Warson Park, Olivette

Location: 9723 Grandview Dr, Olivette, MO 63132

Website: http://www.olivetteparksandrec.com/warson-park.html


Amenities:

• ball fields
• BBQs
• drinking fountain (inside the community center)
• multi-use fields
• Off-street parking
• picnic tables
• indoor playground
• restrooms (inside the community center)
• walking path

This park houses the community center (Five Oaks). They tore the old one down and rebuilt the new one which opened in late 2023. They no longer have an outside playground but they do have an inside one. It can be used by the general public for a daily fee if you aren't a member. 

Big long bench for parents to sit and watch the kiddos.

They have free wifi and coffee too!

Cute tent and building materials for imaginative play.

Art center for crafting plus books galore. 

I hear the slide is fast so beware!

Villa Park, Olivette

Location: 9301 Villa Dr, Olivette, MO 63132

Website: http://www.olivetteparksandrec.com/villa-park.html

Playground Ground Cover: Wood chips

This park has something for everyone. There are 2 baby swings and 2 sling swings on one swingset, and 3 sling swings on an older swing set. They have a cool merry-go-round where you sit in different colored seats and they spin around. The play structure has a bouncy step, a tunnel, 2 slides, and a "telephone" feature where you talk in one and the other person can hear you on the other one. The pavilion and bathrooms are right there.

      As of early 2023, there is a great new addition of a splash pad and a new play structure.

The play structure looks like the mast of a pirate ship. It has a huge net you can climb to get to the top, or a rock wall on the other side. 

Indian Meadows Park, Olivette

Location: 9625 Huron Dr, Olivette, MO 63132

Website: http://www.olivetteparksandrec.com/indian-meadows-park.html

Playground Ground Cover: Wood Chips

Amenities:

• BBQs
• pavilion
• picnic tables
• multi-use fields
• playgrounds
• restrooms (open April-November)
• walking path

This park is long and skinny and there are 2 separate playgrounds that are not close together, one at each end (see my map photo below). It's in the middle of a residential neighborhood so there's just street parking. There are restrooms near the playground on the left but none at the playground on the right. 

First I'll discuss the older playground at the top left.  It's large and includes 2 baby swings, 2 sling swings, and 2 large play structures. One of them is basically a huge rock wall-style climber with monkey bars in the center. The regular structure has 3 different slides, a steering wheel, 2 different rock walls, assorted bars and poles, a bouncing bar, and a storefront. This is a great playground if you have a climber!

The covered pavilion and restroom buildings are right next to the playground

Steering wheel and telescope

Pretend windows

The new playground built in late 2022 is very natural, with lots of wood and rope netting. It also has a unique metal water feature. It's unlike anything I've seen at a public playground around here!

There are several troughs with manipulative objects. I can't wait to see this when it's operational during the summer!