Yale Park, Maplewood

Location: 2104 Yale Ave, Maplewood, MO 63143

Website: https://www.cityofmaplewood.com/government/departments/maplewood_local_parks___amenities.php

Playground ground cover: Pea Gravel & Wood Chips

This playground is small but has nice equipment. There aren't any bathrooms which is a shame.  It was a very hot day when we went and there was little to no shade. It is gated however, which was very nice and there were plenty of benches. There are 2 sling swings and 2 baby swings. Very nice quiet neighborhood park.

There is pea gravel under the swings but mulch under the equipment. 

There are 2 diggers that kids can manipulate the mulch with.

Fenced in Playgrounds

We all know some kids like to take off running and that is not fun! Here is a list of playgrounds they can't escape from:

1.)DeMun Park- Clayton

2.)Shaw Park- Clayton

3.)Moody Park, Fairview Heights IL

4.)Bridgeton Municipal Athletic Complex,  Bridgeton

5.)Willmore Park, St. Louis City

6.)Tower Grove Park, St. Louis City

7.)Dennis and Judith Jones Variety Wonderland Playground, St. Louis City

8.)Discovery Playground, St. Charles

9.)Brendan's Playground, O'Fallon

10.)Zachary's Playground, Lake St. Louis

11.)A.B. Green Athletic Complex, Richmond Heights

12.)The Heights Playground, Richmond Heights

13.)Central Park, Maplewood

14.)Dreher Park, Warson Woods

15.)Oak Knoll Park, Clayton

16.)Hartry Park, Shrewsbury

17.)Yale Park, Maplewood

18.)Walker Park, Kirkwood

19.)Margaret Park, Webster Groves

20.)Stacy Park, Olivette

21.)Avery Park, Kirkwood

22.)Brignole Park, Valley Park

23.)Parkway Early Childhood Center, Ballwin

24.)Bluebird Park, Ellisville

25.)Tot Lot, St. Peters

26.)Shady Springs, St. Peters

27.)Nob Hill, St. Peters

28.)Greg Freeman Park, St. Louis City

29.)Kiener Plaza, St. Louis City

30.)Taylor Park, Clayton 

31.)Reed Park, St. John

32.)Church of the Shepherd, St. Charles

33.)Monaco Park, Kirkwood

34.)Rainbow Playground, St. Louis City

35.)Samuel Kennedy Park, St. Louis City

36.)Christy Park, St. Louis City

37.)Carondelet Lions Park, St. Louis City

38.)Lucas Gardens Park, St. Louis City

39.)New Town Chapel Playground, St. Charles

40.)New Town Park, St. Charles

41.)Abernathy Park, Bel-Ridge

42.)Braden and Friends Challenger Playground, Ste. Genevieve

43.)Bernie Hillermann Park, Washington 

44.)Pine Lawn Community Park, Pine Lawn

45.)Vadalabene Playground, Edwardsville

46.)McDonald Park, St. Louis City

47.)Lexington Mini Park, Fairview Heights 

48.)Green Pines Park, Wildwood 

49.)Greenwood Park, Maplewood

50.)Angie's Playground at Manion Park, Florissant

51.)Rinderer Playground, Highland IL

52.)Pelton Jackson Park, Pine Lawn

53.)Spindler Park, Highland IL

54.)Tot Lot, Highland IL

55.)Knights of Columbus, Highland IL 

56.)Hannah's Playground at Northside Park, Breese IL

57.)Glik Park, Highland IL

58.)Gordon F. Moore Playground, Alton IL

59.)Tower Tee, Affton

60.)Ollie's Fun Forest at City Centre Park, St. Peters

61.)Logan's Community Playground, South County

62.)South County YMCA Playground, South County

63.)Crestwood Park, Crestwood

Crestwood Park, Crestwood

Location: 9700 Meadowfern Dr., Crestwood, MO 63126

Amenities: Playground, picnic shelter, trails, restrooms

Website: https://www.cityofcrestwood.org/Facilities

Playground ground cover: Poured rubber 

This park is really cute, and it's tucked into a little neighborhood in Crestwood. The 21-acre park includes a paved mile-long walking trail, a playground, a clean new restroom, three practice softball fields, two soccer fields, two pavilions, a scout fire ring, and two tennis courts.

The playground was renovated in mid-2025 and is so much bigger and better! "With the help of Crestwood’s elected officials and several lucky Long Elementary School students, the two new playgrounds at Crestwood Park officially opened with a ribbon cutting on May 6.

The Crestwood Park playground revamp was made possible by the April 2024 passing of Proposition A, a $33 million ballot measure funding several parks and recreation projects throughout the city. " Quote from a Call Newspapers article from 5/27/25. 

Old playground

New playground

The large play structure has it all: 2 stories to climb, a bridge, several tube slides, a pretend window, a steering wheel, and so much more. 

Modified merry-go-round

Cute little playhouse with a tunnel 

Zipline

There are 2 baby swings, 2 sling swings, an expression swing, and an ADA swing. There is supposed to be a saucer swing on the left end but it appears to already be broken. 

There are a bunch of fun stand-alone things, including educational panels, drums, a playhouse, a merry-go-round, a zipline, musical instruments, and more. 

Rock wall

Gear board

Musical instruments

This is the walkway to the playground from the parking lot.

This is the smaller playground up the hill. It's completely enclosed with a fence and is next to a pavilion.

The play structure has some slides, a steering wheel, a bead spinner, and a maze/gear board.