William Zimmer Park, Waterloo IL

Location: 732 Rogers St., Waterloo, IL 62298

Website: http://www.waterlooparkdistrict.org/parks/

Playground Ground Cover:

The William Zimmer Memorial Park was opened in May of 2013. The park features a playground, restrooms, a splashpad, and a covered pavilion available for group picnics. The pavilion has running water and electricity, and a barbecue pit nearby.

 

Chicken N Pickle, St. Charles

Location: 1500 S. Main St., St. Charles, MO 63303

Website: https://chickennpickle.com/location/st-charles/

Chicken N Pickle is a unique entertainment complex that combines a casual restaurant and sports bar with pickleball courts, yard games, and event space. It's designed as a family-friendly destination with indoor and outdoor areas for dining, socializing, and playing.

Chicken N Pickle offers a casual dining experience with a menu featuring wood-fired rotisserie chicken, pulled pork, grass-fed beef sandwiches, creative salads, and hand-cut fries. You can order at the counter or from a server, and your order is tracked via a GPS-enabled tent that allows staff to deliver food and drinks to your table, no matter where you are in the complex.

The complex has multiple indoor and outdoor pickleball courts available for rent. You can book courts online or in person, and they offer lessons for all skill levels. Pickleball is played with a wiffle ball and paddles, following specific rules about serving, returning, and volleying.

Beyond pickleball, Chicken N Pickle offers a variety of yard games like cornhole, giant Jenga, Connect Four, Battleship and tabletop tennis. These games are available for guests to enjoy while waiting for a pickleball court or simply to have fun.

 

 

Love this huge Battleship game!

So many places to sit and chat

During the winter, they turned part of the complex into an ice rink!

Vago Park, Maryland Heights

Location: 2700 Fee Fee Rd, Maryland Heights, MO 63043

Amenities:

• Three playgrounds, including handicap-accessible play structures and a splash pad 
• Pickleball courts 
• Accessible bathrooms 
• Walking/jogging track 
• Judy Barnett Memorial Scented Garden 
• A fitness course 
• Lighted softball field 
• Three pavilions 
• Multi-purpose court with basketball goals 
• Several picnic sites with barbecue grills 

Website: https://www.marylandheights.com/departments/parks_and_recreation/city_parks___trails.php

Playground ground cover:  Poured Rubber

There are 3 playgrounds at Vago Park. Two are right after you enter the park - one near the parking lot and one near the pickleball court. The playground near the street is in the sun, but there is some shade on the one by the pickleball court.  Between these two playgrounds is a cement frog statue and a horseshoe pit.

This toddler playground is designed for children aged 2-5 and was installed in early 2023. It has rubber flooring, musical instruments, a balance board, slides, and lots of climbing equipment. 

The splash pad was installed in 2014 and is on from Memorial Day to Labor Day, like most of the splash pads in town. It is located between the 2 playgrounds.

They replaced the sand volleyball court with a pickleball court and a permanent cornhole game.

The first playground you come upon when entering the park was replaced in mid-2025. The play structure is huge and has bubble windows, slides, shade umbrellas, drums, a roller slide, boulders, tons of manipulative boards, an abacus, a rock wall, and musical instruments. 

There is an ADA swing and 5 sling swings.

A large covered pavilion next to the playground

The third playground is at the very back of the park, just follow the road until it ends.  This part of the park also has a fitness trail and picnic shelter.

This playground has a modified merry-go-round, an awesome zip line, and several climbing walls.

 Fitness area

Yay for rolley slides! This playground is amazing!