Eureka Mountain Bike Park, Eureka

Location: 1 Coffey Park Ln., Eureka, MO 63025

Website: https://www.eureka.mo.us/156/Parks-Facilities

Amenities: 

• Bike Playground - The Foothills
• Bike Trail
• Colossus Two Way Directional Trail
• Drop Zone Trail-Intermediate
• Dual Slalom
• East Coast Trail-Beginner
• North Shore Trail-Intermediate
• Parking
• Pump & Jump Trail
• Restrooms
• Rocky IV-Intermediate Trail
• The Kraken-Intermediate Trail
• Walking Trail-These Boots
• West Coast Trail-Beginner
• Wildcat Jumps Trail-Intermediate

This park is awesome, and it's free and open to the general public. It's open from dawn to dusk, and it's back behind the Timbers of Eureka. Several trails range from beginner to intermediate. There are restrooms and a covered pavilion right next to it, but the restrooms are closed for the winter. Beware of mud- I took my daughter a couple of days after heavy rain, and there was a lot of mud from the bike tires in the back of our SUV! 

To see more photos and bikers in action check out their Facebook page. What a great addition to Eureka! My daughter loved riding her bike here and watching older kids do jumps and tricks. 

Teddy & Friends Playground at Queeny Park, Ballwin

Location: 550 Weidman Rd., St. Louis, MO 63131

Amenities: Fishing, trails, tennis courts, playground, seasonal indoor ice rink (October to February)

Website: http://www.stlouisco.com/ParksandRecreation/ParkPages/Queeny

Playground ground cover: Poured rubber

The original Queeny Park playground was amazing, but it failed to pass inspection in 2023, so it was replaced with an Unlimited Play Playground that opened in August 2025. 

I had to leave photos of the old 1974 playground up because it was so iconic and different. The new playground is called Teddy & Friends after Teddy Gooch. He was diagnosed with dwarfism. This playground is board game-themed, centered on games like Candyland, Chutes & Ladders, Connect Four, and Teddy's favorite- Chess. There is also a "Game of Life" car doubling as a glider, and a "Don't Break the Ice" parallel play rope piece. The entrance features a big hippo, and the sun shades have the Twister pattern on them, too. So fun! With a board game theme and specialized ADA‑accessible design, families, especially those with children of differing abilities, will have more reasons than ever to play together at this wonderful playground! 

Currently, there are no restrooms, but there are porta-potties and picnic benches right outside the fence. 

The entire playground is enclosed with a fence and a gate. 

Webbed spinner

There are 2 ADA swings, a sling swing, a modified expression swing, and a baby swing. 

A quiet spot for kids who are overwhelmed.

A cute little playhouse with candy accents

We-Go-Round

Gliding car 

Musical instrument area

Hungry hungry hungry hippo entrance!

Saucer swing

Ziplines

Rolley slide

Manipulatives on the ramps

Connect Four Climber

Lots of interactive boards on the play structures