The Commons Playground, Chesterfield

Location: 14885 Clayton Rd., Chesterfield, MO 63017

Website: https://cpccommons.org/

Playground Ground Cover: Wood chips

In the summer of 2021, Chesterfield Presbyterian Church (www.chespres.org) purchased the old Gold’s Gym just a half mile east of the church. We dreamed of turning this 37,000-square-foot building and 400 parking spaces on four acres into a gathering place for our community.

We are excited to have a variety of large and small spaces for meetings, events, and sporting activities.

All are welcome at The Commons! Our coffeehouse is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday. Come and read, hang out, or study in a beautiful place—it's open to everyone and free.

In 2024 they added a beautiful outdoor playground that is free and open to the public, and it's fully enclosed with a fence and gate. 

Rocking horse

Fun logs to play on

Large webbed climber

There are 2 sling swings, a modified expression swing, and 1 baby swing.

The playground is on the left side of the building off the parking lot. 

Central Park, Maplewood

Location: Bounded by Walter and Elm Aves, Maplewood, MO 63143

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

Playground Ground Cover: Astroturf

This is a long, skinny neighborhood park, and the playground takes up most of it. It was replaced in late 2024 and is completely fenced-in and gated. There is a toddler area with several activity boards, benches, covered picnic tables, and an area for bigger kids. 

The playground has a large webbed climbing structure, slides, tree stumps, a pretend window, and several hammocks. The playground has a treehouse theme and is a nice improvement over the old one. 

South County YMCA Playground, South County

Location: 12736 Southfork Rd., St. Louis, MO 63128

Playground Ground Cover: Poured Rubber

Website: https://gwrymca.org/locations/ymca-adaptive-sports-complex

This playground was opened in mid-2024.  The Gateway Region Y partnered with Cardinals Care, Boniface Foundation, and Miracle League for the construction of the Y Adaptive Sports Complex on the campus of the South County YMCA. The complex features a barrier-free dugout, synthetic turf field, accessible field & walking track, and an accessible sensory-rich playground. They also have a spectator pavilion and concession stand.  This playground is open to the public, I called to verify and anyone can use it. There's no lock, it's just a standard chain link fence and gate.  The only caveat is that the public can't use the playground when the YMCA Campers are using it, they will ask you to leave to protect the kids. 

The entire playground is enclosed with a fence and a gate. It's very sunny with not much shade. I didn't see any restrooms, I don't know if the Y would let you in to use theirs but it's close to Tesson Ferry if you needed to find a restroom. 

Musical instrument area

Rolley slides are so fun! 

I love these adaptive merry-go-rounds

The play structure has ramps, maze/activity boards, slides, and lots of things to climb on. 

They have a baby swing, an adaptive swing, and 2 sling swings.