Day and Weekend Trips

This page lists popular family day and weekend trips within 100-200 miles from St. Louis, Missouri.
Kids St. Louis: Day and Weekend Trips - Fun 4 STL Kids
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Alton, Illinois

Whether you come to enjoy our nature, antique shops, quaint historic villages, or scenic views of Cl ...

200 Piasa St., Alton, Il, 62040
Amidon Memorial Conservation Area

Amidon Memorial Conservation Area is a 1,630-acre area located on the upper reaches of the Castor Ri ...

1514-1898 County Rd 253, Fredericktown, MO, 63645
August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area

This 6,987-acre area contains 3,000 acres of forest in addition to grassland, cropland, old fields, ...

2360 Hwy D, St. Charles, MO, 63304
Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site

Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site preserves Fort Davidson and the battlefield where so many C ...

118 East Maple, Pilot Knob, MO, 63663-0509
Big Joel's Safari Petting Zoo & Educational Park

Big Joel's Safari Petting Zoo and Educational Park is the "zoo made for you" and is the premier anim ...

Open Season: April - November
13187 State Hwy M, Wright City, MO, 63390
Big Spring

Big Spring was one of Missouri's first state parks. It was a state park from 1924 until 1969 when th ...

Braden & Friends Challenger Playground

Braden and Friends Challenger Playground is a 16,000 sq. ft. all-inclusive playground that opened in ...

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21390 Highway 32, Ste. Genevieve, MO, 63670
Brendan's Playground

This bug-themed, all-inclusive playground includes sling swings, toddler swings, ADA accessible swin ...

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810 Sheppard Drive, O'Fallon, MO, 63366
Cahokia Mounds World Heritage Site

The remains of the most sophisticated prehistoric native civilization north of Mexico are preserved ...

30 Ramey Street, Collinsville, IL, 62234
Caledonia, Missouri

Hello and welcome to the Village of Caledonia! We look forward to having you visit. The Village o ...

Carlyle Lake

Carlyle, IL, located alongside Carlyle Lake, offers recreation such as hunting & fishing, boating & ...

Casey, Illinois

Official Home to 12 World's Largest Attractions! World's Largest Windchime World's Largest Golf T ...

City Hall Park in Dardenne Prairie

Our community park, located behind City Hall at 2032 Hanley Road, opened in September of 2011 and is ...

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2032 Hanley Road, Dardenne Prairie, MO
Clearwater Lake

During the summer months the lake becomes a recreational playground, with boating enthusiasts hittin ...

Clearwater Lake, Piedmont, MO, 63957
Collinsville Aqua Park

The Collinsville Aqua Park is home to 7 slides, Monsoon Mountain, lazy river, leisure pool, lap pool ...

Open Season: Memorial Day through Labor Day
10 Gateway Drive, Collinsville, IL, 62234
Confluence Point State Park

Standing at the point where two of the nation’s mightiest rivers merge, Edward “Ted” and Pat Jones- ...

1000 Riverlands Way, West Alton, MO, 63386
Cosmo Park, Featuring Steinberg Playground

Cosmo Park is Columbia’s largest municipal park, one of two regional parks in the park system. It i ...

1615 Business Loop 70 W, Columbia, MO
Critter Lane Petting Zoo

Welcome to Critter Lane Petting Zoo located in Valles Mine, Missouri. Our Critters are waiting for y ...

Open Season: Open spring, summer, & fall
9100 Critter Lane, Valles Mines, MO, 63087
Crown Ridge Tiger Sanctuary

Crown Ridge Tiger Sanctuary is a 501(c)3 non profit big cat rescue facility, licensed by USDA. We pr ...

19620 Crown Ridge Road, Sainte Genevieve, MO, 63670
Cuivre River State Park

Looking for the Ozarks in northern Missouri? Cuivre River State Park is one of the state’s largest a ...

678 MO-147, Troy, MO, 63379
Daniel Boone Home & Heritage Center

Step into history at the Historic Daniel Boone Home & Heritage Center. The Daniel Boone Home is nest ...

1868 Highway F, Defiance, MO, 63341
DeSoto Athletic Complex

Inclusive playground with poured rubber ground cover and a new splash pad in 2023. No restrooms, bu ...

800 Vineland School Rd, De Soto, MO, 63020
Edison's Entertainment

Genius Level Fun! Full service restaurant and lounge, plus bowling, laser tag, arcade, and party roo ...

2477 S State Route 157, Edwardsville, IL, 62025
Edwardsville Children's Museum

At The Edwardsville Children’s Museum we are committed to stimulating curiosity and cultivating lear ...

Open Season: Year-Round
722 Holyoake Rd, Edwardsville, IL, 62025
Elephant Rocks State Park

The giant elephant-shaped granite boulders are the star at Elephant Rocks State Park. The elephant r ...

