Black Forest Park, Lemay

Location: 9822 Perrin Ave, St. Louis, MO 63125

Website: https://stlouiscountymo.gov/st-louis-county-departments/parks/places/black-forest-park/

Playground Ground Cover: Rubber mats

Located next to Notre Dame High School, this park contains a ball field, pavilion, restrooms, and playground. The playground has 2 zip lines, a caterpillar thing you walk on and the sections move, a balance beam, stepping stones of varying heights, and 2 play structures. They consist of a tic-tac-toe board, several slides, and various bars and poles.

Lemay Park, Lemay

Location:  236 Fannie Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63125

Amenities: playground, picnic shelter, trails, restroom, basketball court, sprayground

Website: https://stlouiscountymo.gov/st-louis-county-departments/parks/places/lemay-park/

Playground ground cover: Rubber Mats

When you drive through Lemay it looks sad and run down. It's a suburb just south of the city. But this playground is relatively new and very nice! The play structure is in the design of a big ship which my son loves, and it has some unique features like a big chain and some netting to climb on. This park also has a spray water feature which is nice when it's hot. It has 4 baby swings. There is a basketball court, bathroom building, and a huge pavilion right there as well. The only negative is that there is no shade at all, so bring sunblock on a hot day and be prepared to sweat.

photo credit: St. Louis County Parks

Fitness Trail 

Pavilion at Lemay, Lemay

Location: 305 Gregg Rd (in Jefferson Barracks), St. Louis MO 63125

Website: https://stlouiscountymo.gov/st-louis-county-departments/parks/places/the-pavilion-at-lemay/

This aquatic center was built in 2015. It has a lazy river, aqua climb wall, kiddie play structure designed like a castle, lap pool, water slide, diving board, and high diving platform.  The castle is so fun! It has slides, pop jets, cannons, and more.

The plunge pool has a 3 meter diving platform that I haven't seen at many other pools except Shaw Park. The aqua climb wall and drop slide are fun too. 

The lazy river requres an inner tube. The current is fast but it's not deep at 3 feet. On a busy day there will be a wait for people to get out and hand over their inner tube. 

The lazy river also has an overflow edge and underwater bench. 

This wet deck is really cool, and something I haven't seen at any other area pools. I expected it to be slippery but it wasn't. Laying out here is nice because you're getting wet so it keeps you cooler than if you were on a chair. 

The lap pool has 4 lap lanes, and water volleyball and basketball. 

The leisure pool gradually gets deeper at the opposite end of the kiddie castle.

 I love the graduating terraces with spray features. 

 These outdoor showers are also something I haven't seen at any other area pools. It's a nice feature for people who want to get the chlorine water off. They're right at the exit.  

They have plans in the future to add a playground next to the ballfield. That will be a very nice addition to this area!