Project Overview

The goal of this project is to extend the Deer Creek Greenway from Lorraine Davis Park in Webster Groves and Brentwood Park in the City of Brentwood westward through Rock Hill to St. Louis County’s Tilles Park in Ladue, eventually connecting to Ladue’s new shared use path near I-64 and Clayton Road with an ultimate connection to Horton Watkins High School.

Project Partners

• Great Rivers Greenway
• City of Ladue
• City of Rock Hill
• City of Webster Groves
• City of Brentwood
• St. Louis County

Current Status

The first stage of the project will be an alignment study to consider all viable potential greenway connections and to ultimately make recommendations for preferred greenway routes based on feasibility, user experience, and public input. Any design or future construction of a Deer Creek greenway extension would be conducted in multiple phases building off this initial alignment study.

Map + Concept Renderings

Get Involved

Join us for three open houses in June where we’ll share updated project information and greenway alignment options based on feasibility, user experience, and previous public input. To try to hear from everyone in the community, we are hosting three open houses about this project. We welcome you to attend the open house that works best for you, but know that the content for each open house will be specific to the city where the open house is being hosted.

Shaping the Greenway: How Did We Get Here?

We hosted open houses in Brentwood, Rock Hill, and Ladue in February 2026. Thank you to everyone who attended in person or who completed our online survey (promoted on our website, social media, and email newsletter) to share your thoughts on possible greenway connection ideas. Linked below are the project boards that were presented at each open house. At both the open houses and in the digital survey following, we asked participants to list pros and cons for the individual segments presented. The project team has analyzed the feedback we received to determine potential alignments that will be brought to the community for input in June 2026.

Brentwood, Feb 17, 2026

Download Brentwood Open House Presentation Boards

Rock Hill, Feb 24, 2026

Download Rock Hill Open House Presentation Boards

Ladue, Feb 26, 2026

Download Ladue Open House Presentation Boards

Community Feedback

Across the three communities (Brentwood, Rock Hill, and Ladue), 221 people provided in-person feedback at one of three open houses, and 100 people submitted online feedback forms. Overall, participants preferred alignments that are:

• Off-road, scenic, and separated from traffic: Across all three communities, participants preferred routes that feel off-road, scenic, wooded, and separated from traffic.
• Safe at crossings: Support dropped when routes included difficult crossings at major roads and intersections.
• Built on what exists: Participants consistently favored routes that build on existing pathways, including tunnels, trails, rail corridors, and other established connections.
• Connected to daily destinations: Across all three cities, participants preferred routes that connect to parks, schools, businesses, and other places people already go.
• Away from busy roads: Even when they were more direct, options running alongside major roads were often seen as less than ideal, less safe, and less like the kind of greenway people want.
• Close to the creek, with upkeep in mind: Participants liked routes near Deer Creek because they felt more scenic and separated from traffic, but they also raised concerns about flooding, erosion, and maintenance.

This feedback will help determine potential alignments that will be brought to the community for input in June 2026. See open house information above!