Parks, beaches and places to go around Topeka
This list covers 138 public places in 27 towns around Topeka: parks, beaches, boat ramps, trails, dog parks, libraries, pools, museums, farmers markets, rainy-day spots and courts. Every row links to the place's official site and shows the day it was last checked.
Hours and fees change during the year, so they are left off this page. The official site has the current ones.
- Parks
- Beaches
- Boat ramps
- Trails
- Dog parks
- Libraries
- Pools
- Museums
- Farmers markets
- Rainy-day spots
- Courts
All 138 places
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Parks
Park · Melvern
Arrow Rock Park
The Corps park on the south side of Melvern Lake has 43 campsites, nineteen of them with hookups.
Outdoors
- campground
- Boat launch
- Fishing
- Picnic area
Arrow Rock Park, Melvern, KS 66510
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Park · Topeka
Auburndale Park
Ward-Martin Creek runs through the park, and its open field is used for rugby and football practice.
Outdoors
- Playground
- ball field
- Shade
2400 SW Perry St, Topeka, KS 66611
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Park · Holton
Banner Creek Reservoir
The county reservoir is a mile and a half east of Holton on K-16 and carries thirteen miles of hiking trail.
Outdoors
- campground
- Boat launch
- swimming
- Playground
- Picnic shelter
- Showers
- sand volleyball
- horseshoe pit
- trails
- Fishing
10975 K-16 Hwy, Holton, KS 66436
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Park · Topeka
Big Shunga Park
The park follows Shunga Creek and the Shunga Trail runs through it on its way across the city.
Outdoors
- Paved path
- Shade
- picnic area
SW 17th St and SW Washburn Ave, Topeka, KS 66604
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Park · Topeka
Boswell Square Park
The square is one of the older laid-out parks in the city and still keeps its gazebo and ball backstops.
Outdoors
- gazebo
- Playground
- Picnic area
- Shade
1360 SW Jewell Ave, Topeka, KS 66604
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Park · Lyndon
Carbolyn Park
The Corps park off US-75 has 29 sites, a boat ramp, a shower house and a playground.
Outdoors
- campground
- Boat launch
- Showers
- Playground
Carbolyn Park, Lyndon, KS 66451
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Park · Topeka
Central Park
The park keeps a stocked fishing pond and a walking trail around it, with an open-air shelter for group bookings.
Outdoors
- Fishing
- walking trail
- Picnic shelter
- Playground
- gazebo
1534 SW Clay St, Topeka, KS 66604
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Park · Holton
Chandler Park
The park is a two-diamond complex, with Optimist Field for baseball and Oldham's Field for softball.
Outdoors
- ball field
- Restrooms
- Accessible
- concession stand
Chandler Park, Holton, KS 66436
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Park · Topeka
Clarion Woods Park
A half-mile single-track nature path loops the pond here through a red cedar stand, and the fishing dock is barrier-free.
Outdoors
- Fishing
- barrier-free fishing dock
- trails
- Accessible
SW Fairlawn Rd and SW 37th St, Topeka, KS 66614
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Park · Melvern
Coeur d'Alene Park
One of five Corps parks around Melvern Lake, on the southeast side with 56 reservable campsites.
Outdoors
- campground
- Boat launch
31408 Coeur d'Alene Pkwy, Melvern, KS 66510
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Park · Topeka
Crestview Park
The park holds a disc golf course and a reservable shelter, and the community centre is at the next address along Shunga Drive.
Outdoors
- Picnic shelter
- disc golf
- Playground
4901 SW Shunga Dr, Topeka, KS 66614
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Park · Topeka
Dornwood Park
The park keeps a wooded nature area alongside its ball fields on the east side of the city.
Outdoors
- trails
- Shade
- Playground
2815 SE 25th St, Topeka, KS 66605
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Park · Maple Hill
Echo Cliff Park
Mission Creek cut the sandstone bluff the park is named for, and the county keeps picnic tables and walking paths below it.
