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Rothwell Park
309 Rothwell Dr, Columbia, MO 65203, United States
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Ay
Review №1

Is connected to a trail. Is in our neighborhood, so for us a recurring place

Me
Review №2

Cute little park with a nice, shaded short trail to walk.

Au
Review №3

We love this park as a family. It has a place to play and a table where you can have picnics. There’s even a little gravel trail to walk on. You can access it from two different streets

At
Review №4

Perfect little out of the way park without an excess of people and traffic. Columbia has a lot of great parks so it probably isnt fair that I compare them to each other, but this one is great for fun open space, decent equipment, and place to get away from the crowds.

Ch
Review №5

This is a nice neighborhood park with plenty of shade from the multitude of trees. There is a small gravel walking trail, which circles a wooded area. There is also a small playground for kids to play on.

H
Review №6

When I opened the Mid Missouri Weasel Sanctuary, the first no-kill beaver, otter and weasel rescue shelter in the state, over 10 years ago, I had no idea how complicated the regulatory and legal environment in this niche area of wildlife rescue would become. A decade ago, the regulatory hurdles facing aspiring wildlife rescues and upstart wildlife shelters were rather straightforward. They obeyed the laws of common sense and didnt seem to put undue burdens on the operators of wildlife sanctuaries. And then beavers started getting herpes. The causes of the herpes epidemic in the north american beaver population remain a mystery, but what is known is that between 2000 and 2008, the rate of beaver herpes infection grew from 10% of the adult population in 2000 to 75% in 2008. The problem of oral herpes in most mammals is mostly cosmetic, perhaps a cold sore outbreak makes office place Valentines Day parties a little less saucy and makes coworkers think twice about using communal coffee mugs for their coffee breaks. But in general it doesnt interfere with the day to day life of the infected. However, when a species relies solely on their mouth for both their day to day existence, sustenance, home construction, and their log based economy, herpes and cold sores can become a matter of life and death. In the world of the beaver, the condition of ones buck teeth can be a matter of life and death. The cold sores that define active Berpes (Burpes Simplex Virus = Herpes for Beavers) infection impede with the ability of the Beaver to access their full range of buck toothed gnawing tools. Researchers estimate that with each cold sore, the efficiency and utility of beavers falls 50%, and their tree-felling accident rate skyrockets 75%. This means that not only were these eager beavers becoming less efficient and productive, but the very act of lumberjacking resulted in serious injury or death in nearly 3 out of every 4 trees felled. Cold sores were maiming and killing beavers. While the implementation of dental dams and other beaver prophylactic devices eventually managed to bring herpes infection down to manageable levels (whether gnawing and beavering will ever be the same has yet to be seen), the years of cold sore-mediated accidents had left their mark. Nearly one-third of all juvenile beavers would find themselves orphaned in their first year. In most beaver families, both mommy and daddy beavers are engaged in full time employment, felling trees, harvesting bark and building dams from dawn til dusk. In many cases, one beaver parent will be busy gnawing down a large tree, while the other is foraging nearby searching for other trees to gnaw or harvesting/processing timber previously felled. As the cold sores interfere with the gnawing calculations, the gnawing beaver is usually caught unaware that they have actually chewed through the entire log, sending the giant tree timbering down upon the unsuspecting partner. Prior to the herpes epidemic, cases of lumber jacking-gone-wrong were isolated incidents. Ten years before the beaver herpes epidemic, an Insurance Industry survey estimated that as much as 50% of these spouse-on-spouse accidental lumberjack-related fatalities were, in fact, clever attempts by conniving beavers at cashing out on their spouses life insurance policies. You know what they say about well-manicured beavers: a brushed beaver in demand, is worth two bushy beavers in a rush. A snaggletooth in the whipper, makes a future orthodontist tipper. A snaggletooth in the whipper, makes a dapper orthodontist snapper. is worth two in hand. In fact, it was the beaver-based insurance company, Log and Lodge Logjam Liability, Life & Casualty, that pioneered the field of forensic tree-felling science for use in fraud investigation and began publishing an industry-wide beaver insurance fraud report titled, Lodge A Complaint: Beavers Behaving Badly,

Jo
Review №7

Pretty nice little Park to enjoy with the kids and family

Do
Review №8

We have one of the best parks around Moberly, MO area.

Gr
Review №9

Nice little neighborhood park. Playground equipment and a wooded walking trail.

Er
Review №10

No parking near the playground that I could find. Nice green space and well tended landscaping. But playground equipment shows some wear. No swings or monkeybars. Better park for children ages 4+.

Co
Review №11

It is my favorite to disc golf courses in the country. My review really isnt that fair for you

Ma
Review №12

Nice park

Ro
Review №13

Up to date and clean

Je
Review №14

Not bad

Au
Review №15

Family friendly neighborhood park.

Jo
Review №16

Good park option for the Rothwell Heights neighborhood. The park is small with a gravel trail loop, a grill / picnic location, and a playground.

Se
Review №17

Nice neighborhood park. Not a great destination point.

ze
Review №18

Great place to live

Mi
Review №19

Great neighborhood

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4.5 Rating
  • Address:309 Rothwell Dr, Columbia, MO 65203, United States
  • Site:http://gocolumbiamo.com/
  • Phone:+1 573-874-7460
Categories
  • Tourist attraction
  • Park
Working hours
  • Monday:7am–11pm
  • Tuesday:7am–11pm
  • Wednesday:7am–11pm
  • Thursday:7am–11pm
  • Friday:7am–11pm
  • Saturday:7am–11pm
  • Sunday:7am–11pm
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance:Yes
Amenities
  • Good for kids:Yes
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