River Des Peres Greenway surrounds the local waterway from just south of Forest Park to the confluence of the Mississippi River at the southern end of the City of St. Louis.   The green space is enhanced and landscaped with the completion of the various sections of the trail.   Currently, the Trail starts at Francis R. Slay Park / Deer Creek Greenway and travels southeast to the Mississippi River.   Plans are being made to extend the trail to Forrest Park.   

What makes the River Des Peres Greenway a great area to live near is that it is connected to more trails and parks, and public transportation.   The largest connection currently is the Grant's Trail [Gravois Greenway], which extends from the River Des Peres Trail all the way to Kirkwood Missouri, near Interstate 44 and Big Bend Rd.  Other connectors are to Deer Creek Greenway (in progress),  Mississippi River Greenway (in progress), Christy Greenway Trail, and the Carondelet connector to Carondelet Park.  Future plans will connect it to the Centennial Trail from Forest Park.  

Home Searches are broken up into 5 sections of the trail as follows:

• Zone 1:      Maplewood, and City neighborhoods of Ellendale, Dogtown, Clifton Heights.

• Zone 2:      Shrewsbury and Lindenwood Park

• Zone 3:      Affton, Princeton Heights, and St. Louis Hills

• Zone 4:      Boulevard Heights and Holly Hills

• Zone 5:      Lemay, Bella Villa, Patch and Carondelet Park