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Named for the family of Jack Broemmelsiek, who lived on the property for more than 30 years and dedicated their lives to promoting conservation activities, Broemmelsiek Park measures 494 acres in size and features many natural and recreational amenities.
The region - boasting fertile pasture land and an abundant oak-hickory forest - has a long agricultural history in St. Charles County. Records date settlement of the area to the late 1700s, and several structures built on what is now Broemmelsiek Park can be dated to the mid-1800s. To highlight this important link to the County's past, the park's agricultural heritage center (to be added in future development) will display farming operations from the 1800s to the present day.
An Off-Leash Dog Area (with a small water features where dogs may swim), more than seven miles of multi-use trail (open to hiking, bicycling, and equestrian use), picnic shelters available for rental, the County's first public Astronomy Viewing Area, and fishing lakes are now open. Additional construction will bring an agricultural heritage interpretive area honoring St. Charles County's farming from the 1800s to present, additional multi-use trails, and the 13-acre Betty's Lake (named for Betty Broemmelsiek, a strong proponent of conservation within the state of Missouri). Broemmelsiek Park has between 4 and 4.5 miles of trail.
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