Arnold City Park, Arnold

Location:  2200 Bradley Beach Road, Arnold, MO 63010

This 68-acre park has an 8-acre fishing lake and 4 pavilions, each with electricity and a BBQ pit. Arnold City Park also offers visitors:

• Restrooms
• Playground
• Paved 1/2-mile walking/hiking trail
• 2 Dirt multipurpose fields
• 2 Horseshoe pits
• Volleyball poles
• Fishing

Website: https://www.arnoldmo.org/government/departments/parks-recreation/parks/

Playground ground cover: Wood chips

The playground was found to be rotting due to flooding so it was ripped out in September 2023. The new one is huge and has something for every age group. 

There are 3 ziplines, including one that is ADA-compliant with a high-backed chair.

The Arnold Farmer's Market is right at the entrance to the left. 

 The dog park is near the back of the park

 There are 4 large pavilions spread throughout the park.

 The restroom building looks old but it's clean inside.

Pacific Community Park, Pacific

Location: 707 W. Congress St., Pacific MO 63069 

Website: http://www.pacificmissouri.com/265/Parks-and-Recreation

Amenities: Pool, pavilion, soccer fields, baseball fields, 2 playgrounds, and fitness trail.

The city of Pacific has some issues. First of all, there is no official address for this park and it's a little difficult to find (707 W. Congress is the pool address, which brings you here so I'm using that). Second, there is no park section on the city's official website. Some places list it as the Pacific City Park, and some places list it as the Pacific Community Park, so I'm not even sure of the correct name. If you go to Pacific's Facebook page you will find people complaining about these things. However, if you can get past that, this is a nice park. 

When you first come into the park you will see the public pool. This pool isn't huge, but it's open to anyone and it's cheap! Near the pool is a merry-go-round, some baby swings, and 2 slides. As you drive you'll see lots of ball fields and a concession stand, I'm sure this is a busy place when kids are playing ball. 

The playground near the pool is just slides, a merry-go-round, and 4 baby swings.

The sand pit looks like it used to be a sand volleyball court.

The playground at the back of the park is much larger. There are lots of things to do here, including 2 baby swings, 4 sling swings, a balance beam, bridges, drums, a puppet stage, a rock wall, and a spider web climber. There are 2 different play structures, one for older kids, and one for younger kids, with lots of things to climb on, slide down, and enjoy.

Bathrooms

There is fitness equipment sprinkled throughout the park. 

Very large pavilion next to the playground with BBQ pits and electricity. 

Storybook Walk