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๐ŸŒฟ๐——๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐ŸŒฟ๐——๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐ŸŒฟ
๐Ÿ“Cedar Hill, MO
โ €
๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ: 2.9 mile loop
๐——๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜†: โธ/โบ
๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ: โน/โบ
๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ๐˜€: Flush toilets at upper parking
โ €
โ— While Don Robinson is a fairly new state park in Missouri, it has quickly became a favorite for St. Louis area explorers due to the rugged beauty. The Sandstone Canyon is the more popular trail at the park, but the LaBarque Hills Trail is well worth a hike as well.
โ €
โ— Canyons and creeks with dramatic formations are found along this moderate trail. You can see the remains of an old stone dam as well as find some small "caves" to climb inside. With enough rainfall, the small creeks come to life with scenic cascades.
๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต: ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ป๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜€.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ
โ†–๏ธ๐˜“๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ

#thatsmymo  @visitmo #exploremidwest #hikemissouri  #missouriozarks #missourioutdoors #midwestnomadfamily  #midwestmoment  #onlyinmissouri  #hikemissouri #hikesnearstlouis  #hikestl #hikingwithkids  #familyhike #familytravel #donrobinsonstatepark  #donrobinson  #labarquehillstrail
๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜†'๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ is a beautiful historic structure just outside of Chester, IL. The bridge was built in 1854 as part of a planked toll road. Today the bridge is part of a roadside park and is open to foot traffic only. The bridge was extra picturesque last week when surrounded by fresh snowfall.

@onlyinillinois @illinoisouth #chesteril #chesterillinois #coveredbridges #coveredbridgesofinstagram #illinoiscoveredbridge #backroadsusa #midwestliving #midwestmoment #midwestlivingmag @enjoyillinois #visitillinois #southernillinois #smalltownusa #midwestnomadfamily
๐ŸŒณ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜„ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐ŸŒณ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜„ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐ŸŒณ
๐Ÿ“ Clayton, MO
โ €
๐ŸŒฟAnother amazing Unlimited Play playground can be found in the heart of Clayton. Beautiful Shaw Park features the fully accessible Treetop Playground. Designed for kids of all abilities, the play area features two large climbing structures as well as a smaller toddler sized play set. Best of all the playground has a rubber surface (my favorite!) as well as a fully enclosed fence to stop little wanderers.
โ €
๐ŸŒฟThe playground is designed with a nature theme including log shaped slides and tree forts. A huge variety of slides are available including tubes and a roller slide. Several swings are available for kids of all ages and abilities.
โ €
๐Ÿ’ฆIf you visit during the summer, a small splash pad area offers a spot to cool off as the playground itself does not offer much shade.
โ €
๐ŸŒฟThe playground is located at the northwest park of the park. There is a parking lot at the corner of Topton Way and Mark Twain Circle. (See last photo).
โ €
๐ŸšปRestrooms are located adjacent to the playground but are closed in winter. Other restrooms are available year round.
โ €
๐ŸŒฟThe park also features walking trails, pavilions, an aquatic center, and a plaza with fountains and waterfalls. The parks ice rink is currently under reconstruction.

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@unlimitedplay #unlimitedplay #visitmo #stlouisplaygrounds #stlouiskids #stlkids #stlouisforkids #playgrounds #stlouis #explorestlouis #claytonmo #claytonmoparks #claytonmissouri #shawpark #midwestnomadfamily #thatsmymo
I think of all the winter hikes we did this year, I think of all the winter hikes we did this year, Missouri's Don Robinson State Park was my favorite. A winter wonderland of frozen waterfalls and icicles around every turn. ๐˜‹๐˜ฐ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ? โ„๏ธ

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#mostateparks #missourihiking #missouristateparks #thatsmymo #visitmo #onlyinmissouri #winterwonderland #winterhike #familyadventure #familyhike #1000hoursoutside #havekidswillhike #midwestliving #midwestnomadfamily #midwestmoment #donrobinsonstatepark #donrobinson #hikemissouri #hikeitbaby
Chasing the frozen waterfalls before they all melt Chasing the frozen waterfalls before they all melt away. ๐Ÿ’ง

If you are out hiking this week use caution as the icicles will be falling and the creeks thawing. 

