De Soto Athletic Complex Splash Pad & Playground, De Soto

Location: 800 Vineland School Rd., De Soto, MO 63020

Website: https://desotomo.com/north-park/

Playground Ground Cover: Poured Rubber

This splash pad was installed in 2023 and is wonderful. It has 3 levels with water falling down the rocks and stairs. There are rocks here so please be careful and have little guys wear water shoes. It's a very natural setting with boulders, geysers, a stream, and stairs. There are 3 canopies but it's pretty sunny. There is a ledge to sit on as well. To get here after you turn in the park, go left and it's straight back. The road is gravel so you'll have to take it slow. 

There are no restrooms but there are 3 port-a-potties.

There is a covered pavilion between the splash pad and the playground.

The playground is all-inclusive with a poured rubber floor. 

In addition to maze boards, there are braille and sign language boards. 

The large play structure has a rocking boat, drums, ramps, a long tunnel, maze boards, slides, a rolly slide, and lots of bars and poles for climbing. 

Spinning seats, modified teeter-totter, and a wheelchair accessible spinner. 

Pretend windows

There are 2 high back ADA swings, and 4 modified expression swings.

 

Hartry Park, Shrewsbury

Location: 4100 Exeter Ave, Shrewsbury, MO 63119

Amenities: playground, trails, basketball court

Website: http://cityofshrewsbury.com/parks.htm

Playground ground cover: wood chips

This playground was completely renovated in early 2021. My favorite thing about it is that it's almost completely shaded. That is so hard to find. Also, it's fenced in! There is a basketball court adjacent to the playground that is perfect for playing with the balls that we brought. There is also a nice pathway that winds around the park that my daughter enjoyed walking and running on. The playground equipment is great for climbing,  They only have a porta-potty and not a real restroom, but I suppose it's better than nothing. The park is very quiet on a residential street and there was no one else there the whole time we were there.

The old play structure

Porta-potty

Nice large green space

They took out the swings and they just have a saucer swing now.

The play structure has a large slide, lots of stepping stones, ropes, a climbing wall, monkey bars, and other random climbing things. 

Small covered pavilion