Ryan Hummert Memorial Park, Maplewood

Location: 2400 Sutton Blvd, Maplewood MO 63143

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

Playground Ground Cover: Poured rubber

This empty lot is all that remains of the house where Ryan Hummert was killed. You can read all about it here.

This playground was installed in 2015 and it's really nice. There are lots of monkey bars, 2 zip lines, a cool beam that goes up and down when you walk on it, steppers, slides, 2 baby swings, a bridge, a rock wall, and 2 sling swings.

Little free library

The restrooms and pavilion with BBQ are next to the playground.

Drace Park, Town and Country

Location: 2310 Cedar Valley Lane, Town & Country, MO 63131

Amenities: playground, picnic shelter, trails, historical log cabins, restroom

Website: https://www.town-and-country.org/143/Drace-Park

Playground ground cover: Astroturf

Drace Park replaced the playground in 2023. The new playground is more natural and I love the astroturf flooring. 

The old playground

There is a large parking lot with plenty of parking and a restroom building right at the entrance. It looks like they are building a pavilion but it's not complete yet. 

There is a saucer netted swing, a baby swing, an ADA swing, and 2 sling swings.

This wooden tower has climbing grips, a metal slide, and 3 hammocks underneath. 

These log cabins are great in family photos

In 2016 they added a nature play area. The playground is cool, but this area in the woods is super cool and not found at many other parks around here. My kids loved playing with the natural materials in the shaded woods!

 Xylophone in the Music and Movement area-  but over the years the mallets have disappeared. 

 Building area

The blocks have disappeared as well.

 We miss these scarf hammocks

Free little library