9 Mile Garden, Affton

Location: 9375 Gravois Rd., Affton, MO 63123

Website: https://www.9milegarden.com/

9 Mile Garden is a family-focused entertainment district and home to Missouri’s first food truck garden ™. Bring your friends, kids, dogs, and out-of-town guests to the only place you’ll find a feast of everyone’s favorite local food and drinks alongside outdoor movies, live music and performances, community events and more.

“9 Mile” comes from the days before streets had names or road markers, where landmarks were named for their distance from the courthouse or city center. Our food truck garden is situated approximately nine miles from St. Louis’ Old Courthouse.

The list of food trucks and times that they are there change daily so check their website before you go to see who will be there. 

This is the inside of the Canteen. Located within the garden, The Canteen @ 9 Mile Garden is a modern drafthouse offering a wide selection of draft beer from the best of local and national breweries alongside a rotating selection of draft wines, cocktails, and cold brew coffee on tap.

Pull up a seat at one of the oversize communal tables alongside your friends, family, and neighbors to enjoy an evening of fun. The 4,500-square-foot bar is the perfect place to watch today’s game, plus there’s a huge selection of free games to play, weekly live music events at the garden, craft beer tap takeovers, and theme nights.

Right outside the front doors, you’ll find outdoor games such as bags, washers, pickleball, and more. A large patio with plenty of seating overlooks the grounds at 9 Mile Garden. Grab a seat to watch the action, or take your drinks from the bar and visit any part of the garden you like.

Photo credit to STL From Above

Elm Street Park, Millstadt

 Location: 498 S. Lafayette St., Millstadt, IL 62260

Website: https://www.villageofmillstadt.org/parks-department/pages/elm-street-park

Playground Ground Cover: Wood chips

This is an older park but still functional. Elm St. Park is located on the south side of Millstadt on W. Elm Street off of S. Jefferson Street. Although this park is smaller, it has many amenities available to the public: a combined softball and soccer field; a children’s play area; a basketball court; a covered pavilion, and numerous picnic tables. This park is handicap accessible.

Spring animals and merry-go-round

Village Park, Millstadt

 Location: 76 Kalbfleisch Dr., Millstadt, IL 62260

Website: https://www.villageofmillstadt.org/parks-department/pages/village-park

Playground Ground Cover: Wood chips

The front side of the park includes: the children's play area with the rocket slide; Pavilions 1-5, available for reserved rentals; the Millstadt Village Pool; an entrance to the walking trail; the Grand Stand and two ball fields; and the Horseshoe pits.

To enter the backside of the Village Park, take North Polk Street to Kalbfleisch Street. The backside of the park includes: three ball fields; Pavilion 6, available for reserved rental; tennis courts; a small children's play area, and an entrance to the walking trail.

This equipment is all very old.

Merry-go-round

Several bouncy animals

Teeter Totter

Glencoe Park, Wildwood

Location: 505 Washington Avenue, Wildwood MO 63038

Amenities: Playground, picnic shelters, picnic tables, restroom

Website: http://www.cityofwildwood.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Glencoe-City-Park-15

Playground ground cover: Wood chips

This is a park in Wildwood (there is no sign up at the entrance) and it is adjacent to the Frisco, Wabash and Pacific Railroad. The park has 2 sling swings and 2 baby swings. The playground is in full sun. There is also a large climbing boulder.

There's a large field here next to the playground. 

There are 2 baby swings and 2 sling swings

Climbing boulder and spinning web climber

 

The good news is that there is a restroom. The bad news is that it's all the way at the other end of the parking lot.