# Cosmo Park

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**Columbia Cosmopolitan Recreation Area**, commonly referred to as **Cosmo Park**, is a city [park](/source/Park) in [Columbia, Missouri](/source/Columbia,_Missouri). At 533 acres (2.16 km2),[1] it is the largest park in Columbia. It is also the location of the annual [Show-Me State Games](/source/Show-Me_State_Games). Many soccer, football, [lacrosse](/source/Lacrosse), softball, baseball, golf, mountain bike, and skateboard tournaments and events are hosted at Cosmo.[2]

## History

The park is built on the location of the former Columbia Municipal Airport. The runways were rebuilt as parking lots, and the old layout of the airport can be seen in aerial imagery.[3]

On September 17, 2007, the park was proposed as a possible location for Columbia's third high school.[4] On October 10, 2007 City Council rejected this proposal.[5]

## Activities

### Facilities

**L.A. Nickell Golf Course**

The park features a [par](/source/Par_(golf)) 70, 18-hole [golf course](/source/Golf_course) that is open year-round (weather permitting). The course has no formal dress code; golf carts, a [driving range](/source/Driving_range), and lessons are all available.[6]

**Columbia Skate Park**

The park contains a 28,000-square foot (2,600-square metre) skate park that was opened in 1999.[7] The skate park was built with the help of [skateboarders](/source/Skateboarders) and [inline skaters](/source/Roller_skating).[8]

**Additional facilities**

- Antimi Sports Complex - eight [baseball](/source/Baseball)/[softball](/source/Softball)/[tee-ball](/source/Tee-ball) fields.
- Football fields - six
- Horseshoe pits - twelve
- Remote control car track
- Roller hockey rink
- Soccer fields - nineteen
- Tennis courts - eight
- Volleyball courts - six sand, one grass
- Playground

## Trails

Several trails wind through the park:[1]

- Cosmo Nature Trail - (1.75 miles, dirt). This trail wanders through a heavily wooded nature area and wetlands.
- Bear Creek Trail - (4.8 miles, limestone gravel). This trail runs along Bear Creek and connects the park to the 75-acre (300,000-square metre) [Albert Oakland Park](/source/Albert_Oakland_Park).
- Cosmo Fitness Trail - (1.25 Miles, asphalt). A hard surface trail open to walkers, bikers, and skaters (no motorized vehicles).
- Rhett's Run Mountain Bike Trail - (2.4 miles, dirt). A mountain bike course.

## References

1. ["City of Columbia - Official Government Website"](https://www.como.gov/parks/columbia-cosmopolitan-recreation-area/). *www.como.gov*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20250208051346/https://www.como.gov/parks/columbia-cosmopolitan-recreation-area/) 2025-02-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-04-07.

1. ["Columbia Cosmopolitan Recreation Area (Cosmo) - Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau"](https://www.visitcolumbiamo.com/directory/columbia-cosmopolitan-recreation-area-cosmo/). *Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240801123117/https://www.visitcolumbiamo.com/directory/columbia-cosmopolitan-recreation-area-cosmo/) 2024-08-01 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-02-10.

1. ["Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Northeastern Missouri"](https://www.airfieldsfreeman.com/MO/Airfields_MO_NE.htm#columbia). *www.airfieldsfreeman.com*. Retrieved 2025-04-07.

1. ["A resolution has been proposed to offer a local park as a possible site - Columbia Missourian"](http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2007/09/17/resolution-has-been-proposed-offer-local-park-poss/). *www.columbiamissourian.com*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120208103431/http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2007/09/17/resolution-has-been-proposed-offer-local-park-poss/) 2012-02-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-04-07.

1. [Parklands off limits as school site](http://www.columbiatribune.com/2007/Oct/20071010News007.asp)[dead link]

1. ["L. A. Nickell Golf Course and Driving Range, 1800 Parkside Drive, Columbia, MO"](http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/ParksandRec/Golf/LA_Nickell/). *www.gocolumbiamo.com*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20130720070208/http://www.gocolumbiamo.com:80/ParksandRec/Golf/LA_Nickell/) 2013-07-20 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-04-07.

1. [Columbia Skate Park](http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/ParksandRec/Skatepark/index.php)

1. ["Skate Park History"](http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/ParksandRec/Skatepark/background.php). *www.gocolumbiamo.com*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225334/http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/ParksandRec/Skatepark/background.php) 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-04-07.

## External links

- [Columbia Cosmopolitan Recreation Area official site](http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/ParksandRec/Parks/Cosmo_Park/index.php)

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