SPORTS FACILITIES IN SPRINGFIELD
Springfield, Missouri has state-of-the-art sports facilities. Whether it’s an 11,000-seat arena, an arena with two sheets of ice or a sports complex with multiple fields, Springfield has facilities that can meet your event needs.
Sports Facilities Guide
Feel free to share our Sports Facilities Guide to athletic coaches and event planners while they are planning their next tournament or hosted event.
Springfield, MO has many tournaments throughout the year, contact us or the facility of your choice to add your event.
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Learn more about the unique facilities located near Springfield, Mo.
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The O’Reilly-Tefft Gymnasium contains a full-sized basketball court, scoreboards, some bleachers, restrooms and a small meeting room.
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The Oak Grove Park and Community Center includes a nine-hole disc golf course, gymnasium, picnic tables and grills, restrooms, horseshoes, drinking fountain, children’s play equipment, and one (unlit) youth baseball field.
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The OTC Esports Club Team provides students with the opportunity to play and learn from competitive members in a friendly environment. The OTC Competitive Esports Team is one of the 130 varsity programs in North America and is a member of the National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE), which offers competitive esports events at the intercollegiate level. The new arena features 12 PCs and Nintendo Switch Consoles.
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Amenities at the Ozark Community Center include two basketball courts, a lap pool and children’s pool, community rooms (180 occupancy), and a rock climbing wall.
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The Ozark Empire Fairgrounds offer a grandstand with covered seating for 8,000. The arena/annex with seating for 2,250, contains a dirt floored arena. There are also 200 horse stalls and space for cattle and other small animals.
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Fassnight Creek Greenway is in the heart of Springfield, south and west of downtown and Missouri State University. It currently passes through Fassnight Park, and goes under Campbell, Bennett and Jefferson avenues, and connects by road to Phelps Grove Park. It will eventually be extended west to Jordan Creek and Wilson’s Creek greenways. Phelps Grove Park is a stop along The Link, a 7-mile north/south bicycle-pedestrian route connecting Doling Park to Twin Oaks Park.
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The Frisco Highline Trail is Missouri’s second longest Rail-Trail, winding 35 miles through the scenic Ozarks, connecting Springfield and Bolivar, Missouri. The trail was designated a National Recreation Trail by the National Park Service and American Trails in 2004.
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This gorgeous trail has three open segments: One mile from Ritter Springs Park going east underneath Highway 13 to David C. Murray Trailhead; 1.5-miles from Lost Hill Park to Truman Elementary School; and 1/4-mile at The Watershed Center at Valley Water Mill. We plan for these sections to eventually connect.
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Galloway Creek Greenway runs north-south in southeast Springfield. It was designated a National Recreation Trail in 2003, by the National Park Service and American Trails, and was the first trail in Missouri to receive this honor!
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Currently there are three one-mile segments of the James River Greenway. One segment connects the James River iron bridge north to the end of the former frontage road (Gasconade Avenue) that crosses over Highway 65 and connects to an on-street bicycle loop to and from Sequiota Park. The second segment of the trail is along the north bank of Springfield Lake Park, from the park entrance to the boathouse on the lake shore. The third segment is a one-mile trail section called the Trail of Honor, that meanders along the banks of the beautiful James River and the edge of the Missouri Veteran’s Cemetery.
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This is not a trail for walking, running or biking — it’s for canoeing, kayaking, fishing and wildlife watching! Water Trails are river sections that have been designated as great for canoeing, kayaking and fishing. The James River Water Trail is 6-mile route from Joe Crighton Access to Springfield Lake boathouse. The public can rent a canoe or kayak starting and finishing at the Springfield Lake Boathouse, or bring your own boat and explore from Crighton Access or Southwood Access upstream.
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We currently have over three miles of Jordan Creek Greenway – comprised of traditional trail, side paths, and a few short sections of on-street bike/sidewalk.