Outdoors
- Picnic area
- Shade
- trails
- Fishing
24479 Echo Cliff Rd, Maple Hill, KS 66507
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Park · Osage City
Eisenhower State Park
The park is on the north shore of Melvern Lake, and the Crooked Knee Horse Trail runs about twenty miles through its undeveloped west side.
Outdoors · Fee
- trails
- Boat launch
- swimming
- campground
- archery
- equestrian
29810 S Fairlawn Rd, Osage City, KS 66523
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Park · Topeka
Family Park
The county opened this park in August 2024 with sixteen lighted pickleball courts and a fitness loop around the greenspace.
Outdoors
- Playground
- Restrooms
- Lights
- Water fountain
- Parking
- Paved path
2201 SW Urish Rd, Topeka, KS 66614
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Park · Topeka
Felker Park
The Kossover Tennis Center is inside this park, alongside its softball diamonds.
Outdoors
- courts
- ball field
2540 SW Gage Blvd, Topeka, KS 66614
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Park · Topeka
Freedom Valley Park
The pond here is stocked for fishing and a three-quarter-mile concrete path runs out from the corner of 14th and Locust.
Outdoors
- Fishing
- Paved path
1400 SE Locust St, Topeka, KS 66607
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Park · Topeka
Gage Park
The park dates to 1899 and holds the zoo, the rose garden, a carousel and a mini-train inside its grounds.
Outdoors · Free
- Playground
- picnic area
- gardens
- carousel
- mini-train
- amphitheater
- off-leash area
635 SW Gage Blvd, Topeka, KS 66606
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Park · Topeka
Garfield Park
The park in North Topeka holds the pool and the community centre at the same address.
Outdoors
- Playground
- picnic area
1600 NE Quincy St, Topeka, KS 66608
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Park · Topeka
Hillcrest Community Park
The park carries the Dean Smith Sports Complex along with a pool, a community centre and tennis courts on one block.
Outdoors
- Playground
- picnic area
- Grills
- trails
- Picnic shelter
1800 SE 21st St, Topeka, KS 66607
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Park · Topeka
Horne Park
A small neighbourhood park for the Wood Valley area, with a playground structure, swings, a merry-go-round and one picnic table.
Outdoors
- Playground
- Picnic area
3528 SW Atwood Ave, Topeka, KS 66611
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Park · Hoyt
Hoyt Park
The town park in Hoyt, one of the smaller cities along the US-75 corridor north of Topeka.
Outdoors
- Playground
712 Highland Ave, Hoyt, KS 66440
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Park · Topeka
Hughes Park
The park carries one of the county's three outdoor pickleball sites away from the Family Park complex.
Outdoors
- courts
725 SW Orleans Ave, Topeka, KS 66606
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Park · Osage City
Jones Park
A second town park on the south side of Osage City, near the pool.
Outdoors
- Playground
Jones Park, Osage City, KS 66523
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Park · Topeka
Kaw River State Park
The state park is inside the city and shares its entrance with the wildlife and parks region office on Wanamaker Road.
Outdoors · Fee
- trails
- Parking
- Fishing
300 SW Wanamaker Rd, Topeka, KS 66606
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Park · Topeka
Kay McFarland Japanese Garden
The Japanese garden is one of the planted spaces inside Gage Park rather than a separate site with its own gate.
Outdoors · Free
- gardens
- Paved path
635 SW Gage Blvd, Topeka, KS 66606
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Park · Topeka
Lake Shawnee
The lake covers 410 acres and the county counts more than a million visits a year across its parks and complexes.
Outdoors
- marina
- fishing docks
- barrier-free fishing dock
- campground
- Boat launch
- Playground
- Picnic shelter
- golf course
- sand volleyball
3137 SE 29th St, Topeka, KS 66605
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Park · Alma
Lake Wabaunsee
The spring-fed lake was built in the 1930s and held German prisoners of war as Camp Number Five from July 1944 to December 1945.
Outdoors
- swimming
- Boat launch
- Fishing
- campground
- Restrooms
- Picnic area
657 Lakeshore Dr, Alma, KS 66401
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Park · Topeka
Lakewood Park
The park has a shelter that the county rents out for group bookings.
