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. 

Carondelet Park, St. Louis City

Location: 3900 Holly Hills Dr, St. Louis, MO 63116

Amenities: playground, picnic shelter, trails, swimming (YMCA Rec Plex), restroom, ninja course, lake stocked with fish

Website: http://stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/parks/parks/view-park.cfm?parkID=5

Playground ground cover: poured rubber & wood chips

This park is huge—it's the city's third largest. There are two large lakes you can fish in, as well as a boathouse with a large pier and boat dock. The playground is fairly large and has two large play structures and a swing area. There are four sling swings and two expression swings. I didn't go in the bathrooms, but they are close by. The playground was redone in late 2024 and there are lots of benches around. 

The restroom building

The lake is stocked with fish

This park is large, so the easiest way to find the playground is to go to Loughborough and Trainor Ct. 

4 sling swings and 2 expression swings

There are 2 play structures, one for kids over 5 and one for kids under 5. The smaller playground has drums, maze boards, stepping stones, a rock wall, a metal slide, a plastic slide, and several activity boards. 

The larger playground has slides, a tunnel,  activity boards, a rock wall, stepping stones, 

drums, and bars and poles for climbing.