West County Mall, Des Peres

Location: 80 West County Center, Des Peres, MO 63131

Amenities: playground, family restroom nearby, train

Website: http://www.shopwestcountycenter.com/shop/westcounty.nsf/index

Playground ground cover: Poured rubber covered with carpet

The play area is located on the first floor outside JC Penney's. The play area is not that big and is usually pretty crowded. There is a tunnel, a slide, and other play camping structures to climb on.

Sugar Creek Park, Des Peres

Location: 435 Des Peres Rd., Des Peres, MO 63131

Amenities: Playground, picnic shelter, trail, restrooms, spray fountains, ball fields

Website: http://www.desperesmo.org/109/Sugar-Creek-Park

Playground ground cover: Poured Rubber

This playground was installed early in 2012 at Sugar Creek Park. It has a nature theme and has a slide built into the hillside. There are faux stumps, branches, and rocks to climb and balance on, as well as ropes to add to the fun. Adjacent to the nature playground there is a swing set with 2 sling swings, an adaptive swing, a baby swing. There is also a spray pole and access to a creek. Unfortunately, there is no shade and it is extremely hot during the afternoon hours.

Newer spray pole

Creek

Hidden Mickey?

Covered pavilion right next to the playground

Restroom and drinking fountain next to the playground

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

Des Peres Park has 2 very nice playgrounds located next to each other. One is designed for younger children, and the other is for kids 5 and up.  There are 2 regular swings and 2 baby swings. The larger playground has several slides, a climbing wall, zip line, pretend window, maze boards, ramps, and a sprayground (seasonal). The smaller playground has a free-standing pirate ship area, ramps, steering wheels, slides, maze boards tic tac toe boards, and a spinner thing,  The button to turn on the sprayground 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.

Here are photos of the large playground.