Nicolai Park, Dellwood

Location: 1641 Altmore Dr., Dellwell, MO 63136

Website: https://www.cityofdellwoodmo.com/1019/Nicolai-Park

Playground Ground Cover: Poured Rubber


This quiet park has a pavilion, baseball field, basketball court, pond, two grills, playground, volleyball court, restrooms, and a picnic area. 

Basketball court

Restroom building

The playground has a large play structure that has several slides, a climbing structure, a steering wheel, stepping stones, drums, and lots of bars and poles. 

2 baby swings and 2 sling swings

4 sling swings (1 broken) 

Modified merry-go-round

If you walk down the path, you will come to a small pond. It is stocked with fish, and there is a yearly fishing derby here. 

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.