I really have to wonder about some people who trash a park’s reviews. To the guy who gave it a 1 star review because he said there was no swimming allowed, WRONG, if you would have bothered to ask someone, mainly a park ranger they would have told you there is a swimming area about 1⁄8 mile down from there on the Jefferson county side. To the woman who was complaining about the water being shallow or dirty, really? It’s the meramec connected to the Mississippi, ya know, the muddy Mississippi? What did you expect? As to the low spots, it’s a river, when the water is low there are low spots, when it’s higher they are not. Rend lake is 110 miles away if you want a stable water level. NOW, if I don’t want to spend a full weekend driving 100 + miles to go boating & the water level is good George Winter is a great place to go. I prefer the second boat ramp, if you get there early enough you can even park your car & trailer in the shade. It’s a river, if the water is low it can be dicey, especially where you leave the part to hit the main river. Once you get past there Winter Brothers dredges for their barges so you’re good for a while. If you take your boat or jetski out to the main channel and go right about a mile there’s a great bowl back there that is not accessible by the road where you can beach & let the dogs or kids play. If you don’t have a boat there are pavilions there and picnic tables. I’ve been going here since the 80’s it’s a good park. Have fun.
Ronald R.
Place rating: 5 Fenton, MO
I only love this park in the winter. Ice blocks up in the channel and there are great photo opps for the 2 or 3 Eagles who nest here this time of year.
Jeff A.
Place rating: 3 Barnhart, MO
Not a great place for kids looking for a play ground. But, it does have a good boat ramp. I enjoy just sitting and relaxing while watching the river. Nice and quiet park.
Lisa C.
Place rating: 2 Saint Louis, MO
My 5-year old niece was in town and my brother obliged her by taking her on his boat. This place, run by the STL County Parks Department, is small and pretty shallow in most spots. The water’s no dirtier than any other small lake. The clientele? Typical South County. I won’t go back, but then again, there’s not really much to offer here.
Sarah F.
Place rating: 1 Saint Louis, MO
George C. Winter park is a little stand of trees along the Meramec River that has a boat ramp. We went here because I saw on a blog somewhere that they have a swimming hole, and I thought we’d be able to let our dogs take a dip. Unless you have a speed boat, a case of Miller Light and a Budweiser bikini, George C. Winter park is not going to have anything to offer you. Oh, and there’s no swimming allowed.
