Mockingbird Park, Ellisville

Location: End of Bridgeport Drive in Ellisville
(Clayton Road to Cherry Hill Drive, then right on Bridgeport Drive) Ellisville, MO 63011

Amenities: Playground, picnic table, grill, water fountain, trail, creek

Website: http://www.ellisville.mo.us/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={7360F4CA-52DB-4B5D-9154-6FE89647F56E}

Playground ground cover: Wood chips

This is a nice quiet neighborhood playground. They have lots of picnic tables, benches, a drinking fountain, green space to run on, and some shade. Too bad there is no restroom. 

There are 2 sling swings and 2 baby swings

There are so many fun elements to the play structures here, including pretend windows, steering wheels, rolling logs, chain climbers, rock wall, and lots of slides. 

The creek runs right next to the playground and is easy to get to. 

Bluebird Park, Ellisville

Location: 225 Kiefer Creek Rd, Ellisville, MO 63021

Amenities: Consists of 167.36 acres and contains aquatic center, playground, 3 tennis courts, 3 pavilions, 2 softball fields, dog park, disc golf course, amphitheater, picnic area, multiuse pad, and trail.

Website:  https://www.ellisville.mo.us/199/Facility-Rentals-Parks-Trails

Playground Ground Cover: Poured rubber

There is a lot here to do for kids of all ages, including pretend windows, rock walls, chain climbers, a balance beam, a rolling log, a tunnel, a bridge, floating steps, and music instruments. The 2nd play structure (opened in June 2011) also has a couple slides and lots of things to climb and balance on. There are 2 baby swings and 2 sling swings. The restroom is located right next to the playground, and the entire playground is fenced in to keep little ones from running too far. The shade umbrella is either too small or too high to provide much shade to the equipment and children.

All the rubber mats have been replaced with poured rubber in 2018.

The restroom building and drinking fountain are near the entrance.

There is a large covered pavilion right down the hill from the playground