Showing posts with label Florissant. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Florissant. Show all posts

Friday, July 21, 2023

Koch Park, Florissant


Location: 305 Howdershell, Florissant, MO 63031

Amenities: Playground, picnic shelters, community center, sand volleyball, handball courts, splash pad, and tennis courts.

Website: http://www.florissantmo.com/egov/apps/locations/facilities.egov?view=detail&id=21

Playground ground cover: Poured rubber

Florissant redid this playground in 2021. It is a huge improvement over the old one. It has 2 separate play structures, one for bigs and one for littles.  The John F. Kennedy Community Center is located here and they have a ton of great events throughout the year. The new splash pad is amazing! One of the best in North County for sure. It's completely enclosed with a fence and has a large variety of sprayers and jets. 

























The new playground is right next to the splash pad. They also redid the restrooms. The smaller play structure has slides, drums, speakers, a small bridge, and pretend window.





There are 4 sling swings and 2 baby swings


There is a free-standing boulder and an old-school merry-go-round.


The large play structure has a bridge, chain climber, rock wall, slides, tic-tac-toe board, monkey bars, and lots of bars and poles. 


















There are several game tables scattered around the outside of the playground.







Monday, December 5, 2022

St. Ferdinand Park, Florissant





Location: 25 St. Ferdinand Park Dr., Florissant, MO 63031

Website: http://www.florissantmo.com/egov/apps/locations/facilities.egov?view=detail&id=26

Playground Ground Cover: Wood Chips and Poured Rubber

St. Ferdinand Park is a 64-acre park located at the intersection of North Lindbergh and St. Ferdinand Drive.  This park has 5 picnic pavilions each having a BBQ pit of which 3 pavilions have electricity.  There are 6 lighted ball fields along with 3 unlit fields.  There are four playground areas in the park, 2 restrooms, 3 sand volleyball courts, 1 soccer field, 2 tennis courts, and a lake that can be used for fishing.  The park is home to the summer concert series "Music Under the Stars"  held adjacent to the lake during July and August. There are paved walking trails with fitness trail equipment and a little free library. 

The 4 playgrounds are circled in red. The first one we encountered was the most southern one.


They had 2 sling swings, 1 adaptive swing, and 2 baby swings.






 The pavilion and bathroom were close by, as well as the tennis courts. 




 They had several interesting climbers



 My daughter liked the balance beam





 Zipline


 The play structure was large with several different slides, and tons of different bars and poles.


They had a xylophone as well.  The playground is not shaded and can get hot but overall it had a nice variety of things to do for ages 2 to 12. 


If you drive north around the park you will come to the other playgrounds. Here's the next one:


 looking towards the lake to the north


This is one play structure with several different slides, a cool tunnel, a steering wheel, speakers, a maze board, a musical board, a climbing wall, and a ladder.






Here's the smallest one in the park, it's basically just a slide and a pretend window. It's next to the sand volleyball court.










The last playground is the largest and newest. It's next to the lake and it's awesome! The equipment has a balloon theme which is so different and fun. This playground was replaced in late 2022. 


This is the old playground, it was pirate-themed. 







The play structures have a pretend window, slides, a small tunnel, a rock wall, and tons of cool climbing things.









Rolley slide


Floating steps