Affton Community Center, Affton

Location: 9801 MacKenzie Rd., Affton, MO 63123

Website: https://stlouiscountymo.gov/st-louis-county-departments/parks/places/affton-community-center/

Playground Ground Cover: Poured Rubber

This playground is front and center when you pull into the parking lot at Affton White-Rodgers Community Center. They have a shuffleboard, tic tac toe board, bridges, slides, monkey bars, rock wall, and more. No swings though! Bathrooms are inside.

St. George Park, Affton

Location: 9041 Southview Ln, St. Louis, MO 63123

Website: https://stlouiscountymo.gov/st-louis-county-departments/parks/places/st-george-park/

Playground Ground Cover: Poured Rubber

This playground is a bit difficult to find. I plugged in the official address of 9041 Southview Ln. into my GPS and set off. I could see the playground equipment behind the houses but never saw a park entrance. All the houses had fenced-in backyards and I was confused as to how to get back there. There was another street in the subdivision behind it so I went out on Mackenzie and went there but still never saw any park entrance. I looked again at my map and was totally confused. I asked some people outside if they knew how to get there and they did! They told me to go back to where I originally was. I did that and lo and behold I saw the entrance. It's very easy to miss because it looks like someone's driveway.

 See how confusing that is? Drive along the right side of the fence and this comes into view.

Also technically this was created when St. George was a municipality, but it has since ceased to exist, so this area is technically unincorporated.

The park consists of a basketball court, a couple picnic benches, a BBQ pit, and 2 play structures. There are slides, a tunnel, a baby swing, a sling swing, and an ADA swing. 

Park is circled in red with the entrance marked by the red arrow. Such a strange configuration! But I bet it's nice for the people who live in this subdivision.

Tower Tee, Affton

 Location: 6727 Heege Rd., Affton, MO 63123

Website: https://www.towertee.com/

Tower Tee is back!  They closed in 2018 after almost 55 years in business. It was bought by McBride and was all set to become a housing development. A lot of people were upset, it just didn't seem right that this is what should become of the well-loved St. Louis gem. Steve Walkenbach and Mike Shamia purchased it, rebuilt it, and reopened it at the end of 2021. They have a variety of amenities including:

• Par 3 Golf Course
• Golf Driving Range
• Golf Instruction
• Top Tracer Bays
• Short Game Precision Area
• Short Game Practice Area
• 15,000 Square Foot Putting Green
• USGA Greens
• FootGolf
• Putting Course/Mini Golf
• Batting Cages
• Bocce Ball
• Playground

The mini-golf course is 9 holes. Here's the description from their website: "A fantastic pastime for adults and families alike, this new take on “mini golf” will combine real golf putting with the miniature golf scale and length in the form of a nine-hole course with two hole locations incorporated into each artificial green. Players who want an eighteen hole experience will have two distinct loops of play. Whether you are looking to hone your putting skills or have fun with friends and family our putting course will be a fun challenge!" The cost is $5 per person. 

They also have a playground! It has poured rubber flooring, 2 sling swings, a modified teeter-totter, and a play structure best suited for kids over 5. It has a bridge, several slides, speakers, a bubble window, and lots of bars and poles. It's almost fully enclosed by a fence but there is a gap at the entrance. 

They have a beautiful beer garden with a TV and fireplace. I can't wait to come back in the spring to play mini-golf with my kids and have some food on the patio! 

Pictures from the old Tower Tee just because it was amazing!