Citizens Park, Belleville IL

 

Location: 317 S. 44th St., Belleville, IL 62226

Website: https://www.belleville.net/Facilities/Facility/Details/Citizens-Park-3

Playground Ground Cover: Pea Gravel

This is the city of Belleville's largest park at 45 acres. It is a highly recreational park with two large lighted softball diamonds and a first-class baseball field named for Whitey Herzog, which serves as the home field for the American Legion and Althoff High School baseball teams.
In addition to the ball diamonds at Citizens Park, the park also offers BMX bicycle ramps for the daredevils, along with other recreational amenities. Citizens is also a very nice place to have a quiet picnic during lunch. Two modular playgrounds for children and three picnic shelters are available for family picnics.

The play structure is older but still in good condition. It has several slides, monkey bars, a rock wall, a tunnel, a tic-tac-toe board, and bars and poles for climbing. 

Covered pavilion next to the playground. 

The new Challenge Course is cool. See if you can complete it and how fast you can do it! 

Sauget Village Park, Sauget

Location: 2695 Ogden Ave., Sauget, IL 62206

Website: http://www.saugetbusinesspark.com/village-of-sauget.html

Playground Ground Cover: Pea Gravel

This park is older, but you can tell it's well-maintained. There is a parking lot, restrooms, and a small covered pavilion next to the playground. 

This playground is older but still functional. It has a bridge, slides, a merry-go-round, tires you can climb on, rocking animals, a digger, a webbed climber, a bubble window, a boulder, and a domed climber. 

There is one baby swing and 2 sling swings. 

Also in this park is a basketball court and a walking trail. 

Crystal City Park, Crystal City

                                

Location: 1400 Dick Cook Dr., Crystal City, MO 63019

Website: https://www.crystalcitymo.gov/municipal-park-and-pool

Playground Ground Cover: Pea gravel & wood chips

The pool here isn't anything special, but it's really cheap and has a great splash pad for kids. 

There is a small playground and a covered pavilion next to the pool.

The next playground is a little further down the road. It's much bigger and has a lot of fun features. 

It has a balance beam, a spinner, a rock wall, a tall slide, floating steps, and a modified merry-go-round.

There are six sling swings and 2 baby swings

The next play structure has a tic-tac-toe board, chain climbers, a rock wall, a bridge, and several slides. 

Sand volleyball court

The last play structure is next to the basketball court and the pickleball court. 

It's basically a lot of bars and poles.