7406 Hwy. 21, Belleview, MO, 63623
Fugitive Beach

The Fugitive Beach offers sand beaches, 60' water slide, cliff jumps, pavilions rental, Ricky Bobby' ...

Open Season: Memorial Day - Labor Day
16875 County Road 5285, Rolla, MO, 65401
Grafton Zipline at Aerie's Resort

You can't skip this fascinating canopy tour! With 4 different zip lines, 2 suspension bridges, walki ...

14 West Main St, Grafton, IL, 62037
Hannibal, Missouri

Hannibal is one of Missouri’s and the region’s best tourism destinations. As the boyhood home of Mar ...

505 N. 3rd Street, Hannibal, MO, 63401
Hawn State Park

Hawn State Park is one of the loveliest parks in a system full of lovely parks. Clear, sand-bottomed ...

12096 Park Drive, Ste. Genevieve, MO, 63670-8121
Hermann, Missouri

Hermann is full of attractions to keep the whole family entertained. No matter what you are looking ...

Indian Camp Creek Park

Indian Camp Creek Park, located at 2679 Dietrich Road, Foristell, is St. Charles County’s largest pa ...

2679 Dietrich Road, Foristell, MO, 63348
Jake's Field of Dreams

Jake's Field of Dreams is an Unlimited Play Inclusive Playground at Heartland Park in Wentzville, MO ...

100 William Dierberg Dr, Wentzville, MO, 63385
Jaycee Park Discovery Playground

The playground has an “Adventure/Explorer” theme, utilizes the natural hillside of the park and incl ...

2805 Elm Street, St Charles, MO
Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park

Play in the shallows of the East Fork of the Black River. Shoot through Mother Nature’s hydraulics i ...

148 Taum Sauk Trail, Lesterville, MO, 63656-9601
Kade's Playground

Imagine a place where all children (with and without disabilities) can play side by side, a play env ...

776 Joachim Ave, Herculaneum, MO, 63048
Kennedy's Playground St. Peters Fire Fighters Union Hall

Kennedy’s Playground is a handicap inclusive playground in St. Peters, MO that opened in 2020. It wa ...

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115 McMenamy Rd, St. Peters, MO, 63376
Kimmswick, MO

Located just 25 miles south of St. Louis, Kimmswick is the perfect getaway that won’t drain your gas ...

100 Market St., Kimmswick, MO, 63053
Klondike Park

Klondike Park is 250 acres of scenic property, featuring more than 4 miles of natural and paved trai ...

4600 Highway 94 S., Augusta, MO, 63332
Kress Farm Garden Preserve

Kress Farm Garden Preserve is dedicated to maintaining Kress Farm's 142 acres of native plants and w ...

Open Season: Typically daily 9 am to 3 pm
5137 Glade Chapel Road, Hillsboro, MO, 63050
Leon Corlew Splash Pad

The splash pad opened in 2016 as part of the Leon Corlew Park and Splash Pad complex located behind ...

337 S. Main Street, Edwardsville, IL
Lewis & Clark State Historic Site

Lewis & Clark State Historic Site celebrates the Lewis & Clark Expedition with a focus on the Detach ...

One Lewis and Clark Trail, Hartford, IL, 62048
Lincoln Home National Historic Site

Abraham Lincoln believed in the ideal that everyone in America should have the opportunity to improv ...

413 South Eighth Street, Springfield, Illinois, 62701-1905
Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

Experience history like never before. Step inside key moments in Lincoln's life, from triumph to tra ...

212 N. Sixth St., Springfield, IL, 62701
Long Row Lavender

Long Row Lavender Farm is located on 15 acres south of Wright City, MO. Beginning with an idea in 20 ...

Open Season: Year-Round
26549 South Stracks Church Road, Wright City, MO, 63390
Maramec Spring Park

The Park contains the fifth largest spring in the state. An average of 100 million gallons of water ...

21880 Maramec Spring Dr., St James, MO, 65559
Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum

Visit the Mark Twain Boyhood Home, a National Historic Landmark, Becky Thatcher’s House, Huckleberry ...

Open Season: March 15 through October 31
120 N Main Street, Hannibal, MO, 63401
Mastodon State Historic Site

Mastodon State Historic Site contains an important archaeological and paleontological site – the Kim ...

1050 Charles J Becker Drive, Imperial, MO, 63052
McAuley Playground

McAuley Playground is located in Hansen Park at 65 Ohmes Road, behind the Mercy kids Medical Buildin ...

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65 Ohmes Road, Cottleville, MO, 63304
Meramec Caverns

Beneath the fertile rolling hills of the Meramec Valley, lies a complex of mineral formations and co ...

1135 Hwy W, Sullivan, MO, 63080
Meramec State Park

The Meramec River flows by majestic bluffs, wooded areas and a dramatic cave entrance. More than 13 ...

670 Fisher Cave Drive, Sullivan, MO, 63080