Best Parks for Outdoor Fun

Explore the best best parks for outdoor fun options for kids and families in Manhattan

Kansas Children's Discovery Center

Kansas Children's Discovery Center

Kids' interactive play center in a park. Large kids' interactive play center in a wooded park offering indoor & outdoor hands-on activities.

Gage Park

Gage Park

Well-kept park with many attractions. A popular park for picnics, with attractions including a pool, carousel, gardens & outdoor concerts.

Topeka Zoo

Topeka Zoo

Classic menagerie & animal programming. Lions, bears, alligators, bugs & more, plus educational programming & a roster of special events.

Crestview Park

Crestview Park

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Skyline Park (Burnett's Mound)

Skyline Park (Burnett's Mound)

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Felker Park

Felker Park

Sports fields, green space & picnic area. This local park features soccer fields, a lighted softball complex, green space & picnic tables.

Washburn Park

Washburn Park

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Big Shunga Park

Big Shunga Park

Trails, a playground & a baseball field. Sizable green space featuring trails, a BMX track, a baseball field & play equipment.

Old Prairie Town at Ward-Meade Historic Site and Botanical Garden

Old Prairie Town at Ward-Meade Historic Site and Botanical Garden

History park with 19th-century buildings. Guided tours offered in a replica 1800s town with a schoolhouse, church, general store & gardens.

Ward-Meade Park

Ward-Meade Park

Botanical garden & historic buildings. Serene botanical garden on the grounds of a Victorian mansion with other historic structures.

Shawnee North Community Park

Shawnee North Community Park

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Betty Phillips Park

Betty Phillips Park

Park with a playground & sports. Park featuring a picnic shelter & a playground, plus soccer, basketball & a ball diamond.

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