Swanson Park is located near the corner of Central and Maize. The parking lot for the park is on Maize, north of the shopping center on that corner. The park is a beautiful oasis, with nature trails and is a Wichita Wild Habitat Area. There’s signage at the start of the path that is a … More #122. Swanson Park
Chisholm Creek Park South holds a special place in my heart. When I was a kiddo, we would load up our bikes and skates and hit the trails with my grandmother and ride out our wiggles. The winding trails and reseeded prairie make you feel like you are far from the city! It’s a … More #120. Chisholm Creek Park South
Visiting Great Plains Nature Center was a great way to spend our Saturday. The Center is attached to the south section of Chisholm Creek Park, near 29th and Woodlawn. Features: Nature Center Nature Trail Fishing Ponds Gift Shop Bathrooms: Yes – in nature center and parking lot We started in the exhibit section … More #119. Great Plains Nature Center
Chisholm Creek Park runs along 96 and Woodlawn, with one portion to the north of 96. Chisholm Creek Park North has a nice sized fishing lake and nature paths. According to the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism, this lake is good for channel catfish and largemouth bass fishing: http://ksoutdoors.com/Fishing/Where-to-Fish-in-Kansas/Fishing-Locations-Public-Waters/South-Central-Region/Wichita-Chisholm-North-Lake  Features: Playground: None Nature Trail … More #113. Chisholm Creek Park – North
The Cowskin Greenway actually consists of several separate pieces of land, but we're just doing the 'Nellie's Pond' section. Information and locations of the other land donations lumped into the Cowskin Greenway can be found on the Wichita Parks and Rec site: http://www.wichita.gov/ParkandRec/CityParks/Pages/Cowskin.aspx  Features: Playground: None Park Benches Fishing Pond Paved Walking Trail Bathrooms: None … More #91. Cowskin Greenway (Nellie’s Pond)
If Andy hadn't been with us, we wouldn't have known that there was an amazing playground hidden behind the neighborhood. You can see the sign for the park from Maple Street (near 119th and Maple), and a big field. If you turn in the neighborhood to the west of the park, you will see … More #90. Meadows 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
Mead Island is a Wichita Wild Habitat Area in northwest Wichita that you can only get to by boat. It's in the Little Arkansas River, near North High School/Minisa Bridge and the Bitting Bridge entrance to Riverside Park. Since we couldn't find a boat to take us to the 5-acre island, we settled on pictures … More #83. Mead Island
South Lakes Park is a nice park in southwest Wichita. One part of the Wichita Parks and Rec site says this park is 51.12 acres, while another states that it is 249.84 acres. Regardless of the actual size, it's a beautiful spot. After our visit, I went to the Wichita Parks and Rec site, … More #79. South Lakes Park
Cessna Park is divided into two separate parks. Cessna Park West is a nice shady park that is one of the twelve designated Wichita Wild Habitat Areas. Like disc golf? This park has a 18 hole disc golf course that was established this year! According to DG Course Review, Cessna Park West has a "recreational … More #71. Cessna Park West
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