We found Spruce Park on the way back from showing Andy the Paul Laurence Dunbar Park that we all loved so much. Spruce Park is located at 1202 N. Spruce, near Spaght Elementary at 11th and Grove. This park was a delight! It was welcoming and had a lot of different things to do. Weston … More #32. Spruce Park
Woodland Park South is a small park tucked back into a neighborhood near 18th and Arkansas (on the west side of the river). It was a nice shady park for a sunny summer afternoon! Features: Playground Base: Sand Swings Picnic Table with Grill Baseball Diamond Mom Tips: since this park backs up to a … More #31. Woodland Park – South
This little park is located at 17th and Park Place (1700 N. Park Place). According to the Wichita Parks and Rec site for this park, the fountain (which no longer works) “was originally a horse watering trough placed at the middle of the intersection of St. Francis and William.” And it “is one of … More #30. Victoria Park
If I hadn’t seen Mayor’s Pine Grove listed on the Parks and Rec website, I wouldn’t have known it was part of the system as there are no signs or other indications that it is a park. This park is located in downtown, next to the Post Office. It’s a small triangular piece of land … More #29. Mayor’s Pine Grove
OJ Watson park was our first stop this Saturday and we were joined by some friends for the adventure! The park is located at 3022 S. McLean Boulevard. They used to have at least two entrances, but we could only find the one off of McLean. I have some great memories of this park, as … More #28. O.J. Watson Park
During our Q-Line adventure, we visited Delano Park. This is the little area at the corner of McLean and the Douglas Street Bridge. The park currently consists of the bumper bull statue (which is one half of a sculpture by John Kearney called “Two Steers”) and a Chisholm Trail marker. I had put off posting … More #27. Delano Park
You know that cool looking lake next to I-135 and 96? That’s the K-96 Fishing Lake, and where we spent our evening. It’s another one of those parks the boys kept pestering me to take them to, and I’m sorry we didn’t go until now! So, in case you’re wondering how to get back there … More #26. K-96 Fishing Lake
We found a jewel in Paul Laurence Dunbar Park! This great park is located on 11th and Indiana, in the McAdams Neighborhood. It was the cleanest park we’ve been to so far. It is in great shape and there’s lots of different things for kiddos of all different ages to do! Features: Playground Base: Rubber … More #25. Paul Laurence Dunbar Park
Hope Park is little neighborhood park at the corner of 14th and Emporia (1457 N. Emporia). The kids liked that it resembles a log cabin! According to the Wichita Parks and Rec website, this park used to be called Midtown Mini Park. It sits on a tiny corner lot, so I could see the name … More #24. Hope Park
Woodland Park – North was a perfect park for a beautiful summer evening! It’s located on 21st Street (841 W. 21st St North), near Arkansas and 21st. http://www.wichita.gov/ParkandRec/CityParks/Pages/Prospect.aspx This is another park my dad used to take me to when I was little and neither one of us had been there in a long … More #23. Woodland Park – North
Best Quest with Weston & Sully 