Recreational opportunities abound including golfing, baseball, ice skating, swimming, and tennis.
Parks with recreational opportunities are listed below. The Parkway Billed as the finest boulevard system in the United States, St. Joseph's Parkway ribbons through the city for 26 miles. Developed in 1918 by internationally known landscape architect George Burnap, St. Joseph was one of the first cities in the United States to develop an imaginative and comprehensive parkway plan. St. Joseph's Parkway has been nominated for the National Register of Historic Places. Lewis and Clark State Park Rushville, MO 64484 Located 20 miles southwest of St. Joseph, on Hwy.