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#mostateparks #donrobinsonstatepark #donrobinson @visitmo #thatsmymo #missourihiking #missouristateparks #missouri #onlyinmissouri #hikeitbaby #1000hoursoutside #familyadventure #familyhike #midwestliving #midwestmoment #midwestnomadfamily #havekidswillhike #hikemissouri #hikemidwest #frozenwaterfall #winterhike #winterhiking #stlhikes #hikesnearstlouis #hikingstlouis
Now that's what I call ice. โ„๏ธ @visitmo @most Now that's what I call ice. โ„๏ธ

@visitmo @mostateparks #missourihiking #donrobinsonstatepark #missouristateparks
#hikeitbaby #hikemissouri #missourioutdoors #thatsmymo #hikingwithkids #hikesnearstlouis #stlhiking #missouri #outdoormissouri #missourilife #kidstoparks #1000hoursoutside #midwestnomadfamily #havekidswillhike #familyadventure
Walking the snowy streets of the giants. Such a be Walking the snowy streets of the giants. Such a beautiful day for exploring the last of the snow. 

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#giantcity #giantcitystatepark #southernillinois #southermostillinois #illinois @enjoyillinois #enjoyillinois #illinoisozarks #onlyinillinois #illinoisshots #illinoisparks #ilstateparks #idnr #midwestnomadfamily #midwestmoment #midwestliving #midwestlivingmag @midwestlivingmag #1000hoursoutside #kidstoparks #familyhike #winterhike #familytravel
Cold mornings mean having the popular Castlewood S Cold mornings mean having the popular Castlewood State Park trails to yourself. 

#visitmo #thatsmymo #castlewoodstatepark #castlewood #onlyinmissouri #missouri #winterhike #hikemissouri #missourihiking #explorestlouis #stl #hikesnearstlouis #midwestmoment #midwestliving #midwestnomadfamily #missouri #mostateparks #missouristateparks
"Arch" you glad it's Friday? @explorestlouis @ga "Arch" you glad it's Friday? 

@explorestlouis @gatewayarchstl #downtownstl #downtownstlouis #stlouis #stl #gatewayarchpark #gatewayarch @visitmo #thatsmymo #stlmag #midwestliving #midwestnomadfamily #midwestmoment #familyadventure #familytravelblog #familytravelblogger #stlouiskids #stlouisforkids #nps #nationalpark #kidstoparks #winterfun #gatewayarchstl  #gatewayarchnps
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๐ŸŒฟ๐——๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐ŸŒฟ๐——๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐ŸŒฟ
๐Ÿ“Cedar Hill, MO
โ €
๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ: 2.9 mile loop
๐——๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜†: โธ/โบ
๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ: โน/โบ
๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ๐˜€: Flush toilets at upper parking
โ €
โ— While Don Robinson is a fairly new state park in Missouri, it has quickly became a favorite for St. Louis area explorers due to the rugged beauty. The Sandstone Canyon is the more popular trail at the park, but the LaBarque Hills Trail is well worth a hike as well.
โ €
โ— Canyons and creeks with dramatic formations are found along this moderate trail. You can see the remains of an old stone dam as well as find some small "caves" to climb inside. With enough rainfall, the small creeks come to life with scenic cascades.
๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต: ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ป๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜€.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ
โ†–๏ธ๐˜“๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ

#thatsmymo  @visitmo #exploremidwest #hikemissouri  #missouriozarks #missourioutdoors #midwestnomadfamily  #midwestmoment  #onlyinmissouri  #hikemissouri #hikesnearstlouis  #hikestl #hikingwithkids  #familyhike #familytravel #donrobinsonstatepark  #donrobinson  #labarquehillstrail
๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜†'๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ is a beautiful historic structure just outside of Chester, IL. The bridge was built in 1854 as part of a planked toll road. Today the bridge is part of a roadside park and is open to foot traffic only. The bridge was extra picturesque last week when surrounded by fresh snowfall.

