Great vid. Cause I don't think op stressed it enough DO NOT SWIM IN THE RIVER. EVERY YEAR NUMEROUS DEATHS OCCUR. Swimmers stronger than you have died there eaxh year.
I guess there's a big undertow that pulls swimmers down and they get caught in the tangle of branches and debris underwater. The surface looks so calm and peaceful but don't get fooled people.
"Numerous" you mean out of the 1000's of people who used to swim there... someone would go to places they didn't understand and swim when the river was up. It was a great place to swim. I guess you urban types can't fathom wild rivers need understanding. IIRC nearly everyone who has drown there was under 20, and were swimming around the bend's People drown everywhere. The number of people who've drown in the entire St. Louis area each year is higher than this one creek. Hell just this year a dude died in a CWE apartment pool.
@@dookie123ification I really do think the issue is just naive people jumping in and not really grasping... it's a wild river, it has calm spots... then they swim away to go away from the crowds and boom.. bad combo. I took my girls up there all the time. I showed them where to avoid, because I grew up around the river, there are obvious places to avoid, and some less than obvious.
My family leased a summer home in the area located right before you go under the railroad tracks. On the left side before you went under the tracks were 5 summer homes and a railroad depot. These homes were summer residences for wealthy St. Louis families during the 1930’s. At the end of this road were to bridge supports that once was a bridge over Keifer Creek. Keifer Creekenter the Meramec right here. 7:24 On the right side of the road was a hotel and a caretakers’s cabin. The hotel and the railroad depot were abandoned building at this time- late 50’s and early 60’s. Lincoln Lodge was still operating at that time and we would occasionally eat there. We would often walk the bluffs to go swimming at Castlewood Pool. I remember going into the cave under the bluffs. It was a fun place to spend your summer! We have many wonderful memories
You would continue under the railroad tracks( back then the road changed from paved to gravel)and eventually you would end up at Lincoln Lodge. They also had cabins along with the lodge. It was right on the river.
Beautiful and familiar views. I've lived in this area for 40 years. You should check out Lone Elk park just across the river. The Chubb trail is amazing. When I was 11 I went to a friend's birthday party at the Lone Wolf Tavern. Great time. I didn't know until later that Russell Bliss had treated the parking lot.
Thanks Again Drew. You’ve been a great stimulus to Cindy and myself as we do our Cocktails and Culture tours we share with our friends on Facebook. Keep up your enthusiasm and interest!
Those crooked cement stairs on the other side of the hill just dead end. I went up them one day out of curiosity. I have biked up the steep grade and all over the trails up top. I actually have biked the whole park and enjoy it alot!
I can see now why Castlewood was recently ranked #1 for best trails in Missouri The River Scene trail views at that first bluff are insane. I need to head back there this summer!
We used to have a rope swing on the other side of the river on the trail you just walk down and the rapid we’re strong the river was deeper on the other side in late 60 and early 70
In your reading did you see anything on why the area was named "Castlewood"? Interested if there is meaning behind it or just a name that sounded attractive
Great vid. Cause I don't think op stressed it enough DO NOT SWIM IN THE RIVER. EVERY YEAR NUMEROUS DEATHS OCCUR. Swimmers stronger than you have died there eaxh year.
I guess there's a big undertow that pulls swimmers down and they get caught in the tangle of branches and debris underwater. The surface looks so calm and peaceful but don't get fooled people.
"Numerous" you mean out of the 1000's of people who used to swim there... someone would go to places they didn't understand and swim when the river was up. It was a great place to swim. I guess you urban types can't fathom wild rivers need understanding. IIRC nearly everyone who has drown there was under 20, and were swimming around the bend's
People drown everywhere. The number of people who've drown in the entire St. Louis area each year is higher than this one creek. Hell just this year a dude died in a CWE apartment pool.
Absolute BS. I've swam in that river my entire life. People from the city, who can't swim, wade into the river and drown. Fact.
@@dookie123ification I really do think the issue is just naive people jumping in and not really grasping... it's a wild river, it has calm spots... then they swim away to go away from the crowds and boom.. bad combo.
I took my girls up there all the time. I showed them where to avoid, because I grew up around the river, there are obvious places to avoid, and some less than obvious.
That river is hungry for human life..trust me not a river to swim in. It's taken many souls. Look it up..
My family leased a summer home in the area located right before you go under the railroad tracks.
On the left side before you went under the tracks were 5 summer homes and a railroad depot. These homes were summer residences for wealthy St. Louis families during the 1930’s. At the end of this road were to bridge supports that once was a bridge over Keifer Creek. Keifer Creekenter the Meramec right here.
7:24 On the right side of the road was a hotel and a caretakers’s cabin. The hotel and the railroad depot were abandoned building at this time- late 50’s and early 60’s.
Lincoln Lodge was still operating at that time and we would occasionally eat there. We would often walk the bluffs to go swimming at Castlewood Pool. I remember going into the cave under the bluffs. It was a fun place to spend your summer!
We have many wonderful memories
Thanks for the memories! Where exactly was Lincoln Lodge?
You would continue under the railroad tracks( back then the road changed from paved to gravel)and eventually you would end up at Lincoln Lodge. They also had cabins along with the lodge. It was right on the river.
Really cool video. Love the birds chirping. Been here before but will go back again. Thank you!
This was our playground growing up in Castlewood before it was ever a state park. Best memories ever
Well done video. Narration is perfect. Thanks for taking us along with you as you walked the trails.
I grew up not far from the park in the 80s. Went there many many times to just hang out with friends. Thanks for the video and the memories!
Beautiful and familiar views. I've lived in this area for 40 years. You should check out Lone Elk park just across the river. The Chubb trail is amazing. When I was 11 I went to a friend's birthday party at the Lone Wolf Tavern. Great time. I didn't know until later that Russell Bliss had treated the parking lot.
Lol, I used to work on his trucks 😕
Thanks Again Drew. You’ve been a great stimulus to Cindy and myself as we do our Cocktails and Culture tours we share with our friends on Facebook. Keep up your enthusiasm and interest!
Sitting in Chesterfield, mesmerized by the history behind these things I've walked around.
Those crooked cement stairs on the other side of the hill just dead end. I went up them one day out of curiosity. I have biked up the steep grade and all over the trails up top. I actually have biked the whole park and enjoy it alot!
Another great video!!!!
I can see now why Castlewood was recently ranked #1 for best trails in Missouri
The River Scene trail views at that first bluff are insane. I need to head back there this summer!
We used to have a rope swing on the other side of the river on the trail you just walk down and the rapid we’re strong the river was deeper on the other side in late 60 and early 70
The sandbar you found is actually one of the beaches
That was my mother’s sisters uncle wife’s house.
Chubb's trail across river. Watch for bikes and horses if you go.
I wonder if those long cement walls were train bays
In your reading did you see anything on why the area was named "Castlewood"? Interested if there is meaning behind it or just a name that sounded attractive
It may have gotten the name from the towering rock bluffs over the river. That’s my best guess
I thought there were several bike trails there
I absolutely love your posts Drew! Do you mind if I ask what you use to record these videos?
Thanks! I use a DJI Handheld Camera
Didn't the Gov build nuclear bomb parts there? And after contamination???? Yep the old resort,,, it's a park now
That’s in St Charles, off 94 south of I-64