Showing posts with label St. Louis County Park. Show all posts
Showing posts with label St. Louis County Park. Show all posts

Monday, October 9, 2023

Bohrer Park, South County




Location: 5705 South Lindbergh, St. Louis, MO 63123

Amenities: playground, picnic shelter, trails, playground, restroom, ball fields, tennis courts, horseshoe pits

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

Playground ground cover: Poured rubber

This playground was redone in 2018. The old playground desperately needed to be replaced and this new one is awesome! They got rid of the dreaded pea gravel and replaced it with poured rubber. They also added an expression swing and a zipline!


 There is playground equipment spread out everywhere, not the usual one for bigs and one for littles configuration. They have a small slide, a spinning seat, a rope climber, a rock wall climber, a zip line, swings, and a spray pole.













They have an adaptive swing, a baby swing, and 2 sling swings at the playground proper. There are older ones down the path in the shade as well.



Spray pole



Tiny cave and climbing netting





They kept the old sling swings down the path toward the pond


Baby swings down the way









Tennis courts







The bathrooms are still old with no doors on the stalls, but at least they have them.


The pond




Thursday, October 5, 2023

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