@onlyinillinois @illinoisouth #chesteril #chesterillinois #coveredbridges #coveredbridgesofinstagram #illinoiscoveredbridge #backroadsusa #midwestliving #midwestmoment #midwestlivingmag @enjoyillinois #visitillinois #southernillinois #smalltownusa #midwestnomadfamily
๐ŸŒณ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜„ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐ŸŒณ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜„ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐ŸŒณ
๐Ÿ“ Clayton, MO
โ €
๐ŸŒฟAnother amazing Unlimited Play playground can be found in the heart of Clayton. Beautiful Shaw Park features the fully accessible Treetop Playground. Designed for kids of all abilities, the play area features two large climbing structures as well as a smaller toddler sized play set. Best of all the playground has a rubber surface (my favorite!) as well as a fully enclosed fence to stop little wanderers.
โ €
๐ŸŒฟThe playground is designed with a nature theme including log shaped slides and tree forts. A huge variety of slides are available including tubes and a roller slide. Several swings are available for kids of all ages and abilities.
โ €
๐Ÿ’ฆIf you visit during the summer, a small splash pad area offers a spot to cool off as the playground itself does not offer much shade.
โ €
๐ŸŒฟThe playground is located at the northwest park of the park. There is a parking lot at the corner of Topton Way and Mark Twain Circle. (See last photo).
โ €
๐ŸšปRestrooms are located adjacent to the playground but are closed in winter. Other restrooms are available year round.
โ €
๐ŸŒฟThe park also features walking trails, pavilions, an aquatic center, and a plaza with fountains and waterfalls. The parks ice rink is currently under reconstruction.

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@unlimitedplay #unlimitedplay #visitmo #stlouisplaygrounds #stlouiskids #stlkids #stlouisforkids #playgrounds #stlouis #explorestlouis #claytonmo #claytonmoparks #claytonmissouri #shawpark #midwestnomadfamily #thatsmymo
I think of all the winter hikes we did this year, I think of all the winter hikes we did this year, Missouri's Don Robinson State Park was my favorite. A winter wonderland of frozen waterfalls and icicles around every turn. ๐˜‹๐˜ฐ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ? โ„๏ธ

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#mostateparks #missourihiking #missouristateparks #thatsmymo #visitmo #onlyinmissouri #winterwonderland #winterhike #familyadventure #familyhike #1000hoursoutside #havekidswillhike #midwestliving #midwestnomadfamily #midwestmoment #donrobinsonstatepark #donrobinson #hikemissouri #hikeitbaby
Chasing the frozen waterfalls before they all melt Chasing the frozen waterfalls before they all melt away. ๐Ÿ’ง

If you are out hiking this week use caution as the icicles will be falling and the creeks thawing. 

___________________________________
#mostateparks #donrobinsonstatepark #donrobinson @visitmo #thatsmymo #missourihiking #missouristateparks #missouri #onlyinmissouri #hikeitbaby #1000hoursoutside #familyadventure #familyhike #midwestliving #midwestmoment #midwestnomadfamily #havekidswillhike #hikemissouri #hikemidwest #frozenwaterfall #winterhike #winterhiking #stlhikes #hikesnearstlouis #hikingstlouis
Now that's what I call ice. โ„๏ธ @visitmo @most Now that's what I call ice. โ„๏ธ

@visitmo @mostateparks #missourihiking #donrobinsonstatepark #missouristateparks
#hikeitbaby #hikemissouri #missourioutdoors #thatsmymo #hikingwithkids #hikesnearstlouis #stlhiking #missouri #outdoormissouri #missourilife #kidstoparks #1000hoursoutside #midwestnomadfamily #havekidswillhike #familyadventure
Walking the snowy streets of the giants. Such a be Walking the snowy streets of the giants. Such a beautiful day for exploring the last of the snow. 

__________________________
#giantcity #giantcitystatepark #southernillinois #southermostillinois #illinois @enjoyillinois #enjoyillinois #illinoisozarks #onlyinillinois #illinoisshots #illinoisparks #ilstateparks #idnr #midwestnomadfamily #midwestmoment #midwestliving #midwestlivingmag @midwestlivingmag #1000hoursoutside #kidstoparks #familyhike #winterhike #familytravel
Cold mornings mean having the popular Castlewood S Cold mornings mean having the popular Castlewood State Park trails to yourself. 

#visitmo #thatsmymo #castlewoodstatepark #castlewood #onlyinmissouri #missouri #winterhike #hikemissouri #missourihiking #explorestlouis #stl #hikesnearstlouis #midwestmoment #midwestliving #midwestnomadfamily #missouri #mostateparks #missouristateparks
"Arch" you glad it's Friday? @explorestlouis @ga "Arch" you glad it's Friday? 

@explorestlouis @gatewayarchstl #downtownstl #downtownstlouis #stlouis #stl #gatewayarchpark #gatewayarch @visitmo #thatsmymo #stlmag #midwestliving #midwestnomadfamily #midwestmoment #familyadventure #familytravelblog #familytravelblogger #stlouiskids #stlouisforkids #nps #nationalpark #kidstoparks #winterfun #gatewayarchstl  #gatewayarchnps
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