So glad we discovered this community park. Nice combination of playground, splash pad, picnic…read morearea, walking paths - and close to the commemorative Trail of Tears area. This is a 1/2 way point for meeting family that provides a fun break from the car ride for my grandchildren. Always clean and well tended.

Great playground for the kids. Clean and well kept. There is a skate park just behind the…read moreplayground and swimming pools nearby. They have bathroom facilities and shade trees. Open late.

Buehler is a small, 3 acre park that's heavily wooded. It's right off Interstate 44 at exit 184,…read moremaking it ideal for a quick break or picnic under pines. The large picnic pavilion will accommodate groups and has BBQ grills. A nearby playground will entice the kiddies. At one end is the Rolla Dog Park for canine recreation. Curiously, the dog park is fenced, while the playground is not.

My partner and I drove out here from Ballwin, about 1.5 hours away, with our dog when it was nice…read moreoutside one day. I wasn't expecting much, but wow, was it worth the drive! The water in the sanctuary area is soooo blue. I couldn't believe my eyes. We walked along that part first, then walked past the hatchery. It was so cool to see the trout in different stages of life. Dogs aren't allowed to swim in the sanctuary or hatchery, and since we have a lab who's obsessed with the water, we kept walking to reach a spot where she could at least touch it. Lots of people were fishing, so we kept walking until we found a spot where she could splash around. As you can see from the photo, she had a wonderful time. We kept her leash on and I'd recommend others do the same. We didn't want her to get caught on a fishing line or scare any fish away that people were trying to catch. We paid $5 to get into the park as we were driving in, and we were able to pay with a credit card. There was plenty of parking even though it was the weekend. Definitely recommend for a day trip from the STL area!

From Manchester, MO I can be trout fishing in 90 minutes. I wanted to make one more trip before the…read moretrout fishing season closes on October 31. First time catching a bluegill at this park. The leaves were falling continuously from the trees which made the experience more beautiful. We had a blast.

2 year olds birthday party held 4/25/26. 5 children with…read moretheir respective parents + grandparents and friends. Fantastic time. Connie at the snack bar could not have been more helpful! Kids loved the bumper cars, covered wagon ferris wheel, train, and the maze! Reasonably priced and SO MUCH FUN!!!

Food is actually decent, staff is isn't friendly at all and it's clear they don't wanna be here…read more Games are decent, and you need to know that there are 2 game areas. On upstairs and one down stairs. Prize lines are also really long. Expect to wait there for 20+ minutes. Go karts are a cluster and the line is crazy slow and inefficient. Many times they send 4 karts out at once. Expect to wait in line for an hour plus. It's rough. Overall it can be roughy but lines are long and lines are inefficient.

Soooo much fun, very clean, air conditioned, nice staff. My grandson is all smiles there!read more

Prices have upped way too much. No play area should be $40 for two kids, one being not even two…read more Clear the owner doesn't understand how kids get bored quickly or only do one thing and doesn't believe kids des to have fun if they're not banking big on it. Ridiculous pricing.

What a beautiful park! We loved watch the wildlife and exploring the spring trail and castle ruins!read more

Went kayaking for the first time and had a great time. Staff we rented from was very helpful and…read morekind and gave great support and pointers

Great park!! Clean. Bathrooms available. No mulch. Perfect for toddlers and older children.read more

Beautiful new equipment, handicap accessible, picnic tables, plenty of parking right by the…read moreplayground. Pavilion just completed 10/2011.

Phelp's Grove Park is always a winning park to hang out at, and I was most recently there for Yoga…read morein the Park. How perfect is Phelp's for that kind of thing? There is a concrete pad that fits dozens of people for the event. It was really perfect and I absolutely enjoyed myself and the Yoga. As for the rest of the park, there's a lot of room to run around and have fun for both kids and dogs, there are tennis courts and picnic spots, and you just really can't go wrong with an art museum bordering one side.

I love this Springfield park perhaps most of all. I love to trot down here for a good run, and…read moreevery time I do, I feel like I see something new. I see birthday parties; I see families, couples, people walking their dogs; I see LARPers (look it up); I see potlucks; I see high school science projects; I see track teams; I see lone runners. This is a great place to see the Springfield community at their happiest and most relaxed. Not to mention it offers an impressive amount of amenities: a few tennis courts, a full playground, BBQ pits, a sprinking of permament art installations, and a very nice, covered communal area. This is a very old park, and the practicality of it paired with all the old stone work and giant Oak trees makes for a unique place to stop and unwind alone or with your favorite people/pets. A few other reasons why Phelps rocks: it's in a gorgeous, well-established neighborhood full of interesting and well-maintaned forever homes and it's right next to the beloved art museum. It also has a righteously awesome butterfly garden (you'll see it if you look in the direction of the museum from the park itself), and walking through it in the summer is legitimately like walking in a dream. It's quite lovely. One word of advice I can provide is that this park is also historically a not-so-good place to visit after nightfall, as most Springfield parks are. Get your recreational fix in before sunset and call it a day, unless you're with a group.

Great park and great place to play Pokémon Ho and kids have all sorts of fun. All kinds of places…read morefor family gatherings

Lyons Club park is a decent park to let your little run around and burn off some energy. Probably…read morerate it 3.5/5 but since half stars can't be awarded, I gave 3/5. Some of the equipment here is new-new, some is fairly new, some is old and some appears to be antiques. The old stuff definitely needs to be replaced. I saw some of those metal slides that we all got 3rd degree burns on during summer months back in the 1980s. Haha. There is a lot of equipment, spread out pretty far so during "Covid times", we didn't have to worry about being so close to everyone. Unfortunately, it had rained recently so most equipment had puddles it, the grassy area between playgrounds was basically a mud pit. Ick. All in all, decent place to bring your kids.

We were looking for stuff for the kids to do and this popped up and we are so glad that it did…read morebecause this place rocks! It sits in the center of a shopping center and is very easy to find. They open at 8am so that's nice too! We went on a Friday morning and it wasn't too busy. It was $40 for two kids and two adults which was more than reasonable for the time we spent there. If you're looking for a place like a children's museum without the museum and traffic, this is the place! The kids loved it and didn't want to leave. The best part is your admission is good for all day so you can leave and come back. This place rocks! So much to do and endless fun! We will be back!

Wow, it is hard for me to compare this with play street in St Charles, MO. Concept looks similar…read morebut this has so much more space. Also, the water table definitely puts it a level above play street. We just visited discovery center in downtown Springfield. Its water table was pitiful and non functioning with standing heavily chlorinated water. This place has a functioning water table that is also cute too. Admission is a lot more but it is worth it. The separate baby area is a huge plus that we didn't see in play street. There is baby piano and slides and other Montessori wooden toys. Gift shop could be better stocked but still had some interesting baby toys.