Stephens Lake Park is a Columbia lake-and-trail landmark

Stephens Lake Park functions like a neighborhood landmark in Columbia. The 11-acre fishing and swimming lake sits among mature trees, an amphitheater, reservable shelters, playgrounds, a swimming beach, spraygrounds, art sculpture, waterfalls, and walking trails.

The trails page gives the everyday use case: a 0.6-mile lake trail and a 1.7-mile perimeter trail let people walk, run, bike, or wheel around the park. It also describes a concrete trail around the lake and a boardwalk through the middle of the lake.

Check the city park page for current facilities, closures, and rules. The lake, boardwalk, beach, and short trail loops put swimming, fishing, walking, and biking in the middle of Columbia.