Matthews Park, Bridgeton

Location: 11099 Ayrshire Dr., Bridgeton, MO 63044

Website: https://www.bridgetonmo.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Matthews-Park-15

Playground Ground Cover: Poured rubber and wood chips

The park has a great playground that was renovated in 2024. There are bathrooms and a pavilion nearby as well as a ballfield. 

The big play structure for kids over 5 has so many opportunities for climbing! There are also slides, bead boards, floating steps, and more. 

This board is cool, you spin it and the beads go flying

The gravity rail is super fun and the only other one in town is at Rayburn Park in Crestwood. 

The parking lot is large enough to accommodate a lot of families

This used to be a small creek here but they cleared all the brush and filled it in with rock.

The second smaller play structure for kids under 5 has 2 slides and a tic-tac-toe board. This playground is closest to the restrooms and pavilion. 

There is an ADA swing and a sling swing between the 2 play structures

Lewis and Clark Boat House and Museum, St. Charles

 

Location: 1050 S. Riverside Dr., St. Charles, MO 63301

Website: https://lewisandclarkboathouse.org/

According to the website, "We are a living, working museum. The Lewis and Clark Boat House and Museum brings the remarkable journey of 1803-06 to life at our riverfront base of operations in historic St. Charles, Missouri. And we share the story of the Expedition at destinations throughout the Midwest via our unique traveling fleet of replica boats and our experienced corps of re-enactors, the Discovery Expedition of St. Charles.

A must-see destination on the Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail, the Boat House and Museum features full-size operational replicas of the boats used by Lewis & Clark, displays focused on the expedition and local wildlife and has engaging activities for kids, including a scavenger hunt and quiz. We show the National Geographic film about the expedition and have a large, interesting gift shop. Stay for a while and enjoy our spectacular view of the Missouri River and the nature trail. We are just steps from Historic Main Street St. Charles and the Katy Trail State Park."

Gift Shop

The view of the river is nice, my daughter and I enjoyed the garden outside and watching a barge float down the river.