Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park is considered a “Green Space Oasis” in the western part of the St. Louis Metro Area.
Several sources dub it as one of Missouri’s more popular state parks, and it is one of the older ones in existence to this day.
It originally started as an 88-acre donation from Jacob and Henry Babler in 1934. This was their way to honor the memory of their brother, St. Louis surgeon, Edmund.
Shortly after the original donation, another 800 acres was added with additional acreage obtained over the years to grow the park into the 2,441-acre oasis it is today.
