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Monday, October 31, 2022

Joe Glik Park, Edwardsville

Location: 710 E. lake Dr., Edwardsville, IL 62025

Website: https://www.riversandroutes.com/directory/joe-glik-park/

Playground Ground Cover: Poured Rubber and Wood Chips

This is a large park at 42 acres and it has walking trails, 2 lakes stocked with fish, pavilions, a comfort station, a playground, a basketball court, and sand volleyball courts.

The play structure is very large and has a free-standing rock climbing tower, a bridge, slides, a tic tac toe board, and monkey bars.

Zipline

There are 4 sling swings and 2 baby swings

A smaller play structure has slides, a climbing wall, and a pole.

Tuesday, September 7, 2021

January Wabash Memorial Park, Ferguson

Location: 501 N. Florissant Rd, Ferguson MO 63135

Website: https://www.fergusoncity.com/612/January-Wabash-Park

Playground Ground Cover: Wood chips

Amenities:

Concession stand
Restrooms
Splash at Wabash Aquatic Complex
Lake (5.5 acres)
Bandshell
Playground
Picnic pavilion
Multiuse trails (1/3, 1/2 & 3/4 mile)
Sand volleyball court
Horseshoe pits

This is a very busy north county park. The playground was renovated in 2019 and 2020. There are 2 sling swings, 1 adaptive swing, and 1 expression swing. There are 2 huge play structures with all kinds of slides, bridges, monkey bars, and climbing things. There is also a boat that rocks. The pavilion and restrooms are close by as well. I think parking may be hard to come by in the summer because it's next to the aquatic center. My daughter really enjoyed playing here and watching the ducks on the lake. You can also fish in the lake and they have a lot of summer concerts at the bandstand.

Bandstand

Love rolley slides!

The lake is near the park where you can fish with proper permits. The lake is stocked with carp, trout, and catfish.

The Aquatic Complex located in January-Wabash Memorial Park is operated by the Parks and Recreation Department. The complex has something for every member of the family: