Citygarden, St. Louis City

Location: 801 Market St, St. Louis, MO 63101

Amenities: sprayground, wading pool, and sculpture park

Website: http://www.citygardenstl.org/

Open from sunrise to 10 pm, the city garden offers a striking green space in the center of downtown St. Louis. The park is free but parking is metered (until 7 pm). Kids will love the huge splash pad and wading pool. Bring a picnic and relax in the grass. Parking is tricky when it's crowded, since it's on the street, and you do get the occasional homeless person joining you in the wading pool. Overall though, it's mostly families enjoying some outdoor time together. Also, the only restrooms are port-a-potties. There is some really cool sculpture here too.

I love that they rake circles in these paths! It's so pretty.

Also nearby is the new Kiener plaza. They have a smaller splash pad but they also have a fenced-in playground.

The Commons Playground, Chesterfield

Location: 14885 Clayton Rd., Chesterfield, MO 63017

Website: https://cpccommons.org/

Playground Ground Cover: Wood chips

In the summer of 2021, Chesterfield Presbyterian Church (www.chespres.org) purchased the old Gold’s Gym just a half mile east of the church. We dreamed of turning this 37,000-square-foot building and 400 parking spaces on four acres into a gathering place for our community.

We are excited to have a variety of large and small spaces for meetings, events, and sporting activities.

All are welcome at The Commons! Our coffeehouse is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday. Come and read, hang out, or study in a beautiful place—it's open to everyone and free.

In 2024 they added a beautiful outdoor playground that is free and open to the public, and it's fully enclosed with a fence and gate. 

Rocking horse

Fun logs to play on

Large webbed climber

There are 2 sling swings, a modified expression swing, and 1 baby swing.

The playground is on the left side of the building off the parking lot.