Best Camping Spots & Outdoor Adventures
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Happy Camping Mama
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Velie Park
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Cave Spring Park
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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.
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.
Dagg Park
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Southmoreland Park
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Mill Creek Park
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Anita B. Gorman Park
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Kaw Point Park
Scenic park with events & heritage trail. Park with skyline views as well as water activities, theater events & Lewis & Clark heritage trail.
Jacomo Campground
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Kemper Outdoor Education Center
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Englewood Park
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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.
Lea McKeighan Park - North
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Lea McKeighan Park - South
Park with sports, a playground & more. Park featuring a shelter, a playground, a skate park, ball diamonds, volleyball courts & restrooms.
Summit Park
Modest sports facilities & a playground. Tennis courts & a baseball diamond attract groups to this 6.5-acre hangout with a playground.
Maple Woods Natural Area
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William B. Howard Station Park
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Winterset Park Nature Area
Nature park with waterfalls & wildlife. This 10-acre nature park features a trail, bridges & waterfalls, plus native wildflowers & wildlife.
Charles David Hartman Memorial Park
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Langsford Park
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Miller J. Fields Park
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Endless Outdoors
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James A. Reed Memorial Wildlife Area
Multi-use trails, hunting & fishing. Expansive woodland & wetland hunting grounds features picnic spots, trails & fishing lakes & ponds.
Antioch Park
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Ironwoods Park
Walking trail, cabins & a playground. 115-acre park featuring 4 cabins, a wooded walking trail, play equipment & a nature center.
Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park
Expansive outdoor recreation area. Large park featuring trails, sports fields, a disc-golf course & playgrounds, plus a historic barn.
Wyandotte County Lake Park
Lakeside spot for fishing & recreation. Tranquil 1,500-acre natural area with picnic shelters, hiking & horse trails, boating & fishing.
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.
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.
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.
Camp Branch Glade Park
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Campsite Apache
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Frontier Park
Playground, athletics & summer concerts. 22-acre community park featuring sports fields, a playground, green space & summer outdoor concerts.
Blue River Forest Experience
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Black Bob Park
Ball fields, mini-golf course & pool. Recreation complex with athletic fields, a mini-golf course & an outdoor pool with waterslides.
Olathe Two Trails Park
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Black Hoof Park
Nature trails, a playground & a lake. A 160-acre park featuring diverse wildlife, trails, picnic shelter, playground & lake activities.
Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop-Farm
Museum & farm with historic reenactments. 19th-century farm & living history museum with historic reenactments & era–specific activities.
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.
Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens
Gardens, trails & recreation areas. Gardens, trails & recreation areas plus educational programs & events on environmental issues.
Heritage Park
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Frisco Lake Park
Playground, sports & lake fishing. Park featuring a gazebo & playground, plus basketball & volleyball courts, walking trail & fishing.
Calamity Line Park
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Ernie Miller Park & Nature Center
Nature trails & educational exhibits. 116-acre nature preserve featuring trails & an education center with animals, exhibits & programs.
Prairie Center Park
86-acre community park & sports fields. Community park covering 86 acres with a fishing pond, trail, soccer & baseball fields & disc golf.
Zip KC
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Cedar Lake
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Lake Olathe Park
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Lone Elm Park
Green space with trails & sports fields. Recreational park offering nature trails, softball & soccer fields & covered picnicking facilities.
Camp Tongawood
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TimberRidge Adventure Center
Outdoor recreation & team-building. Outdoor recreation & team-building activities, including a ropes course, zip line & climbing tower.
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