Bicentennial Park, Belleville IL

Location: 4811 Belleville Crossing, Belleville, IL 62220

Website: https://www.belleville.net/Facilities/Facility/Details/Bicentennial-Park-4

Playground Ground Cover: Poured Rubber

Amenities:

• ADA Fishing Pier
• Disc Golf
• Fountains
• Gazebo
• Lighted Parking Lot
• Nature Trails
• Pavilion
• Playground
• Restrooms
• Sculptures

Bicentennial Park, Belleville's newest community park, consists of 43 beautiful wooded acres and a number of ponds. It was developed and named in honor of the City of Belleville's 200th Anniversary in 2014.

The first playground is right off the parking lot and there are restrooms here also. The playground is small but has some nice features including some stepping stones, a caterpillar tunnel, some tree climbing towers, a log tunnel, and a speaker.  There is an adaptive swing and a sling swing. 

The other playground and splash pad are at the upper portion of the park, and you can follow the path up the hill. The splash pad was built in 2023, and has great features including a frog slide, tree water umbrella, water tunnel, and lots of pop jets.  The hours are 11-6 daily. 

The zipline has an adaptive seat and a regular seat.

The lake is stocked with fish. 

The playground next to the splash pad has several slides, a rocking board, a maze board, a rock wall, and you can climb inside the tree trunk.

Covered pavilion

Interesting little play area with a large frog and a fish climber. 

Another interesting area with a mushroom table and chairs.

Restrooms

Pleasant Hill Park, Belleville IL

Location: 601 N. Sixth St., Belleville, IL 62220

Website: https://www.belleville.net/facilities/facility/details/Pleasant-Hill-Park-14

Playground Ground Cover: Pea Gravel and Rubber Mats

This playground has 2 different play structures, one for big kids and one for littles. The one for big kids has a boulder climber, tunnel, several slides, monkey bars, a tic tac toe board, and various bars and poles.

There are several covered pavilions between the playgrounds.

Ball field

The play structure for little kids has a couple slides and some various bars and poles. 

Soulard Park, Soulard

Location: Bounded by S. 8th St., St. Louis, MO 63104

Website: http://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/parks/parks/browse-parks/view-park.cfm?parkID=7&parkName=Soulard%20Market%20Park

Playground Ground Cover: Poured Rubber

This playground is next to Soulard Market and has 2 distinct areas, one for younger kids under 5 and one for kids over 5.  It was redone sometime between 2021 and 2023. There are no restrooms so beware if you come when the market isn't open. 

The bigger play structure has slides, rope climbers, steppers, and a rock wall.

There are 2 sling swings and 2 baby swings.

The smaller play structure has drums, floating steps, slides, a rock wall, a maze board, and a gear board. 

Next door to Soulard Market this park is bustling with activity and local events. The park also has a large green space. This area is used for art fairs, recreation, etc. The entire park is surrounded by an iron fence complete with Fleur De Lis.