Location: 1401 Kiefer Creek Road, Ballwin, MO 63021
Amenities: several picnic sites, two picnic shelters, playground, fishing, boating, trails, volleyball
Website: http://mostateparks.com/park/castlewood-state-park
Playground ground cover: wood chips
Castlewood park is a great place to hike and enjoy nature. The playground is situated between the 2 picnic shelters, and has tunnels, slides, steering wheels, a little rock wall, drums, and various bars and poles.
There is a creek that the road goes over, before you get to the playground. It is just a few inches in most parts and 12-18 inches in the deepest parts. It's very fun to play in on a hot day!
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The playground was replaced in 2016. It is located near the entrance of the park, next to restrooms and the creek.
A tire swing, 2 sling swings, an adaptive swing, and a baby swing.
Turtle spinning seat
View from the road
Continue on in the park and you'll see these signs. This is where you can access the Meramec river. Please don't swim in the Meramec River at Castlewood. There have been quite a few people who have drowned here in recent years. Because of this, I have not labeled this post as "swimming" in the search.
Just an FYI on the creek at Castlewood: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/castlewood-creek-popular-despite-e-coli-levels/article_5cb5174a-cf7e-5c51-a3b7-ab78009b0ae6.html
ReplyDeleteWe live near this park and love it for hiking, but we aren't willing to take a chance in the creek (or the river, of course, where people sadly drown every summer).