St. Louis is a treasure trove of parks and playgrounds! There are an endless array of options for children of all ages to enjoy! Duck feeding, inclusive playgrounds, walking trails, water features, and more… this guide has it all! Not to mention, we’ve got pro tips from local moms themselves who know these parks well. We hope this helps you get out and explore St. Louis!
Brendan's Playground
Located in Westhoff Memorial Park, Brendan’s Playground was O’Fallon’s first all-inclusive playground! The fun Bug’s Life theme is apparent throughout the play area. This park also boasts a seasonal splash pad.
This playground has soft, inter-locking tile as the surface.
Jake's Field of Dreams
O'Day Park
O’Day Park is the newest park in O’Fallon. With 57-acres, this park is a blend of nature and fun. Kids of all ages enjoy the adventure playground crafted for climbers and explorers, and the creek that runs alongside it. There are plenty of walking trails throughout the park.
PRO TIP: Bring water shoes to play on the water feature as the rocks tend to get slippery.
Indian Camp Creek Park
Indian Camp Creek is St. Charles Counties largest park with 603 acres! There’s more than 10 miles of trails for hiking, biking, and even equestrian use. There’s spots for camping and fishing, along with disc golf.
Indian Camp Creek is the home of 5 playground spots, including the newest inclusive playground near the lake.
While visiting Indian Camp Creek, make sure to pack your swim suits!! There’s multiple spots for creek access— shallow enough for little ones.
Grab a picnic lunch and make sure you check out this amazing park!
Oglesby Park
This one of a kind park has 3 playgrounds, paved walking trails, shelters, and fishing ponds. The playground has a massive multi-level spiderweb that leads up to a slide. There’s a number of adaptive equipment, rock walls, numerous slides, and musical equipment. The playgrounds have covered benches perfect for a hot sunny day.
Jaycee Park
Discovery Playground, or Jaycee Park as most know it, is a true St. Charles gem! With the main play structure built into the landscape, this playground has all the slides, swings, and places to roam your kids will need, plus a beautiful stony splash pad for the summer months. Bonus: add this park to your list of fenced in parks to check out for hours of fun!
Webster Park
Webster Park in St. Charles is located just across the street from the Family Arena and very close to the Katy trail!
It has a wonderful playground with good sightlines, easy, family friendly walking trails, clean restrooms, as well as an indoor/outdoor rental facility perfect for a birthday party!
It was a quick 10 min from our neighborhood in West County- perfect playdate meet up spot between for our kids aged 1.5, 3 & 7.
Zachary's Playground
Zachary’s Playground offers many different play areas, each one all-inclusive for kids of all ages and abilities. There are so many areas to climb, swing, and explore! You’ll also find a splash pad here to keep kids cool in the summer.
A half-mile walking trail winds through the park, along with a scenic lake.
If you are looking for a baby changing station, you’ll find it in the family restroom.
City Hall Park
This local, woodland themed park has so much to offer for all ages. There’s two playgrounds— one for ages 2-5 and one for ages 5-12, equipped with accessible swings. There’s a musical instrument area and two nature playgrounds. My son loved playing the floor is lava while hopping from rock to rock and balancing on the logs. There’s a ninja warrior course for the older kiddos… and dads!
In addition, there’s a splash pad, baseball field, vending machines, amphitheater with leveled seating, two pavilions, and plenty of benches and tables!
Veteran's Tribute Park
Veteran’s Tribute Park was created with the needs of children of all ages and abilities in mind. With different zoned play areas, kids can explore water play, music, adventure and climbing, swings, and a hillside slide.
There are three non-reservable open-play fields for older kids to meet up and play on, and even your pups can enjoy three acres of off-leash fun in the dog park.
Bring your bikes, as the park offers a 1.6 mile trail throughout the park.
The park has two lakes, stocked for fishing, and a lakeside pavilion that is the perfect site for parties and reunions.
Broemmelsiek Park
Nature at its finest! Broemmelsiek Park boasts well-stocked fishing lakes, and is surrounded by 9 miles of multi-use trails. Even your puppy pals can enjoy a dog area with its own pond for splashing!
Broemmelsiek Park also has a newer playground surrounded by soft, cushy turf.
