Best Camping Spots & Outdoor Adventures

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Calamity Line Park

Calamity Line Park

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Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop-Farm

Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop-Farm

Museum & farm with historic reenactments. 19th-century farm & living history museum with historic reenactments & era–specific activities.

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Frisco Lake Park

Frisco Lake Park

Playground, sports & lake fishing. Park featuring a gazebo & playground, plus basketball & volleyball courts, walking trail & fishing.

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Ernie Miller Park & Nature Center

Ernie Miller Park & Nature Center

Nature trails & educational exhibits. 116-acre nature preserve featuring trails & an education center with animals, exhibits & programs.

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Prairie Center Park

Prairie Center Park

86-acre community park & sports fields. Community park covering 86 acres with a fishing pond, trail, soccer & baseball fields & disc golf.

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Olathe Two Trails Park

Olathe Two Trails Park

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Cedar Lake

Cedar Lake

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Lake Olathe Park

Lake Olathe Park

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Frontier Park

Frontier Park

Playground, athletics & summer concerts. 22-acre community park featuring sports fields, a playground, green space & summer outdoor concerts.

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Black Bob Park

Black Bob Park

Ball fields, mini-golf course & pool. Recreation complex with athletic fields, a mini-golf course & an outdoor pool with waterslides.

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Lone Elm Park

Lone Elm Park

Green space with trails & sports fields. Recreational park offering nature trails, softball & soccer fields & covered picnicking facilities.

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Heritage Park

Heritage Park

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Thomas S. Stoll Memorial Park

Thomas S. Stoll Memorial Park

City park for fishing, walks & sports. Public 79-acre park with 7 ball fields, a fishing lake, a playground & a scenic nature trail.

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Black Hoof Park

Black Hoof Park

Nature trails, a playground & a lake. A 160-acre park featuring diverse wildlife, trails, picnic shelter, playground & lake activities.

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Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead

Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead

Historic farmstead with animals & food. Spacious farmstead featuring replicas of life on the prairie, an ice cream parlor & wagon rides.

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Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park

Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park

Expansive outdoor recreation area. Large park featuring trails, sports fields, a disc-golf course & playgrounds, plus a historic barn.

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TimberRidge Adventure Center

TimberRidge Adventure Center

Outdoor recreation & team-building. Outdoor recreation & team-building activities, including a ropes course, zip line & climbing tower.

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Blue River Forest Experience

Blue River Forest Experience

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Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens

Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens

Gardens, trails & recreation areas. Gardens, trails & recreation areas plus educational programs & events on environmental issues.

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Zip KC

Zip KC

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Ironwoods Park

Ironwoods Park

Walking trail, cabins & a playground. 115-acre park featuring 4 cabins, a wooded walking trail, play equipment & a nature center.

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Camp Branch Glade Park

Camp Branch Glade Park

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Antioch Park

Antioch Park

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Campsite Apache

Campsite Apache

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Endless Outdoors

Endless Outdoors

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Mill Creek Park

Mill Creek Park

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Southmoreland Park

Southmoreland Park

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Swope Park Mountain Bike Trail

Swope Park Mountain Bike Trail

Forested paths for mountain bikers. Network of bike-friendly trails amid rocks & hardwood forest in Kansas City’s largest park.

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Go Ape Zipline and Adventure Park

Go Ape Zipline and Adventure Park

Adventure centre with treetop rope trail. Adventure-activity chain venue where groups explore the forest canopy via a treetop rope course.

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Camp Tongawood

Camp Tongawood

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Wyandotte County Lake Park

Wyandotte County Lake Park

Lakeside spot for fishing & recreation. Tranquil 1,500-acre natural area with picnic shelters, hiking & horse trails, boating & fishing.

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Cave Spring Park

Cave Spring Park

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Kaw Point Park

Kaw Point Park

Scenic park with events & heritage trail. Park with skyline views as well as water activities, theater events & Lewis & Clark heritage trail.

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Winterset Park Nature Area

Winterset Park Nature Area

Nature park with waterfalls & wildlife. This 10-acre nature park features a trail, bridges & waterfalls, plus native wildflowers & wildlife.

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Charles David Hartman Memorial Park

Charles David Hartman Memorial Park

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Lowenstein Park

Lowenstein Park

Park with a walking path & a playground. 18-acre park featuring open fields, kids' play equipment, picnic shelters & a 1-mi. walking path.

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Dagg Park

Dagg Park

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Summit Park

Summit Park

Modest sports facilities & a playground. Tennis courts & a baseball diamond attract groups to this 6.5-acre hangout with a playground.

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William B. Howard Station Park

William B. Howard Station Park

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Lea McKeighan Park - South

Lea McKeighan Park - South

Park with sports, a playground & more. Park featuring a shelter, a playground, a skate park, ball diamonds, volleyball courts & restrooms.

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Lea McKeighan Park - North

Lea McKeighan Park - North

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Anita B. Gorman Park

Anita B. Gorman Park

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Englewood Park

Englewood Park

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Miller J. Fields Park

Miller J. Fields Park

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Velie Park

Velie Park

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Langsford Park

Langsford Park

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James A. Reed Memorial Wildlife Area

James A. Reed Memorial Wildlife Area

Multi-use trails, hunting & fishing. Expansive woodland & wetland hunting grounds features picnic spots, trails & fishing lakes & ponds.

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Happy Camping Mama

Happy Camping Mama

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Jacomo Campground

Jacomo Campground

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Overlook Park

Overlook Park

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Maple Woods Natural Area

Maple Woods Natural Area

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Kemper Outdoor Education Center

Kemper Outdoor Education Center

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Clinton State Park

Clinton State Park

Reservoir-side recreation space. Playgrounds, disc golf, boating, swimming & camping plus native flora, fauna & nature trails.

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Bloomington East

Bloomington East

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Bloomington Public Use Area

Bloomington Public Use Area

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Lone Star Lake Park

Lone Star Lake Park

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Woodridge Primitive Park

Woodridge Primitive Park

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Basswood Resort

Basswood Resort

Lake retreat with a pizza parlor & pool. Modern suites & cabins in a woodsy getaway offering a pizza parlor, a seasonal pool & a games room.

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PERRY LANDING CAMPGROUND AND RV PARK LLC

PERRY LANDING CAMPGROUND AND RV PARK LLC

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Lake Paradise Resort

Lake Paradise Resort

Rustic cabins & campsites in a forest. Rustic cabins, campsites & RV parking on 237 wooded acres with a lakeside pool & a bait shop.

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Perry State Park

Perry State Park

Recreation options at Perry Reservoir. Sand beach, picnic areas, horse riding, mountain biking, hiking & camping alongside Perry Reservoir.

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Lake Shawnee Campground

Lake Shawnee Campground

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The Lessman Farm & Truckhenge

The Lessman Farm & Truckhenge

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Shawnee County Parks Admin Office

Shawnee County Parks Admin Office

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Pomona State Park

Pomona State Park

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Riverside ATV Park

Riverside ATV Park

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Compass Point: Home of Dirty Girl Adventures

Compass Point: Home of Dirty Girl Adventures

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Shawnee North Community Park

Shawnee North Community Park

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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.

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