Evergreen Park, St. Clair

                                          


Location: 931 Park Ave, St. Clair, MO 63077

Website: http://stclairmo.us/residents/parks_and_recreation.php

Playground Ground Cover: Poured rubber

From the website: "Evergreen Park is an approximate 16-acre municipal park located on Park Street across from the St. Clair Community Center and Public Works Facility. Evergreen Park is the home of Veterans’ Field, a fantastic baseball and softball diamond. Evergreen Park is also the home of the 2000+ sq. foot St. Clair Municipal Spray Park. Evergreen Park offers a natural setting, a walking trail, multiple pavilions, playground equipment, a basketball court, and a shuffleboard deck.  Across Park Drive near the Jaycees Pavilion is a new 18-hole disc golf course. "

The playground was replaced in 2024 and is now next to the splash pad instead of being up the hill. 

The play structure is small and is best suited for toddlers and preschoolers. It has slides, a balance beam, a small rock wall, and some stepping stones.

There are 2 sling swings, an ADA swing, and a modified expression swing.

 The pavilion right next to the playground

This splash pad is a good one. And it gets bonus points cause there is a very clean restroom building right next to it.

St. Clair is out 44 and may be the closest splash pad for people who live in Eureka, Pacific, Hillsboro, or the southwest fringes of St. Louis County.

The spray features include various jets, including a noodle tower, a mist tunnel, a tsunami spray, and three water cannons.

  

Unfortunately, the splash pad had lots of technical issues in 2025 so they are redoing it, and it should be open in 2026. 

The park has an older amphitheatre nearby. 

 

William Zimmer Park, Waterloo IL

Location: 732 Rogers St., Waterloo, IL 62298

Website: http://www.waterlooparkdistrict.org/parks/

Playground Ground Cover:

The William Zimmer Memorial Park was opened in May of 2013. The park features a playground, restrooms, a splashpad, and a covered pavilion available for group picnics. The pavilion has running water and electricity, and a barbecue pit nearby.

 

Vago Park, Maryland Heights

Location: 2700 Fee Fee Rd, Maryland Heights, MO 63043

Amenities:

• Three playgrounds, including handicap-accessible play structures and a splash pad 
• Pickleball courts 
• Accessible bathrooms 
• Walking/jogging track 
• Judy Barnett Memorial Scented Garden 
• A fitness course 
• Lighted softball field 
• Three pavilions 
• Multi-purpose court with basketball goals 
• Several picnic sites with barbecue grills 

Website: https://www.marylandheights.com/departments/parks_and_recreation/city_parks___trails.php

Playground ground cover:  Poured Rubber

There are 3 playgrounds at Vago Park. Two are right after you enter the park - one near the parking lot and one near the pickleball court. The playground near the street is in the sun, but there is some shade on the one by the pickleball court.  Between these two playgrounds is a cement frog statue and a horseshoe pit.

This toddler playground is designed for children aged 2-5 and was installed in early 2023. It has rubber flooring, musical instruments, a balance board, slides, and lots of climbing equipment. 

The splash pad was installed in 2014 and is on from Memorial Day to Labor Day, like most of the splash pads in town. It is located between the 2 playgrounds.

They replaced the sand volleyball court with a pickleball court and a permanent cornhole game.

The first playground you come upon when entering the park was replaced in mid-2025. The play structure is huge and has bubble windows, slides, shade umbrellas, drums, a roller slide, boulders, tons of manipulative boards, an abacus, a rock wall, and musical instruments. 

There is an ADA swing and 5 sling swings.

A large covered pavilion next to the playground

The third playground is at the very back of the park, just follow the road until it ends.  This part of the park also has a fitness trail and picnic shelter.

This playground has a modified merry-go-round, an awesome zip line, and several climbing walls.

 Fitness area

Yay for rolley slides! This playground is amazing!