Skateport Plaza, Manchester

 

Location: 408 Weidman Rd., Manchester, MO 63011

Website: https://www.skateportplaza.com/

This skating rink is older but very clean. Every session is cosmic so the neon is flowing and everything is glowing. 

They have a few arcade games scattered around the lobby area

Parties are pretty reasonable here and the staff was very friendly and helpful. 

St. George Park, Affton

Location: 9041 Southview Ln, St. Louis, MO 63123

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

Playground Ground Cover: Poured Rubber

This playground is a bit difficult to find. I plugged in the official address of 9041 Southview Ln. into my GPS and set off. I could see the playground equipment behind the houses but never saw a park entrance. All the houses had fenced-in backyards and I was confused as to how to get back there. There was another street in the subdivision behind it so I went out on Mackenzie and went there but still never saw any park entrance. I looked again at my map and was totally confused. I asked some people outside if they knew how to get there and they did! They told me to go back to where I originally was. I did that and lo and behold I saw the entrance. It's very easy to miss because it looks like someone's driveway.

 See how confusing that is? Drive along the right side of the fence and this comes into view.

Also technically this was created when St. George was a municipality, but it has since ceased to exist, so this area is technically unincorporated.

The park consists of a basketball court, a couple picnic benches, a BBQ pit, and 2 play structures. There are slides, a tunnel, a baby swing, a sling swing, and an ADA swing. 

Park is circled in red with the entrance marked by the red arrow. Such a strange configuration! But I bet it's nice for the people who live in this subdivision.

Sanders Park, Crestwood

Location: Bounded by Sanders Dr and Clover Ln, Crestwood MO 63126

Website: https://www.cityofcrestwood.org/Facilities

Playground Ground Cover: Poured Rubber & wood chips

This little neighborhood park is a gem.  It's not a large playground but it is somewhat shady and has some fun features. There are 4 baby swings, 2 slides, a rock wall, a small tunnel, a store window, and a steering wheel. There is a creek running right next to the playground though, and we will definitely be back when it's warmer to play in it. There is a drinking fountain and some benches but no restrooms.

There is another playground at the other end of the park. This park is long and skinny and each end has a playground. 

 The walking path leads the way into the creek

 Gravois Creek runs right through the park

The second playground is at the north end of the park. 

It's just one play structure with drums, slides, a pretend window, and 2 ride-on insects.