Sunday, June 24, 2018

Mort Jacobs Park, Overland



Location: 2855 Krem Ave., Overland, MO 63114

Website: https://www.overlandmo.org/Facilities/Facility/Details/Mort-Jacobs-Park-10

Playground Ground Cover: poured rubber

This park is amazing. It's new and quiet and pretty and has everything, even a creek. It was redone in Dec 2017 and includes 2 play structures, musical equipment, modified merry go round, boulders and logs to climb, and a large spiderweb climber.




 xylophones


 The large play structure is 3 stories tall so probably not the best for toddlers.


 There is a baby swing, an adaptive swing, and 4 sling swings


The small play structure has drums, a steering wheel, tic tac toe board, and a slide


Restroom building and pavilion near by




 The creek is down that path






 modified merry go round and log to balance on





This playground was not busy when we visited and the neighborhood is quiet and cute. This is definitely a great park to play in!



Saturday, June 23, 2018

Castlepoint Park, St. Louis County



Location: 2645 Baroness Dr., St. Louis, MO 63136


Playground Ground Cover: rubber mats and wood chips

Amenities: Playgrounds, trails, basketball, horseshoe pits, volleyball, hopscotch, reservable Shelter, and splashpad





This splashpad is small but it's new and nice! There are about 6 jets that shoot up of varying height. The button to turn it on is right next to it in the restroom building.


 There is one baby swing and 5 sling swings


The playstructure is large and features a rock wall, slides, bridge, pretend window, and lots of bars and poles.



I assume this is the older playground. It has a slide and various bars and poles,


 There is a walking trail here with workout equipment along the way. 





Pavilion





Thursday, June 21, 2018

Founders Park, Lake St. Louis



Location: 7 Freymuth Rd., Lake Saint Louis, MO 63367

Website: http://www.lakesaintlouis.com/1202/Founders-Park-Sports-Complex

Playground Ground Cover: wood chips

This park is hella cool. It's a big baseball park and the playground is all baseball-themed. They have 6 baseball fields and 3 soccer fields. The pavilion is used as a concession stand during games and can't be rented during that time.

There is a fake boulder to climb, and 2 playgrounds, one for over 5 and one for under 5. Everything is in full sun.



2 sling swings


The big play structure has it all, maze boards, a modified teeter totter, slides, a rock wall, a chain climber, pretend windows, a steering wheel, and tons of bars and poles.





Baseball diamond design in the poured rubber







modified merry-go-round


The smaller playground has a chain climber, bubble window, slides, and steering wheel





spinning seat


baby swing and adaptive swing



3 story slide


View of the baseball fields







Interesting climber







This is a large playground with a little bit for everyone. Love the red, white, and blue baseball theme!