Larimore Park, Spanish Lake

Location: 11726 Larimore Rd., St. Louis, MO 63138

Website: https://stlouiscountymo.gov/st-louis-county-departments/parks/places/larimore-park/

Playground Ground Cover: Rubber mats

Larimore Park is a 32 acre neighborhood park located in northeastern St. Louis County. Park amenities include a basketball court, a restroom building, a shelter, a football/soccer field, a skate park, playground, and parking.

 Pavilion

There is one play structure but it's nice. It has several slides, a rolling log, a tunnel, a bridge, a maze board, an abacus, and tons of bars and poles.

Dellwood Park, Dellwood

Location: 10161 W. Florissant Rd., Dellwood, MO 63136

Website: https://www.cityofdellwoodmo.com/253/Parks-Recreation

Playground Ground Cover: Wood chips

This park is very run down and old. There are weeds and trash everywhere. There are 2 baby swings and 2 sling swings.

You can see a slide on the ground just laying there. 

The play structures have slides, pretend windows, tic tac toe boards, and lots of bars and poles.

Mid century modern pavilion

Stairs to ball fields

Bon Oak Park, Dellwood

Location: 1750 Crown Point Dr., Dellwood, MO 63136

Website: https://www.cityofdellwoodmo.com/253/Parks-Recreation

Playground Ground Cover: Poured rubber

This is the nicest of the Dellwood parks. Both of the playgrounds look to be somewhat new. The restrooms were decent as well.

Basketball court

This playground is for kids under 5. It has a small slide, a tire swing, a little bridge, and things to climb on.

This playground is for kids over 5. It has a chain climber, lots of stepping stones, ropes and lots of things to climb on. There were big sticks all over and trash strewn around.

Al Nicolai Park, Dellwood

Location: 1641 Altmore Dr., Dellwell, MO 63136

Website: https://www.cityofdellwoodmo.com/253/Parks-Recreation 

Playground Ground Cover: Wood chips

There is no way around the fact that this park is rundown. It's old and neglected. The playground is a decent size even though it's older. There is a play structure for kids over 5 and one for kids under 5.

There are 4 sling swings and 4 baby swings

The playstructures include bubble windows, tic tac toe boards, slides, pretend windows, bridges, slides, and lots of bars and poles.

Pavilion

Basketball court

 Bathrooms looked old and rundown. Didn't check them out

Jake's Field of Dreams Playground in Heartland Park, Wentzville

Location: 100 William Dierberg Dr, Wentzville, MO 63385

Website: http://www.wentzvillemo.org/departments/public_works/stormwater_management/community_projects_2/heartland_park_green_infrastructure.php

Playground Ground Cover: Rubber mats

Jake's Field of Dreams is the latest playground from the amazing Unlimited Play company.  It's all sports themed and it's amazing. It's also enclosed with a fence which is always great.

"At an early age, Jake was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, which causes severe muscle weakness and worsens quickly. He was 19 when he passed away in 2012.

“He always wanted to play sports,” said Amie Bossi, Unlimited Play development director.

Jake’s spirit — and love for sports — will live on forever. Unlimited Play, a non-profit organization based in St. Charles County, is currently in the final stages of fundraising to build an all-inclusive playground in Wentzville. Named Jake’s Field of Dreams, it will be located at Heartland Park, located at 100 William Dierberg Dr.

The design of the playground recognizes Jake’s love of sports. Some of the features include a replica of a baseball field, climbing bars that mimic a football helmet and a zip line between two football goal posts." (Quoted from this article.)

The entrance to the park includes a mister

 There are 2 ziplines, one for kids who can sit or stand on the disk, and one seat style for kids to sit back and enjoy.

Lots of musical instruments covered by awnings

 Rocking boat which looks like a Zamboni

Obstacle course  

 Saucer swing

 Big spinning climber

Both of the play structures have ramps. This one is for the younger kids and has steering wheels, slides, and some activity boards.

Rolley slide

 Large play structure with many unique features. It's made to look like Busch Stadium and includes a scavenger hunt which is awesome!

 Scavenger hunt!

 Flat rolley slide

Amazing Busch stadium style play structure

How cool is that baseball ladder??

Helmet climber

They have a Simon type game you can play, my kids loved it

The zipline is always a hit 

This spinny thing was fun 

What an amazing park. Thanks Unlimited Play for building amazing playgrounds that include ALL kids!