Volunteers & Visitor Services
From the largest volunteer event in Forest Park history to welcoming visitors from 150+ countries, 2017 was a fantastic year across these two key areas. Let's take a look...
40,000
Free Forest Park Visitor Guides distributed
50,000
Seasonal riders on the Forest Park Trolley
Press Feature
"Forest Park to add second trolley route"
95,000
Uses of ForestParkMap.org, our free web app
11
Number of FPF team members honored as Hospitality Heroes by Explore St. Louis
FPF Blog Spotlight
"Honoring Our Hospitality Heroes!"
25,200+
Park 'visitor assists' at the Visitor Center information desk and within the Park. Our Visitor Services staff and volunteers had conversations with visitors from all 50 states, Washington D.C. and 155 different countries!
Forest Park Welcomes the World
When guests passed through the Visitor Center, we invited them to place a sticker to let us know where they were visiting from.
1,978
Total number of volunteers – our biggest year ever! An 18% increase over 2016.
14,000
Hours of service to Forest Park
$340,000
Value of volunteer service
SLUH's Day of Service
On Friday, October 20, our neighbors at St. Louis University High School celebrated their bicentennial with a day of service. While the upperclassmen were volunteering at a variety of organizations in the area, all freshman and sophomore students spent their time volunteering in Forest Park. There were nearly 600 students all together, split between City of St. Louis and Forest Park Forever teams. The group represents our biggest volunteer group in Park history!
FPF Blog Spotlight
"Celebrating SLU High's Bicentennial With Record-Setting Day of Service"