Showing posts with label Sunset Hills. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sunset Hills. Show all posts

Sunday, March 24, 2024

Stieren Playground, Sunset Hills





Location: 13555 W. Watson Rd., St. Louis, MO 63127

Playground Ground Cover: Wood chips

Website: https://www.sunset-hills.com/881/Stieren-Inspirational-Site

The Stieren Family Playground opened at the end of 2018 and has some unique features. It's located right across the road from the ball fields. The centerpiece of the playground is a concrete tugboat with a steering wheel and slides. Also, see if you can find all the cute animals on it!









There are 2 baby swings and 6 sling swings. 


The 100-foot zipline is awesome!





Next to the playground are 2 small covered pavilions. 


Another cool feature is the half-mile trail through the woods with fitness equipment. 


They added regular playground equipment during 2023. There is a free-standing web spinner, a modified merry-go-round, and 2 very tall play structures with climbing netting in between. 














Sand diggers


Free-standing rock wall






They build a new restroom building at the entrance by the parking lot sometime during 2023. This is a great addition and there are also water fountains. 









Sunday, July 16, 2023

Minnie Ha Ha Park, Sunset Hills






Location: 801 Old Gravois Rd, Sunset Hills MO 63127

Website: http://www.sunset-hills.com/455/Minnie-HaHa-Park

Amenities: 3 playgrounds, picnic shelters, soccer fields, walking trails, and scenic views of the Meramec River

Playground Ground Cover: Wood chips

These are photos from the first playground you come to upon entering the park, near shelter D. There is a zipline, a climbing structure, slides, 2 baby swings, and 2 sling swings. All 3 playgrounds are shaded and have small pavilions and restrooms nearby.






 





Playground #2.
This playground is by shelter F. It's more nestled into the woods and very shaded. It's older but it has some nice features, including a rocking horse, 2 baby swings, 2 sling swings, a teeter-totter, and a zipline track.









The BMX area has a big track, pavilion, and restrooms. 



 Overhead view from their Facebook page




Playground #3
This is the last playground in the park, and the one nearest to the river.  One cool feature is a lookout with binoculars for the kids to climb up and look out over the river. There is a digger with a scoop in a sandbox to manipulate, a rock wall, monkey bars, a balance beam, 2 sling swings, and 2 baby swings.
















 You could easily walk the entire park, stop to play at all three playgrounds on the trails that wind their way around, and then spend time down at the beach.