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On the north edge of St. John is a recreational area including Brown Memorial Park, a large park that features picnic shelters, playground equipment, walking path, frisbee golf, tennis courts, basketball court, skate park, baseball diamond, swimming pool, football field and track.
St. John Jubilee
St. John Jubilee is a Memorial Day weekend celebration that has been a community event for decades. At this event, the community traditionally welcomes summer with alumni homecomings, entertainment, street vendors, carnival rides, a street dance and other special events.
St. John Jubilee
St. John Jubilee is a Memorial Day weekend celebration that has been a community event for decades. At this event, the community traditionally welcomes summer with alumni homecomings, entertainment, street vendors, carnival rides, a street dance and other special events.
The City boasts a progressive library in the Ida Long Goodman Memorial Library, with high speed wireless Internet, Wii Station and Community Room. It is one of only three combined community/school libraries in the state and has been designated a 5-Star Library five years in a row.
St. John is one of the southern gateways to Quivira National Wildlife Refuge, a wetland refuge of significant importance to a variety of migrating waterfowl. QNWR is the winter home for several Bald and Golden Eagles. It offers a wide range of opportunities for birdwatchers, hunters, fishermen and nature lovers of all ages. It is also the southern starting point for the Wetlands and Wildlife National Scenic Byway that passes through QNWR and Cheyenne Bottoms in Barton County.
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