Chapin Park is situated on an old landfill, and you can’t tell. It’s beautiful! There’s a dog park at Chapin named after Wichita’s first canine firefighter, Ashley. According to the Wichita Parks and Rec site, “Ashley worked on 161 fire scenes and her work resulted in 33 felony arrests for arson, aggravated arson and homicide.” … More #124. Chapin Park
We put off visiting the K-9 Rooster Dog Park, formerly the Meridian Dog Park, hoping the new sign in the new name would be in place. The park was renamed after fallen K-9 Officer Rooster, who was shot in the line of duty in March of this year. One cool thing about this park, other … More #123. K-9 Rooster Dog Park
Harrison Park is a large park in southeast Wichita, off of Webb near Harry. This is the park that Wichita Rugby calls home. It's spacious and had a lot of different things to do. Features: Playground Base: Sand Swings Slides Walking Path with Exercise Stations Rugby Field Tennis Courts (probably not great for tennis, … More #109. W. B. Harrison Park
We brought our old beloved Boston Terrier, Tyson to get his take on the park. We first went to the new Fetch Bistro, which is a dog-friendly cafe in east Wichita. This restaurant has a fenced in patio, so you can take your dogs off their leashes and run free. They have a section … More #104. Murfin Dog Park
For our 100th park, we wanted to go to one of our favorite parks. Exploration Park is to the south and east of Exploration Place. When we started the project, it was listed on the Wichita Parks and Rec site, but it is not a Wichita Parks and Rec park. Honestly, this park has seen … More #100. Exploration Park
Edgemoor Park was one of the parks I spent my summers at growing up. The pool was always popular and the playground consisted of an amazing wood structure. I wish we had pictures of how it was before the new playground – it was amazing. Features: Playground Base: Picnic Tables Rec Center Tennis Courts Basketball … More #97. Edgemoor Park
The kids have never been this excited to get out of the car! The screeches and oohs and awes were enough to make this whole park project a success! The boys did not want to get out of the rocket, and when they did it was to play "mission control" from the metal tower. This … More #88. Southview Park
Pawnee Prairie Park is one of the most beautiful parks that Wichita has to offer. It is a staggering 624.49 acre Wichita Wild Habitat area. If you look at the Wichita Parks and Rec Facebook page, you'll see this park is also a hot-bed of discussion. According to a historical marker at the park, Pawnee … More #85. Pawnee Prairie Park
Indian Hills Greenway is located at 1300 N. McLean Boulevard. It's the west side river bank of the Big Arkansas River, between 13th and 9th street. There is no parking here or along McLean, so you will want to ride your bike here or park in the neighborhood across McLean. Features: Access to Bike Path: … More #82. Indian Hills Greenway
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
Best Quest with Weston & Sully 