Highland Park, Richmond Heights

Location: 1250 Highland Terr, Richmond Heights, MO 63117

Website: https://www.richmondheights.org/departments/parks___recreation_cooperative/facilities___parks/parks/pavilion___field_rentals/index.php

Playground Ground Cover: Astroturf

This is a small pocket park that was renovated in 2019. The best part is that they added a small splash pad! The splash pad is only open seasonally, May 15-September 30 each year, weather permitting. It has a timer that allows park users to press a foot button located next to the splash pad. It can be activated between the hours of 10am -7 pm. It is on a sequencer that will run 3 nozzles for a minute, then another 3 nozzles for a minute; then it shuts off. The user will need to press the nozzle again to continue play. The splash pad also has a sensor to prevent activation during rain or freezing weather (should that occur prior to September 30th).

They don't have a designated parking lot for this park, so parking can be tricky. There are probably 10 spaces available on the street and after that, you'll have to walk maybe a block.

This gym station can accommodate 5 different people at a time and has 12 different workout features. 

 These balls on the hill are unique and different. Lots of creative ways to play here.

  The modified merry-go-round web spinner is always a hit at the playground.

 Small splashpad

Quiet shaded reading nook

 Berliner created this playground and they have very unique equipment. They call this a DNA tower, which is a 3-dimensional climbing net stretched inside steel skeletons.

Rope bridge

Bouncy net

All in all this new play equipment is phenomenal. It's just such a shame that there is no bathroom here. If you don't live in the neighborhood I have no idea where you would go to find a restroom. I guess find a business on Clayton or Big Bend. Hopefully, they'll add one someday!

Holiday Night Lights, Wentzville

 

Location: 2577 W. Meyer Rd., Wentzville, MO 63385

Website: https://www.wentzvillemo.gov/programs_and_activities/holiday_night_lights.php

The annual Wentzville Holiday Night Lights display at Rotary Park opens on the Friday after Thanksgiving. Enjoy a one-mile light display that features large illuminated commercial scenes and 2 tunnels of twinkling lights. This holiday display is a great way to experience the magic and joy of the season close to home. It is open 5:30-9:30 p.m. nightly.  It is $10 per vehicle holding up to six passengers and $1 per additional person after the sixth. On Saturdays, guests can enjoy a visit with Santa inside the Kolb Building. You may purchase your tickets at the Drive-Thru or prior to your visit.

The 12 days of Christmas scene was very long and set far back from the road so it was hard to photograph. 

This light display is different than most of the others in that it's just lighted scenes and no strands hanging from trees like at Santa's Magical Kingdom or Tilles Winter Wonderland. It took about 20 minutes to go through and there was very little traffic. One downside is that it's far out in Wentzville but on the plus side it's the cheapest of all the light displays at only $10 per car.