Klondike Park, Augusta

Location: 4600 S. Missouri 91, Augusta, MO 63332

Website: https://www.sccmo.org/690/Klondike-Park

Playground Ground Cover: Rubber Mats

Klondike is a beautiful and unique park. It has more than 4 miles of natural and paved trails for hiking and biking. Once the site of an old silica sand quarry, the area has been preserved and turned into beautiful parkland. A unique lookout bluff provides picturesque views of the Missouri River Valley, as well as the historic Katy Trail.

This cozy camping retreat, nestled in Missouri’s wine country, has become a preferred camping destination. Spend a relaxing weekend camping under the stars close to home! It features six rustic cabins that sleep up to eight guests, 43 campsites with restrooms, and a shower house nearby.

With a modern meeting facility on-site, it’s the perfect location for a family or business outing. It also features a large fishing lake fully stocked with bluegill, bass, and catfish and free boat ramps to access the Missouri River. A unique birding/wildlife area, picnic shelters, and playgrounds for children are just a few more amenities to enjoy while at Klondike Park.

This is the only playground, it's mostly just a large climbing structure. 

Restrooms

Close to this playground is the 'beach' access. There is real white sand here because of its past as a silica quarry. But please don't swim here, swimming is NOT allowed. 

This is one of the 'playgrounds' but it's just 2 sling swings.

Kaufman Park, University City

Location: Bounded by Mulberry Ln,  and Blackberry Pl, and Blackberry Ave, University City, MO 63130

Website: http://www.ucitymo.org/index.aspx?NID=105

Playground Ground Cover: Poured Rubber

This pocket park has 2 play structures, one for toddlers and one for bigger kids. The smaller one has a couple of slides and a bridge. Nearby are 2 sling swings and 2 baby swings. The larger structure has several slides, a rock wall, monkey bars, poles, and stepping blocks. There are curving walls with holes in them that my kids loved walking on as well. It's a very peaceful park with lots of benches but no bathrooms in sight. 

Kennedy Recreation Complex, South County

Location: 6050 Wells Rd, St. Louis, MO 63128

Amenities: playground, indoor ice rink, meeting rooms, outdoor swimming pool

Website: https://stlouiscountymo.gov/st-louis-county-departments/parks/places/kennedy-recreation-complex/

Playground ground cover: Poured rubber

Located across the street from Suson Park, the Kennedy Recreation Complex features a seasonal ice rink, seasonal rental large-space arena, meeting rooms, and offers a wide variety of programs. 

Right in front of the complex is a small playground that includes monkey bars, slides, and a baby swing set intended for children 3 -5 years of age.

The pool is a 50-meter Olympic-sized pool. It's rather plain as it's just a rectangle with no frills but it does have a small baby pool.  Admission is CHEAP at $4/person (4-12), $5/person (13-64), and kids 3 and under are free with a paying adult. 

The overhead map shows the huge pool and the small baby pool at the upper left. 

Shallow baby pool

This is what it looks like with water, photo credit to the St. Louis County Website