Zachary's Playground at Hawk Ridge Park, Lake St. Louis

Location: 8392 Orf Rd., Lake St Louis, MO 63367

Amenities: Playground, picnic shelters, trails, sprayground, restroom

Website: http://www.lakesaintlouis.com/1203/Hawk-Ridge-Park-Zacharys-Playground

Playground ground cover: Rubber mats & poured rubber

I finally got a chance to check out this park first hand, and it is amazing. All the elements added for children with special needs blend right into a fun playground for all children. My 3-year-old LOVED the castle-themed play area, she keeps asking to go back but it's a 45-minute drive for us! Within the castle playground, there are numerous types of ladders to get up on the playground - climbing walls, cubes, pedestals, rock cliffs, stairs, ramps, ropes. Two of the enclosed slides offer clear plastic windows to see out while you are sliding. To emphasize the accessibility of the playground some of the panels in the castle structure have braille and American sign language diagrams.

There are 2 sling swings, 2 adaptive swings, and 2 baby swings, plus a tire swing. A boat-themed play structure has smaller slides and a roller slide. There's a "sway fun" rocking toy which allows for a child in a wheelchair to ride along with benches on it. For some reason though, this is the only part of the playground that has a shade canopy over it. The rest of the playground is in full sun. The playground is entirely fenced in so that is very nice!

The park has a sprayground adjacent to the playground and also has a picnic shelter, restrooms (the baby changing station is in the family restroom), and a small lake with a paved trail around it.

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The splash pad is very small and best suited for toddlers.  There are a few pop jets and the water spouts go from small to large.

This chair spins around, so fun!

Hoffert Park, Union

Location: 101 Hoffert St., Union, MO 63084

Website: https://www.unionmissouri.org/living_here/parks_and_recreation/park_facilities.php

Playground Ground Cover: Wood chips

This is a small neighborhood playground with one play structure and a park bench. There are 2 baby swings and 2 sling swings. The play structure has some slides, a tic tac toe board, a rock wall, a music board, and random bars and poles. Unfortunately there are no restrooms and there is some graffiti on the rock wall.

Union Rotary Park, Union

Location: 100 Memorial Parkway, Union, MO 63084

Website: https://www.unionmissouri.org/living_here/parks_and_recreation/park_facilities.php

Playground Ground Cover: Wood chips

This is a small neighborhood playground with one table and no restrooms.

They have 2 sling swings and 2 baby swings

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Modified merry go round

There is a play structure for little guys under 5 and it has 2 slides, a rock wall, a speaker, and some bars and poles. 

Pavilion 

Pine Lawn Community Park, Pine Lawn

Location: 6616 Pasadena Blvd., Pine Law, MO 63121

Website: https://pinelawn.org/resources/parks-recreation/

Playground Ground Cover: Rubber mulch and poured rubber

Kudos to Pine Lawn for investing in their community and creating this playground! The entire thing is fenced in also so no need to worry about kids running off. They have a modified expression swing, a baby swing, and 2 sling swings.

There is one play structure and it has ramps so everyone can play here. It has a bubble window, slides, a xylophone, balance board, floating climbing boards, and lots of bars and poles. Unfortunately there are no restrooms.