Bellevue Park, Belleville IL

Location: 401 Bellevue Park Dr., Belleville, IL 62226

Website: https://www.belleville.net/facilities/facility/details/Bellevue-Park-1

Playground Ground Cover: Rubber chips and wood chips

Amenities:

Benches (Built In)
Electric
Fishing Lake
Fitness Trail
Natural Playground
Pavilion Rental
Performance Stage
Pickleball
Picnic Tables
Playground Equipment
Restrooms
Stone Lodge-Building with Tables, Chairs, and Restroom
Tennis Court

This is a large park with lots of amenities. 

This area just has 1 baby swing and 3 sling swings. 

The Stone Lodge is available for rental at various times of the year for family or company functions. It is a perfect setting for bridal or baby showers. The lodge is heated/cooled and equipped with a small kitchen facility and restrooms. It also has six 6-foot tables, two 8 ft. tables and 60 chairs for seating.

This slide by the Stone Lodge is built into the hill.

Band shell

The play structure has several slides, monkey bars, and lots of bars and poles. 

There are 2 baby swings and 4 sling swings.

You don't see a fitness court like this every day!

Clifton Terrace Park, Godfrey

Location: 3216 McAdams Parkway, Godfrey, IL 62035

Website: https://godfreyil.org/village-township-departments/parks-and-recreation/parks/

Playground Ground Cover: Wood chips

Captain Jake Ringering Park at Clifton Terrace is a beautiful 3-acre park located on the Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Byway along the Mississippi River. It is also a rest stop on the state-owned Vadalabene Bike Trail. This park offers a playground, prairie remnant, memorial trees, an informative kiosk, and restroom facilities. This is also a great place for eagle-watching during the winter months. Ringering was a fire caption with the Godfrey Fire Department. He was killed while battling a house fire in Bethalto back in March and the park was renamed for him in 2019. 

The playground has a smaller play structure, 3 spring ride-on animals, tunnels, slides, and some bars and poles to climb on. 

Stieren Playground, Sunset Hills

Location: 13555 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.