parks/ilstate.htm (Frank Holten State Recreation Area; Horseshoe Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area)
Camping
Camping is available at Pere Marquette State Park
Also see
http://www.explorestlouis.com (information about camping in and around St. Louis, MO)
http://visitalton.com (information about camping around Alton, IL)
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