Hudlin Park, St. Louis City

Location: 700 S. Kingshighway Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63110

Website: https://forestparkmap.org/richard-hudlin-playground-tennis-courts

Playground Ground Cover: Wood chips and poured rubber

This playground near Barnes Jewish Hospital features 6 tennis courts, 4 racquetball courts and a playground. The courts are named for local tennis coach Richard Hudlin (1898-1976), who coached Arthur Ashe when the future star came to St. Louis.

I thought I had all the city playgrounds, but I missed this one because it was taken over from the city by Barnes Jewish. It is now under their control so it's not listed as an official city park.

There's no signage but the playground is clearly visible from Kingshighway. If you turn right like you're going into the parking garage keep going and you'll run right into it.

The playstructure is huge and it has stepping stones, slides, rock walls, bridges, ramps, gear boards, and tons of bars and poles.

Spinning log and chain climber. 

Lots of benches and even some picnic tables but I didn't see a restroom. Also the parking lot close to this playground is metered parking and not very large.

View of the other playground across the way. This playground is a bit of a mystery to me. I have details on it below.

 There are 2 sling swings and 2 bucket swings.

Overhead view of Hudlin park. A the bottom of the photo you can see playground #2. I don't know who this playground belongs to, I suspect it is for the Central Institute for the Deaf but can't get confirmation on that. It's an open playground right next to a parking lot with free parking. There's no signage and nothing online about it.

Since the closest parking for Hudlin playground is metered, you could park at the free lot next door and walk up. These two playgrounds are right next door to each other, it's kind of strange!

Playground #2

I am not sure why this old merry go round is just sitting here. It looks like concrete and it doesn't move.

There are a couple of spinning things that are usually big hits with the kids.

The small playstructure has a climbing wall and a slide. 

There is an adaptive swing, a baby swing, and 2 sling swings. 

View of Hudlin playground from here. 

The larger playstructure has a rock wall, slides, stepping stones, spinning things, and lots of bars and poles.

Looking across the parking lot you can see the Central Institute for the Deaf. I think this might be their playground, I'm waiting for a call back from them to confirm.