Thursday, October 3, 2024

Des Peres Park, Des Peres






Location: 12325 Manchester Rd., Des Peres, MO 63131

Amenities: 
  • 3 Baseball / Softball Fields (April - July)
  • Bike / Jogging Trail (one mile, half mile, and quarter mile tracks)
  • Reservable Gazebo
  • Lake / Fishing (2 acres, lake stocked with blue gill, bass, and catfish)
  • 6 Lighted Tennis Courts
  • 3 Lighted Pickleball Courts
  • 1 Multi-Purpose Court
  • Nature Area
  • Parcourse Fitness Trail
  • Reservable Picnic Pavilion with Grill (Reservable April - November)
  • Picnic Sites
  • Play Fountain (Memorial Day-Labor Day, controls by bathroom entrance)
  • 2 Playgrounds (tot playground and 5-12 year-old playground)
  • Rest Rooms (year-round)
  • Shuffleboard Courts
  • 2 Soccer Fields (Second week in August - Second week in November)

Website: http://www.desperesmo.org/87/Des-Peres-Park

Playground ground cover: Rubber mats, poured rubber, and astroturf

Des Peres Park has 2 very nice playgrounds fairly close to each other. One is designed for younger children, and the other is for kids 5 and up.  The larger playground has several slides, a climbing wall, a zip line, a pretend window, maze boards, ramps, and a splash pad (seasonal).  The button to turn on the splash pad is by the restrooms - there is no sign to direct you to the button. There's also a great little trail that goes around a lake, with a wooden boardwalk. There are usually ducks and geese to watch in the lake.



The tot playground was replaced in 2024. It has many wonderful features including a we-go-round (modified merry-go-round for kids of all abilities), a roller slide, astroturf hills, and more!







These astroturf bumps are fun!


This webbed structure is cool with lots of options for climbing.




There are 2 sling swings, an ADA swing, and 2 baby swings.



The play structure has a gear board, a bubble window, slides, a small rock wall, a steering wheel, a tic-tac-toe board, and lots of bars and poles. 




















The larger playground for kids over 5 has a large play structure with slides, tunnels, maze boards, ramps, drums, and lots of bars and poles for climbing. 














Overhead photos from their website 




1 comment:

  1. Love this park! The bathrooms are open year around!

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