Quail Ridge Park, Wentzville

Location: 5501 Quail Ridge Parkway (Near the intersection of I-70 and Highway 40/61)
Wentzville, MO  63385

Amenities: Indoor lodge, group, and individual picnic shelters, playgrounds, walking/bicycle trails (3 miles of paved and 4 miles of natural surface trails), 3-acre lake, 18-hole disc golf course, small fishing pond, off-leash dog area (*Small children are not allowed in the fenced dog area). With an 18-hole disc golf course and the home of the National Horseshoe Pitchers Hall of Fame, Quail Ridge Park is a favored destination to visit.

Website: http://www.sccmo.org/716/Quail-Ridge-Park

Playground ground cover: Rubber mats

Quail Ridge is a huge beautiful park with so much to do.  There are three big playground areas with swings and small climbing structures throughout the park.  The walking trails are stroller friendly with plenty of shade.  There are a lot of hills.  All three of the play structures are recommended for children 5-12.  The play structures are in full sun.

The restrooms at the group picnic area were very nice and clean.

Fields everywhere

Water spout that the kids were operating to keep cool

Fort Zumwalt Park, O'Fallon, MO

Location: 1000 Jessup Lane, O'Fallon, MO 63366

Amenities: playground, picnic shelter, restrooms, trails

Website: https://www.ofallon.mo.us/fort-zumwalt-park

Playground ground cover: rubber mats

This large playground is partly shaded and huge! There is a toddler area with several smaller slides and a "fort" theme. There are 4 baby swings and 4 sling swings.  A picnic shelter and restrooms are adjacent to the playground area. The playground gets some shade, you can tell it used to get more because there are several stumps of large trees that must have died and been cut down since the playground was built. There are also lots of benches in the center of the playground area for parents.

During the Christmas season, the park is decorated with lights for the city's Celebration of Lights display. See their website for more details.