Stieren Playground, Sunset Hills

Location: 13408 W. Watson Rd., St. Louis, MO 63127

Playground Ground Cover: Wood chips

Website: https://www.sunset-hills.com/881/Stieren-Inspirational-Site

The Stieren Family Playground opened at the end of 2018 and has some unique features. It's located right across the road from the ball fields. The centerpiece of the playground is a concrete tugboat with a steering wheel and slides. Also, see if you can find all the cute animals on it!

There are 2 baby swings and 6 sling swings. 

The 100-foot zipline is awesome!

Next to the playground are 2 small covered pavilions. 

Another cool feature is the half-mile trail through the woods with fitness equipment. 

They added regular playground equipment during 2023. There is a free-standing web spinner, a modified merry-go-round, and 2 very tall play structures with climbing netting in between. 

Sand diggers

Free-standing rock wall

They build a new restroom building at the entrance by the parking lot sometime during 2023. This is a great addition and there are also water fountains. 

Three Springs Park, Shiloh IL

Location: 2250 Frank Scott Parkway, Shiloh, IL 62269

Website: https://shilohil.org/parks-recreation/

Playground Ground Cover: Poured rubber & wood chips

Features include wetlands, a playground, picnic areas, a paved walking trail (1/2 mile), a paved non-motorized trail around the lake (1.7 miles), ballfields, tennis, pickleball & volleyball courts.

This park has 2 playgrounds, and this one is the newer one. It's a Venti Smart Play structure for Ages 5-12, and it was installed in 2024. This is a really cool play structure that has slides, a belt bridge, an inclined cable walk, a vertical panel climber, and an overhead ladder.

Sand volleyball court

The other playground is at the other end of the park. It's large and has a ton of features, including a bridge, slides, steering wheels, tic-tac-toe boards, a rock wall, a bubble window, and lots of bars and poles. 

2 baby swings and 4 sling swings