Prairie Center is a well done park in the middle of Olathe. They provide a playground, three small…read morepicnic shelters (first come-first serve), three restroom facilities, 0.9 mile walking trail, eight lighted baseball fields, six soccer fields, disc golf course (eighteen holes), and a 1 acre fishing pond. These are all very well maintained and groomed weekly. The main reason for this review is the disc golf course. The people of the surrounding area are SO lucky to have an 18 hole disc golf course of this nature. They have a weekly club that meets on Mondays and the pins are moved on a regular basis. This summer, before the Disc Golf Worlds came through; they placed placards at each hole listing the pin placements and the distances, very classy. The course has a wide range of short and medium distance holes. A technical course with lots of trees and one water shot. GO GET YOUR DISC ON!

Sunnyside offers the basics in a neighborhood park: satisfactory but unfenced playground over a…read morenatural surface, picnic pavilion, multiple base/softball fields, tennis and half basketball courts, and a paved walking trail around the perimeter. The broken asphalt has a short option that halves the 1-mile distance. This Kansas City Parks Department facility also has a water spray feature during summer months.

I saw this park from an Instagram reel and decided to try it out today with my grandson. I love…read morethat it is almost completely shaded. The park has a variety of play equipment, a huge sand area that even has toys that regular people probably have brought there and left. There is natural features for kids to explore, like rocks and stumps, and they also have a small handmade stream, but the time that I went, there was no water going through it. There is a baseball diamond and a walking trail around the park. There is also covered picnic area and an open picnic area and there are also even children picnic tables and some nice bathrooms. I would definitely go back because of all the natural features and the abundant shade.

Gotta like Franklin Park, it's a classic. Spanning three decades I've found myself here for…read morebaseball practices, frisbee with friends, running, and playing with my own kids. It might be facing some stiff competition from the fancy Meadowbrook Park down the road, but it stills holds its own. Sometime over the last 5-7 years, they added a little "play creek" type of area that is a lot of fun in the summer time for my girls. It's shaded and a unique way to get their hands dirty. The little track around it is better suited for walking vs running, in my opinion. It's not that big, and it can be a bit crowded on a nice spring day. They also have nice restrooms and a few water fountains, so this was a good turnaround spot for me when I was doing long distance runs. I'm always in favor of good parks and this is one of many throughout Kansas City!

What can I say... we loved it…read more Super spacious with a variety of features. I like how it's separated but you still can see other areas. My nephew is a park connoisseur and hates 99% of the toddler sections even though he is only 3. But Strangs kept him busy for a large chunk of time. The park is equipped with Adirondack chairs strategically placed in shady areas and misters for the warmer days. It has real bathrooms, and a fence as well. It's a great park for families with multiples of singles because the place is constantly packed. We enjoyed it a lot.

Great playground that is fenced in with lots of fun equipment! Paved walking trail that has reading…read morestory signs posted along the way to encourage kids to read while walking (a different story is displayed on the opposite side of you walk back.) Basketball court, tennis court and covered picnic table shelter.

It was closed. The waterfall was a homeless porta potty, there have been multiple fires started…read morethat have destroyed the beautiful landscape that was there. Plus it has become unsafe and a dump where everyone dumps their trash! Yet if you go on their website it saids it's open and shows all the beauty that it used to be. Do not waste your time visiting' it's a huge disappointment! If I could choose no stars I would, but it's making me choose at least one.

This beautiful and scenic area exudes a real nature and woodsy forest feel. It used to be open for…read morescenic drives, but now it's blocked off to vehicles and has transformed into a stunning stretch for biking, jogging, running, or dog walking. If you know where to look, there are numerous off-road walking trails through the trees and brush. During the Christmas season, they reopen it for a drive-through Christmas lights exhibit. Personally, I find it nostalgic and beautiful, maybe even romantic, to walk through the fall or winter evening with a friend. It offers some of the most fantastic views in Kansas City. My favorite spot is to sneak to the top of the water fountain and light up a blunt!

The park seems nice but we went for the abandoned reservoir in the middle. It's all gated off and…read moreovergrown from the outside, but there are occasionally open points of entry. The graffiti is outstanding.

At 304 acres, Kessler Park is a the prominent park in the historic Northeast area of Kansas City…read more The park was opened in 1895 and has several key attractions that date back to the beginning of the KC's world class parks and boulevards system. The architect of that renown "City Beautiful" movement was none other than George Kessler, although the park was named for him many years after opening. The top attraction is Cliff Drive, although it is no longer accessible by vehicle. Due to trash dumping and late night crime, the beautiful drive with cliffs, waterfalls and lush greenery can only be accessed by foot or bike. The frisbee golf course looked pretty neglected on my drive thru also. The key components that are very well maintained is The Concourse; a subset park located in Kessler. The Colonnade is a century old stone pavilion and outlook with ornate and classic design features; an iconic KC landmark. Across the street is a large majestic fountain that allows fun and frolic for children and a large well maintained playground with large hillside slides. A park that all metro residents owe it to themselves to visit, although it has seen better days.

Iron woods is a pretty great park overall. Lots of open space, big walking path, little pond, stage…read morefor the summer musicals and anything else, and of course the playground with a little shelter. The only reason I'm giving 4 rather than 5 stars is because the playground is a little outdated. With all the new playgrounds in the metro, and Leawood being Leawood, I expect them to replace it with an updated one.

This pleasant park is part of Leawood Park & Rec... the best part is the amphitheater, which is the…read moresite of some interesting performances, including Broadway-style musicals by the Leawood Stage Company, and various concert-in-the-park series. Parking is pretty easy. There's also a nature center & an event space that can be rented for weddings & such.

I was in the area at a nearby library, and I brought my grandkids to this park. It was a very good…read moresize park with a walking trail around it. I believe there was also sporting fields that I wasn't paying that close of attention to it since my primary reason for going was the playground. The playground had toddler all the way to older kids play equipment. It was all newer and well-maintained and soft under footing material. The two-year-old grandchild enjoyed it and my six-year-old grandchild also enjoyed it. There was a sitting area that had a cover over it for shade. Most of the play area is in the sun, but the day that we went it was often on cloudy and windy so it was tolerable. It was not busy for a summer day. But around 4 PM two summer camps showed up so everyone left because that would've been a lot of kids on the playground.

We love Black Bob park. We walk the full loop every day and go swimming at the Bay when we get the…read morechance BUT I'm typing this out from a vet's office. A little PSA: the walking trail goes right by a small fishing pond and we just paid $1,200 to pull a fishing hook out of our dog's intenstines. Be super careful with your animals near there. Below you'll see photos of the pond. Notice that the nearest trash can is actually in a picnic shelter up the hill. There really should be a place to dispose of fishing line near the sign postings so that this has a lower chance of dropping on the trail and letting animals eat it.