Wapelhorst Park, St. Charles

Location: 1875 Muegge Rd, St. Charles, MO 63303

Website: http://www.stcharlesparks.com/park/wapelhorst-park/

Playground Ground Cover: Rubber mats

Amenities:

• 78 Acres
• Aquatic Center Facility
• 4 Softball Diamonds
• Concession Stand
• 2 Soccer Fields
• 2 Tennis/Pickleball Courts
• 3 Picnic Shelters
• 2 Sand Volleyball Courts
• Playground Area
• Paved Hike/Bike Trail
• George Gould Community Building
• Small Fishing Lake
• Concession stand restrooms are open April 1 - November 14. Restrooms attached to the Gould Building are open year round.

From the website: "Wapelhorst Park contains a mix of active and passive recreation components throughout the park. Major destination amenities within the park include a four field softball complex, an aquatic center with speed slide and the Gould Community Building.  Two ponds, three shelters, an interpretative nature trail and wildflower area and several large open lawn areas and picnic sites throughout the park provide a variety of passive recreation opportunities."

This is a very large and very popular park.  The playground was just completely renovated in late 2017. 

They have rock walls, chain climbers, slides, bridges, stepping stones, tons of bars and poles, and lots of climbing things.

 They have 2 sling swings, 2 baby swings, an adaptive swing, and a modified expression swing.

This spinning thing is awesome! 

 George Gould Community building and pavilion 

 pond

 Playground is circled in red.

There is also this small play area over by the concession and the ball fields. Great for keeping little sibs occupied during ball practices and games!

Thank you Erin for the photos!

Conway Park, Creve Coeur

Location: 12301 Conway Road, Creve Coeur, MO 63141

Amenities: trail, tennis courts, playground, historic log cabins, dog park

Website: http://www.creve-coeur.org/index.aspx?NID=284 

Playground ground cover: Poured rubber

The playground has just one structure, but it is large and has areas for all ages to play. It has slides, rock walls, steering wheels, pretend storefronts, stepping stones, and tons of bars and poles. I would have LOVED the rope cube when I was a kid.

There's also a dog park here, so my daughter got to pet lots of doggies which she loved.

Tennis Courts

Picnic tables

These log cabins are amazing! There are 2 and they are called the Hackmann Clester Cabins. The first cabin was home to the Hackmann Family from 1842 – 1925. Mr. and Mrs. Herman H. Hackmann and their son John Henry arrived in America in 1841 from Germany. The cabin was built in two phases. The earliest room is restored in the pioneer style. Around 1870, John Henry and his wife, Catherine Buescher, added a kitchen, dining room, porch and covered the building with clapboard. The latter room is restored in the Victorian period. Their son, Herman H., and his wife Louise Richt reared 10 children here.

Restroom building is very clean! This park is beautifully maintained and we really love coming here. 

Norm Myers Park, Overland

Location: 8700 Midland Blvd, Overland, MO 63114

Website: http://overlandmo.org/239/Norman-Myers-Park

Playground Ground Cover: Pea Gravel

This playground has older equipment but it's in good condition. There are bathrooms here too but I didn't get to go inside and check them out because they were locked.  This park is 7 acres and has 2 unlit baseball diamonds, picnic areas, 2 fields, and electricity at the pavilion.

The pavilion is very large and right next to the playground which is great. 

 There are 2 sling swings and no baby swings. This playground is best suited for kids over 5.

The fact that it has pea gravel is a bummer, but the play structure is large. There are bridges, several slides, and tons of bars and poles.