Meet our questers, Weston and Sully. Brothers and adventurers. They love Wichita, their home state of Kansas, parks, and exploring. In 2017, Weston and Sully embarked on an adventure to visit all of the parks in their hometown of Wichita. They were able to hit over ONE HUNDRED city and county parks over the summer, landed on the front page of the Wichita Eagle, and were even featured on the local news! With the Wichita park quest complete, they set their sights on a bigger quest: visiting a park or having an adventure in every county in Kansas. We do post more often on our Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/bestquestict, so follow along there for updates, tips and fun ideas to keep adventuring!
Our 70th park was Cessna Park East, which is located at 6115 E. Mt. Vernon in southeast Wichita. This park is another one that needs a bit of TLC, but could be amazing given the proper attention. There's a large grassy area for kids to play, and a nice walking path. The playground area has … More #70. Cessna Park East
For our 69th park, we visited Friendship Park in the Hilltop Neighborhood, between Bluffview and Terrace (near Oliver and Harry). We parked in the Head Start parking lot off of Terrace Drive and began our visit. Unfortunately, first things we noticed were the amount of trash in the park and a small pack of little … More #69. Friendship Park
We traveled to Oklahoma City this weekend and were told we just HAD to visit their acclaimed Children's Garden and playground. We are so glad we did! They have a children's garden with a playground, amphitheater, botanical garden (which is FREE), a tropical rain-forest (Crystal Bridge – admission fee does apply to this), a dog … More On the Road: OKC Botanical Gardens – Children’s Garden
Garvey Park marked our 68th park! Monica Castro, reporter from KAKE, joined us on our visit. We'll post the link to the interview when it's available. So exciting! Garvey Park is nestled along the river in southeast Wichita. GPS is a little weird on this one. Take 135 south to Hydraulic, north one block to … More #68. Garvey Park
I received a flyer from Junior League about a special splash with dad event at Oaklawn Splash Pad. Hold the phone… there's another splash pad in the Wichita area?! How did we not know about this?! We had to go check it out! It's located south of Wichita in Oak Lawn, at 2937 Oaklawn Drive. … More #67. Oaklawn Splash Pad & Idlewild Park
Emery Memorial Park, located at 2325 E. MacArthur, is every little boy’s dream. From the BMX track to the remote control track to the fishing pond, what more could you ask for? Features: Playground Base: Sand Bathrooms: Yes, by Playground BMX Track Remote Control (R/C) Track Outdoor Shelter Picnic Tables Park Benches Concession Stand (During … More #66. Emery Memorial Park
There are a number of parks that are in the city limits of Wichita (and on the edge) that do not fall under the Wichita Parks and Recreation umbrella. I feel like we'd be missing out on some great parks if we left those out. We have identified some of these by chance and happenstance, … More Our Park List – YOUR Help is Needed!
Peach Tree Park is a stunner in south Wichita. It’s located on Hydraulic near 55th Street South. Weston noticed right away the playground was the same as the park he loved so much at 25th and Piatt. We spoke to a gentleman who brings his grandchildren to Peachtree in the afternoons. They all … More #65. Peach Tree Park
Osage Park is a great park at 2121 W. 31st Street South, near 31st Street and Meridian. The splash pad at Osage Park was a fun way to cool down on Friday afternoon. Wichita Parks and Rec has splash parties and events at this park from time to time, in fact one is scheduled for … More #64. Osage Park
Rivera Park is a small park in southeast Wichita, located at 1301 Schweiter. It’s a standard neighborhood park, with a full surrounding fence. We noticed this Adopt-A-Park sign at Rivera. I don’t believe we’ve seen any others at the other parks we’ve visited. I couldn’t find any information on the Adopt-A-Park program in Wichita, and … More #63. Rivera Park
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