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
Kids' interactive play center in a park. Large kids' interactive play center in a wooded park offering indoor & outdoor hands-on activities.
Gage Park
Well-kept park with many attractions. A popular park for picnics, with attractions including a pool, carousel, gardens & outdoor concerts.
Topeka Zoo
Classic menagerie & animal programming. Lions, bears, alligators, bugs & more, plus educational programming & a roster of special events.
Crestview Park
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Skyline Park (Burnett's Mound)
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Felker Park
Sports fields, green space & picnic area. This local park features soccer fields, a lighted softball complex, green space & picnic tables.
Washburn Park
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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
History park with 19th-century buildings. Guided tours offered in a replica 1800s town with a schoolhouse, church, general store & gardens.
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
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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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