The City of St. Peters has 20 parks covering about 1,000 acres of land. Outdoor amenities available to park users include: recreation trails, playgrounds, picnic shelters and pavilions, athletic fields, fishing ponds, and landscape areas.

Shady Springs Park has three baseball diamonds, a soccer field, a large playground and a full service pavilion. Shady Springs also offers visitors a half-mile fitness trail that winds through a scenic wooded area on the north side of the park.

Shady Springs Park is located at 3888 Shady Springs Lane. To get to the park from I-70, take the Cave Springs exit and head north to the North Service Road. Turn left (west) on the service road to Shady Springs Lane and this will lead you straight to the park.