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Playground

at Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park

A playground is located in the day-use area at the Guy Park Trailhead. Temporarily closed due to storm damage.

playground equipment with slides

 

Park Hours

Coordinates

38.622935, -90.698069

Park Hours

For temporary closures related to weather, stewardship activities and maintenance, as well as temporary trail closures, click here to visit our Park and Site Status Map.


On the following days (actual or observed), staff will not be available and park buildings will be closed: Thanksgiving Day; Nov. 24, 2023; Christmas Eve; Christmas Day; New Year’s Eve; New Year’s Day; Martin Luther King Jr. Day; Lincoln’s Birthday; and Presidents Day. 

Park Grounds:

Entrance gates open and close at these times.

  • Summer Hours (On-Season)
    April through October

    7 a.m. to 9 p.m., daily
  • Winter Hours (Off-Season)
    November through March

    7 a.m. to 6 p.m., daily

Park Office hours

8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, year-round.

On the following days (actual or observed), staff will not be available and park buildings will be closed: Thanksgiving Day; Nov. 24, 2023; Christmas Eve; Christmas Day; New Year’s Eve; New Year’s Day; Martin Luther King Jr. Day; Lincoln’s Birthday; and Presidents Day. 

River Hills Visitor Center hours

November and March

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday

Closed Monday through Friday

On the following days (actual or observed), staff will not be available and site buildings will be closed: Thanksgiving Day and Nov. 24, 2023.

April through October

9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday

Closed Monday and Tuesday

December through February

Closed