Showing posts with label baby swings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label baby swings. Show all posts

Thursday, October 3, 2024

Des Peres Park, Des Peres






Location: 12325 Manchester Rd., Des Peres, MO 63131

Amenities: 
  • 3 Baseball / Softball Fields (April - July)
  • Bike / Jogging Trail (one mile, half mile, and quarter mile tracks)
  • Reservable Gazebo
  • Lake / Fishing (2 acres, lake stocked with blue gill, bass, and catfish)
  • 6 Lighted Tennis Courts
  • 3 Lighted Pickleball Courts
  • 1 Multi-Purpose Court
  • Nature Area
  • Parcourse Fitness Trail
  • Reservable Picnic Pavilion with Grill (Reservable April - November)
  • Picnic Sites
  • Play Fountain (Memorial Day-Labor Day, controls by bathroom entrance)
  • 2 Playgrounds (tot playground and 5-12 year-old playground)
  • Rest Rooms (year-round)
  • Shuffleboard Courts
  • 2 Soccer Fields (Second week in August - Second week in November)

Website: http://www.desperesmo.org/87/Des-Peres-Park

Playground ground cover: Rubber mats, poured rubber, and astroturf

Des Peres Park has 2 very nice playgrounds fairly close to each other. One is designed for younger children, and the other is for kids 5 and up.  The larger playground has several slides, a climbing wall, a zip line, a pretend window, maze boards, ramps, and a splash pad (seasonal).  The button to turn on the splash pad is by the restrooms - there is no sign to direct you to the button. There's also a great little trail that goes around a lake, with a wooden boardwalk. There are usually ducks and geese to watch in the lake.



The tot playground was replaced in 2024. It has many wonderful features including a we-go-round (modified merry-go-round for kids of all abilities), a roller slide, astroturf hills, and more!







These astroturf bumps are fun!


This webbed structure is cool with lots of options for climbing.




There are 2 sling swings, an ADA swing, and 2 baby swings.



The play structure has a gear board, a bubble window, slides, a small rock wall, a steering wheel, a tic-tac-toe board, and lots of bars and poles. 




















The larger playground for kids over 5 has a large play structure with slides, tunnels, maze boards, ramps, drums, and lots of bars and poles for climbing. 














Overhead photos from their website 




Sunday, September 22, 2024

Circle Drive Park, St. Charles





Location: 1000 Circle Dr., St. Charles, MO 63301

Website: http://www.stcharlesparks.com/park/circle-drive-park/

Playground Ground Cover: Wood chips

This little park gets its name from being in a cul de sac on Circle Drive. The equipment was replaced in 2019. There are no restrooms here so keep that in mind. 



There is an expression swing, a baby swing, a sling swing, and an ADA swing. 



The play structure has slides, a little rock wall, and many things to climb on.