Arnold Rec Center Outdoor Pool, Arnold

Location: 1695 Missouri State Rd, Arnold, MO 63010

Website: http://www.arnoldmo.org/government/departments/parks-recreation/rec-center/aquatics/

The pool is open Monday thru Sunday from 11:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.  Kids 4 and under are free and everyone else is $6. For me and my 2 kids (4 and 6) it was only $12 to swim all day! This pool was really nice and I'm so glad we got to check it out.

The only negative thing we experienced was there was a ton of rude kids there. Every few minutes we'd get caught in the middle of a water gun fight, or someone would kick me as they swam by, or splash us in the face. I think it's just the nature of a busy pool but it was annoying. It has been 100 degrees every day this week and it was definitely busy!

My kids were too short for the yellow slide but they loved the blue slide and went down it repeatedly! No part of the pool was deeper than 4 ft, so it was perfect for my kids ages and swim abilities.

You can manipulate a bunch of wheels and levers in here. My daughter dumped a big bucket on water on herself unexpectedly, it was pretty funny!

 In the lazy river

 Splash pad area and zero entry area for the littles

 The indoor pool is circled in red, it's right next door to the outdoor pool 

This overhead photo was taken when the pool was empty, but the lazy river circle is at the right with 2 inlets for people to sit and relax in. The splash pad is in blue all the way at the left and the big bowl slide is at the bottom right.

The Edge Aquatic Center, Ellisville

Location: 225 Kiefer Creek Rd, Ellisville, MO 63021 In Bluebird Park

Website: http://www.ellisville.mo.us/285/The-EDGE-Aquatic-Center

Amenities:

1. 8 Lane Competition / Lap Pool
2. Bathhouse
3. Children's Splash Pool
4. Concession Stand
5. Infinity Edge Waterfall
6. Slide 

Normal pool hours are 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. every day.

This is a medium sized facility, which is great because you don't have to walk too far to get to anything. Their prices are good too, a day pass for non residents is not much at all. This tot time is really well suited for toddlers and babies, because there's no deep water at all and it's got a soft surface. It's really just a huge splash pad. There's a large variety of jets and sprayers. 

Here's the rest of the facility if you want to do an open swim. This outdoor aquatic center opened in 2008 and replaced the City of Ellisville’s aging traditional pool. The facility features an 8-lane competitive pool, two one-meter diving boards, a zero-depth entry leisure pool with a unique vanishing edge, and underwater benches. A separate play pool has interactive play features.

Carondelet Lions Park, St. Louis City

Location: Bounded by Michigan Ave, Poepping St, Minnesota Ave, and Davis St, St. Louis, MO 63111

Website: https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/parks/parks/browse-parks/view-park.cfm?parkID=23&parkName=Carondelet

Playground Ground Cover: Poured Rubber

This playground has seen better days. It's a bare bones park with nothing fancy and it's in need of repair. The rubber floor of the playground is in bad shape and needs to be replaced. There doesn't appear to be any floor except weeds around the smaller play structure and they need to be trimmed.

There are no bathrooms but the park is entirely fenced in and the large play structure is a good one. If they could just make a few repairs it would be a decent park.

The small play structure only has a slide and some bars. There are also 2 ride on toys.

 The larger play structure has several different slides, 2 rock walls, pretend store fronts, stepping stones, a bridge, and tons of different bars and poles.

 Small pavilion with 2 picnic tables.