Columbia Parks and Recreation
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2001 E. Broadway
(Broadway and
Old Highway
63)
Park Hours: 6 am - 11 pm
Other recreation facility addresses within or near park:
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116 acres
4 - Outdoor shelters
6 - Single table picnic shelters
("R" designates reservable shelters)
(See Picnic Shelter Reservations)
| R | Collins Shelter with firepit |
| R | Gordon Shelter |
| R | Happy Hollow Shelter |
| ** | Island Shelter |
| 6 Single Table Picnic Shelters | |
** Can be scheduled with a Park Special Use Application
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Riechmann Indoor Pavilion - reservable(indoor facility with kitchen, indoor and outdoorrestrooms, and outdoor grill area)
3 - Restrooms (1 - south side between Collins and Gordon Shelters (open year round), 1 - west side near beach, and 1 - north side at Riechmann Pavilion)
1 -Look Out Point Art Sculpture
Darwin and Axie Hindman Discovery Garden
Island and boardwalk
0.6-mile hard-surface lake trail
1.7 mile hard-surface perimeter trail
Open playfield
Sled hill
3 Playgrounds
Spraygrounds (Open May 1 to Sept. 30)
Amphitheater
2 Waterfalls
Free Wifi Internet Access
Swimming
beach - unguarded
facility, swim at your own risk
Beach open May 1 to Sept. 30
See
- Beach Rules
See - Lake Water Quality
See - Feeding Waterfowl
Thanks to funding from the Park Sales Tax for the equipment and sponsorship by iZones, free WiFi Internet access is available at selected areas of Stephens Lake Park around the park shelters, beach area, and Riechmann Pavilion. As a sponsor, iZones has donated the monthly Internet costs.
The only equipment required to access the free service is a laptop and a WiFi card that is compatible with the 802.11(x) standard. On the laptop, search for available WiFi networks, select the "(park name)" and click on "connect." Users will be redirected to a welcome page. On the welcome page, click on the "connect" link to access the Internet.
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Stephens Lake Park is the center for outdoor winter sports in Columbia. There is a hill for sledding on the east side of the lake, which can be accessed from the park entrance at 2001 Broadway. Park users can warm themselves with a bonfire during the winter sports season at the fire pit at Collins Shelter near the sled hill, and there is a heated restroom nearby open year round. Wood is provided by the Parks and Recreation Department when there is snow on the ground or the lake conditions permit skating and can be found in the wood shed near Collins Shelter. Ice skating is allowed on Stephens Lake only when the ice has been checked and deemed thick enough. Ice fishing is allowed on Cosmo-Bethel Lake when conditions allow. A press release will be issued and signs posted when the lake ice conditions are favorable for skating and ice fishing. For updates on ice conditions on both Stephens and Cosmo-Bethel Lakes, watch for announcements on the Parks and Recreation home page. Related Links: |
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If you would like to hold a special event using the island and island shelter, see the Shelter Reservation page. To see if you need a Park Special Use Permit to host a special event at any other area in the park, click here.
Unique donation opportunities are available at Stephens Lake Park. Put your name or a loved one's on a tree collection, single table picnic shelter, amphitheater, island, or other park elements. Click here for more information.
Find out how trees pay us back by taking the on-line virtual Tree-Ching Trail Walk at Stephens Lake Park. (The trail walk in the park occurred in October and November 2010. The price tags on the trees have since been removed.)
| Year Completed | Project Description |
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2009 |
Wireless Internet |
2010 |
Annual Road and Parking Asphalt Projects: Seal Broadway upper drive, upper parking lot, east parking lot and drive, Old 63 parking lot, and Riechmann parking lot |
| Darwin and Axie Hindman Discovery Garden | |
| Amphitheater walkway and stage lighting | |
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