Amberg Park, Dutchtown Neighborhood, St. Louis City

Location: 3900 Gustine Ave., St. Louis, MO 63116

Website: https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/parks/parks/browse-parks/view-park.cfm?parkID=114&parkName=Amberg%20Park

Playground Ground Cover: Poured Rubber

This playground was neglected and it's nice to see they've made repairs. They added a new sign and new rubber flooring under the larger play structure.

There are 2 play structures, one for kids under 5 and one for kids over 5. The smaller structure has 2 slides and some bars. The larger structure has a rock wall, a chain climber, several slides, and lots of bars and poles.There are no swings here.

There is a drinking fountain but no restrooms. However there is a market across the street, maybe they would allow you to use theirs. Also the playground is enclosed with a fence and a gate! There is some questions about the splash pad though, it used to be functional but doesn't seem to be anymore. I called the parks department to ask them the status and no one has returned my call.

Defunct splash pad boulder

Update: I was just checking on this playground today (6/25/18) to see if the splashpad was up and running, and sadly it is not. The playground is open and in great condition, and this boulder has a spout in it as if it was intended to be a splash pad but no water is coming out. I am going to remove the sprayground tag from this post.

Blanchette Aquatic Facility, St. Charles

Location: 1900 Randolph St, St. Charles, MO 63301

Website: https://stcharlesparks.com/blanchette-aquatic-facility/

Their hours are 11-7 every day. They also offer tot time! The kiddie pool is open before regular hours for children 6 and under and their parents/guardians. 

This pool was completely redone and is brand new as of the 2018 summer season. Here are the amenities:

• Children’s Activity Area With Zero Depth Entry
• Children’s Activity Feature
• Spray Ground
• Wet Ledge
• Activity Pool
• 3 Slides
• Rock Climbing Wall
• Open Swim Area
• Lap Pool With 8 Lanes & 2 Diving Boards
• Ample Shade
• Additional Parking
• Concession Stand
• Entry Building

Hellebusch Park, Bridgeton

Location: 11408 Oak St, Bridgeton, MO 63044

Website: https://www.bridgetonmo.com/458/Parks

Playground Ground Cover: Rubber mats and wood chips

This playground has bathrooms and a pavilion nearby. It has 2 sling swings and a play structure that is ideal for toddlers. It has one slide, several tic tac toe boards, a bubble window, a steering wheel, zip line, and several bars and poles.

McKelvey Park, Bridgeton

Location: 3232 McKelvey Rd, Bridgeton, MO 63044

Website: https://www.bridgetonmo.com/458/Parks

Playground Ground Cover: Poured Rubber

This playground is new and very nice. There is one baby swing and one sling swing. There are no restrooms. The play structure has a rolling slide and 2 other slides, a rock wall, a spider web-type climber, some stepping stones, and various bars and poles. There are plenty of places to sit but no shade.

 Lots of covered picnic tables

Dave & Buster's, Maryland Heights

Location: 13857 Riverport Dr, Maryland Heights, MO 63043

Website: http://www.daveandbusters.com/st-louis

This place is fun! When you walk in there is an information desk where you can decide how much money you want to spend. I spent $14 and got a card loaded with 60 chips on it. Each game is about 3-5 chips and it lasted my 2 kids about 30 mins which was plenty. They felt like they played a bunch of stuff and when we ran out of chips I said it was time to go because our money was gone and they were OK with that. If you win tickets they load those onto the card also and you just insert the card into a reader to see how many tickets you have. It's WAY easier than feeding 500 tickets into a machine that counts them (ahem Chuck E. Cheese). We won 188 tickets which was only enough for a piddly piece of laffy taffy. Most of the prizes were hundreds and hundreds of tickets, but you can keep your card and bring it next time and keep adding to it, which is nice. There is a restaurant right in the Midway where the games are, as well as one that is closer to the entrance. The menu looked good but we didn't order anything. They have private banquet rooms and do kid parties also.