Civic Park, O'Fallon MO

Location: 308 Civic Park Dr, O'Fallon, MO 63366

Website: https://www.ofallon.mo.us/civic-park

Playground Ground Cover: Poured Rubber

Amenities: For fun and relaxation all year long, 20-acre Civic Park offers a variety of amenities: a picnic pavilion, a bandstand, two horseshoe pits, and two playgrounds. The newest playground is ADA accessible, with an ADA-compliant walking path connecting the playground to the parking lot. The O’Fallon Historical Society Log Cabin Museum is open for tours by appointment and during special events. The O'Fallon Aquatic Center (Alligator's Creek) is also located in this park.

The website says they have 2 playgrounds, but one was just cleared. They expanded the pool and added a splash pad. There is a restroom building nearby and there are also port a potties.

There is one play structure and it has several slides, a cool rock wall that you can walk over, pretend areas, ramps, bridges, a steering wheel, and tons of bars and poles.

 Very large covered pavilion

 Restroom building and drinking fountain

 You can cross this narrow "mountain" which my daughter did one time and said it was REALLY hot.

Fillmore Park, Kirkwood

Location: 410 S. Fillmore Ave, Kirkwood MO 63122

Website: https://www.kirkwoodparksandrec.org/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirectory/22/444

Playground Ground Cover: Astroturf

This playground was completely renovated and opened in 2017.  It's a huge improvement.

Before

 After

It has 2 baby swings and 2 sling swings. There is a pavilion but no tables yet. 

There is a drinking fountain but no restrooms.

 

There is a play structure for littles and one for bigs. The small one has a cute little table under the slide.

 This activity board has mazes, a telescope, and spinning colored beads. 

 There are some benches but they're in full sun. 

 

The larger play structure has a rock wall, a bridge, 2 slides, and a pole. 

 The entire playground is enclosed with a fence. 

Street parking

Splash and Swimplex Pool, Union

Location: 375 W Park Rd, Union, MO 63084      636-583-3316

Website: http://www.ci.union.mo.us/living_here/parks_and_recreation/swimplex.php

Hours:

Monday
12:00pm - 6:00pm - General Public

Tuesday
11:30am-12:30pm - Seniors/Tot Time
12:30pm - 6:00pm - General Public

Wednesday
12:00pm - 6:00pm - General Public

Thursday
11:30am-12:30pm - Seniors/Tot Time
12:30pm - 6:00pm - General Public

Friday, Saturday, Sunday
12:00pm - 6:00pm - General Public

This pool is awesome.  The building is a little dated, but kids don't notice that, and the pool itself was in great condition.

 These 2 deep water drop slides were so fun for my kids! You have to be 48" though.

 The kids' area has this awesome little polar bear slide, a fire hydrant that sprays water, a water umbrella, and a whale fin thing that sprays water. 

 It's zero-entry and only goes out to a few feet deep. 

 There are 2 huge slides at the other end, and you must be 48" for these as well.

 

We got a hot dog, a pretzel, and a Twix ice cream bar. They were just eh but you can't beat their prices!

 They offer a tot time for hella cheap! 

I highly recommend this pool. We got there at 4 after I got off work, and the rate was reduced to $2 per person, so we only paid $6 for the 3 of us! They closed at 6 so that is an amazing deal for 2 hours of swimming. Also in Union is the splashpad and playground at Veterans Memorial Park if you want to make a day of it!