About Cosmo Park
Cosmo Park is Columbia’s largest municipal park, one of two regional parks in the park system. It is host to the annual Show-Me State Games as well as many soccer, football, lacrosse, softball, baseball, golf, tennis, mountain bike, and skateboard tournaments and events. It has the largest playground in Columbia’s park system – Steinberg Playground, is home to Columbia Skate Park and L. A. Nickell Golf Course, and is a trailhead for the Bear Creek Trail.
- Official Name: Columbia Cosmopolitan Recreation Area
- Acres: 533
- Park Hours: 6 a.m. to 12 a.m.; Fishing Hours: 4:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.
- Multi-Use Trail Miles: 6.0 miles
- Nature Trail Miles: 5.4 miles
- Map of Cosmo Parkopens PDF file
- Map of Soccer Fieldsopens PDF file
- Show-Me State Games Field Layoutopens PDF file
- Stream Bank Stabilization Demonstration Project
Park amenities
Activity areas
- Bocce Ball Courts (4)
- Horseshoe Pits (12, lighted)
- Playgrounds (2) – Steinberg Playground and a tot lot
- Remote Control Car Track
- Roller Hockey Rink
- Tennis Courts (8 lighted, also lined for age 10 and under)
- Volleyball Courts (4 total, 3-sand, 1-grass)
Dog – leash free area (Bear Creek Nature Area)
Dogs have about 70 acres to run leash free in the Bear Creek Nature Area located on the north end of Cosmo Park. However, dog owners must keep their off-leash dogs away from the Bear Creek Trail and Rhett’s Run Mountain Bike Trail that also run through the property. Park users can access this nature area from Skate Park parking lot. View the leash-free area map.opens PDF file
Read more about our dog parks and leash free areas.opens PDF file
Fields – game
- Baseball / Softball
- Antimi Sports Complex (8 fields)
- Rainbow Softball Center (6 fields)
- Football (6 fields)
- Soccer or Multipurpose (19 fields)
Golf courses
- L.A. Nickell Golf Course (18 holes)
- L.A. Nickell Clubhouse
Lakes
- Fishing Lakes – (2), Nickell Lake and Antimi Lake – see park mapopens PDF file
Picnic areas
- Non-Reservable Shelter (2)
- Reservable Shelter (7)
- Antimi Shelter
- Burford Shelter
- Dexheimer Shelter
- Garrison Shelter
- Harris Shelter
- Lamb Shelter
- Nickell Shelter
- Thomas H. Rapp Shelter (ONLY w/ tennis court rental)
Restrooms
- Restrooms (7) – (6 restrooms are open April 15 – Oct. 15 and 1 restroom is open year-round, near Football Field #4 and the fitness trail)
Columbia Skate Park
Trails
- Cosmo Fitness Trail
- Cosmo Nature Trail (no bikes)
- Rhett’s Run Mountain Bike Trail
- Trailhead
Capital improvement projects and council items
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