Saturday, August 20, 2016

St. Ann Municipal Pool, St. Ann- BEING DEMOLISHED AND BEING REBUILT



Location: 3311 Ashby Rd, St. Ann, MO 63074

Website: http://www.stannmo.org/269/Jack-Rehagen-Municipal-Pool

Located in Tiemeyer park, The Jack Rehagen Municipal Pool doesn't have a tot time, but they have a very nice facility and open swim for everyone. It's named after a former mayor and alderman. He served as alderman from 1972 – 1985 and mayor from 1985 – 1995 and 2000- 2001.

The pool has open swim on Monday through Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.



Children (2 & Under) Resident: Free  Non Resident: Free
 Youth (3-17 Years Old)  Resident: $3.00  Non Resident:$7.00
 Adult (18-61 Years Old)   Resident: $4.00  Non Resident $8.00
 Senior Citizen (62+)  Resident: Free  Non Resident $5.00




 Concession stand


 Indoor pool


 Baby pool






Overhead view shows the baby pool at the top, the slide to the left, and the big pool at the bottom.


Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Team Central Open Gym, Maryland Heights



Location: 2675 Metro Blvd, Maryland Heights, MO 63043

Website: http://www.teamcentral.org/

The preschool open gym description isn't real clear but it's the last Saturday of every month.  My daughter had a blast! She got to play on the balance beams, bars, vault, trampoline, foam pit, rope, floor, and other random pieces of equipment. 










They have lots of cute leotards for sale. They also had a snack section with bagged chips.




 Viewing area



Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Ozzie Smith Sports Complex, O'Fallon



Location: 900 T.R. Hughes Blvd, O'Fallon, MO 63366

Website: http://www.ofallon.mo.us/parks&rec/ozzie-smith-sports-complex

Playground Ground Cover: Rubber mats

Baseball and softball are the focus of this 76-acre park, which is named for the St. Louis Baseball Cardinals’ most famous shortstop, Ozzie Smith. The park features CarShield Field, home of the River City Rascals minor league baseball team.

The complex also offers seven lighted outdoor baseball/softball diamonds for league play, restrooms, a concession stand and 2 playgrounds.

I only visited the playground that is in CarShield Field. If you ever go to a River City Rascals game and the kids get bored they can play here. It's enclosed in the field so you can't get to it without going into this building and out onto the field. 


There are 2 play structures, one for littles and one for big kids. The small one just has 2 slides, stepping stones, and an activity board. The larger one has a climbing wall, a chain link climber, several slides, stepping stones, a musical board, and lots of bars and poles.






Hopefully we can go back soon and visit the other playground which is located in the center of 4 ball fields. On this map it's circled in red.


This is a larger view of the area, with CarShield Field playground circled at the top and the other one circled at the bottom.


Monday, August 8, 2016

Dames Park, O'Fallon MO



Location: 37 Dames Park Dr, O'Fallon, MO 63366

Website: https://www.ofallon.mo.us/dames-park

Playground Ground Cover: Rubber Mats

Football is the name of the game at 59-acre Dames Park, with three football fields, two playgrounds, three picnic pavilions, restrooms, a concession stand (open during games), a fitness trail, and a one-mile asphalt walking and biking path. Dames Park is also the home of the Omer Dames War Memorial, commemorating St. Charles County soldiers killed during the Vietnam War.

The first playground is shown below. It is very nice with shaded walking paths and gorgeous landscaping. Everything here feels new and clean. The restrooms and drinking fountains are close, as well as a pavilion. 




The play structure is large and features a rock wall, a bridge, several slides, a spinning log you can run in place on, a maze board, small tunnel, rope climber, stepping stones, musical board, pretend storefront, and tons of bars and poles.












This is the second playground at the back of the park. There is a pavilion here but unfortunately I didn't see any restrooms nearby. It has steering wheels, a small tunnel, an abacus board, a little rock wall, slides, and various bars and poles.