There are a ton of amazing parks and fun playgrounds – both traditional and nature playgrounds – in the Kansas City Metro Area! This page details those we’ve either visited recently or have on our list to visit soon.
Nature Playgrounds:
- Lake Olathe Nature Playground, Olathe, KS
- Big Bull Creek Park, Edgerton, KS
- Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center, Kansas City, MO
- Powell Gardens, Kingsville, MO
- Black Hoof Park, Lenexa, KS (near Oak Shelter)
- Celebration Park, Gardner, KS
- Taliaferro Park, Prairie Village, KS
- Franklin Park, Prairie Village, KS
- Weltner Park, Prairie Village, KS
- McCrum Park, Prairie Village, KS
- Bennett Park, Prairie Village, KS
- Windsor Park – Prairie Village, KS
- Porter Park, Prairie Village, KS
Amazingly Fun Parks & Playgrounds:
- Hobby Hill Park – Gladstone, MO
- Roanoke Park Playground – Kansas City, MO
- Dagg Park, North Kansas City, MO
- Meadowmere Park, Grandview, MO
- Lea McKeighan Park, Lee’s Summit, MO
If there are other parks or playgrounds that should be on this list, please contact Let’s G.O. Kansas City!
“If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder…he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement, and mystery of the world we live in.” –Rachel Carson
