Terry Park, St. Louis City

Location: 3200 Eads Ave, St. Louis, MO 63104

Website: https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/parks/parks/browse-parks/view-park.cfm?parkID=86&parkName=Terry%20Park

Playground Ground Cover: Poured Rubber and Wood Chips

The park was placed into ordinance in 1945 and was named in honor of Dr. Robert James Terry, a man well-known nationally and locally for his contributions to medical literature. He was also one of the founders of the association which later became the St. Louis Audubon Society.

The park is located in the Gate District and is bordered by Eads Avenue to the north, Louisiana Ave. to the west, Henrietta St. to the south, and S. Compton Ave. to the east.

This playground is in full sun and there are no bathrooms. 

There is a smaller play structure for the littles and a larger one for ages 5 and up. The smaller one has a little chain ladder, 2 slides, a steering wheel, and an activity board.

 The larger one has several different slides, a rock wall, a bridge, and lots of bars and poles.

 

There are 2 sling swings and 2 baby swings

Basketball court

Bobwhite Park, Ellisville

Location: Parkdale Circle, Ellisville MO 63011

Amenities: playground, basketball court, covered picnic area

Website: http://www.ellisville.mo.us/199/Facility-Rentals-Parks-Trails

Playground ground cover: Poured rubber

Bobwhite Park is a small neighborhood park with a playground and a basketball court. The playground was renovated in early 2024. There's no shade or restrooms but there are fabric shades over some picnic benches.

Old playground

There are 2 baby swings and 2 sling swings

The play structure has stepping stones, a rock wall, slides, a spider web climber, a bridge, and a gear board. 

Maze board

Free-standing spinning chair

Bicentennial Park, Belleville IL

Location: 4811 Belleville Crossing, Belleville, IL 62220

Website: https://www.belleville.net/Facilities/Facility/Details/Bicentennial-Park-4

Playground Ground Cover: Poured Rubber

Amenities:

• ADA Fishing Pier
• Disc Golf
• Fountains
• Gazebo
• Lighted Parking Lot
• Nature Trails
• Pavilion
• Playground
• Restrooms
• Sculptures

Bicentennial Park, Belleville's newest community park, consists of 43 beautiful wooded acres and a number of ponds. It was developed and named in honor of the City of Belleville's 200th Anniversary in 2014.

The first playground is right off the parking lot and there are restrooms here also. The playground is small but has some nice features including some stepping stones, a caterpillar tunnel, some tree climbing towers, a log tunnel, and a speaker.  There is an adaptive swing and a sling swing. 

The other playground and splash pad are at the upper portion of the park, and you can follow the path up the hill. The splash pad was built in 2023, and has great features including a frog slide, tree water umbrella, water tunnel, and lots of pop jets.  The hours are 11-6 daily. 

The zipline has an adaptive seat and a regular seat.

The lake is stocked with fish. 

The playground next to the splash pad has several slides, a rocking board, a maze board, a rock wall, and you can climb inside the tree trunk.

Covered pavilion

Interesting little play area with a large frog and a fish climber. 

Another interesting area with a mushroom table and chairs.

Restrooms