Outdoors
- Picnic shelter
2301 SE Lakewood Blvd, Topeka, KS 66605
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Park · Osage City
Lincoln Park
A town park on Topeka Avenue in the county's largest town.
Outdoors
- Playground
101 S Topeka Ave, Osage City, KS 66523
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Park · Holton
Linscott Park
The park has tennis and basketball courts and a large shelter house the city takes reservations for.
Outdoors
- courts
- Playground
- Picnic shelter
301 W 4th St, Holton, KS 66436
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Park · Ozawkie
Longview Park
A Corps park on the eastern shore of Perry Lake with both RV and tent camping, and a disc golf course laid out on it.
Outdoors
- campground
- disc golf
Perry Lake Trail at Longview Park, Ozawkie, KS 66070
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Park · Topeka
MacLennan Park
The park runs to 244 acres of preserved ground on the hills above the Kansas River, next to the governor's residence at Cedar Crest.
Outdoors
- trails
- Shade
5100 SW Cedar Crest Rd, Topeka, KS 66606
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Park · Melvern
Melvern Lake Outlet Park
The Corps park below the dam holds 150 campsites around the Melvern River Pond, and it stays open through the winter.
Outdoors
- campground
- Fishing
- Showers
- Picnic area
30442 River Pond Pkwy, Melvern, KS 66510
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Park · Melvern
Melvern Riverfront Park and Trails
A town park with its own trails, a short way upstream of the Corps ground below the dam.
Outdoors
- trails
- Playground
710 N Pine St, Melvern, KS 66510
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Park · Quenemo
Michigan Valley Park
The largest of the Corps campgrounds on Pomona Lake, and the site of one of the lake's two marinas.
Outdoors
- campground
- Boat launch
- marina
- swimming
S Pomona Dam Rd, Quenemo, KS 66528
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Park · Topeka
Oakland-Billard Park
The park holds the Mouse Trap Skate Park, the pool and the community centre together on the Oakland side of the river.
Outdoors
- Playground
- picnic area
- Grills
- trails
- skate park
801 NE Poplar St, Topeka, KS 66616
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Park · Ozawkie
Old Town Park
One of the Corps campgrounds at the north end of Perry Lake, kept for fishing and quiet camping.
Outdoors
- campground
- Boat launch
- Fishing
K-92, Ozawkie, KS 66070
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Park · Oskaloosa
Oskaloosa City Park
The park is north of the square in a county seat roughly equidistant from Topeka, Lawrence and the Kansas City metro.
Outdoors
- Playground
Park St, Oskaloosa, KS 66066
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Park · Ozawkie
Perry State Park
The park's mountain bike trails cut through hardwood and the bluffs above the reservoir, and a vehicle permit is required to enter.
Outdoors · Fee
- trails
- campground
- cabins
- Boat launch
- swimming
5441 W Lake Rd, Ozawkie, KS 66070
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Park · Vassar
Pomona State Park
The park is on the south shore of the 4,000-acre reservoir, with four boat ramps and a bath house at the swim beach.
Outdoors · Fee
- Boat launch
- swimming
- campground
- Showers
- marina
22900 S Highway 368, Vassar, KS 66543
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Park · Holton
Rafter's Park
The park holds two ball diamonds, a pickleball court, the municipal pool, and fishing on Elkhorn Lake.
Outdoors
- courts
- Restrooms
- Accessible
- Picnic shelter
- Fishing
- ball field
Nebraska Ave, Holton, KS 66436
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Park · Topeka
Reinisch Rose Garden
The garden inside Gage Park grows more than 400 named varieties of rose.
Outdoors · Free
- gardens
- Paved path
635 SW Gage Blvd, Topeka, KS 66606
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Park · Topeka
Rice Park
The park carries an intermediate-length disc golf course, a horseshoe pitch and a gazebo beside the community centre.
Outdoors
- Playground
- disc golf
- horseshoe pit
- Picnic shelter
432 SE Norwood St, Topeka, KS 66607
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Park · Perry
Rock Creek Park
One of four Corps parks at Perry Lake, on the southwest end where the lake's largest boat ramp is.
Outdoors
- campground
- Boat launch
- Fishing
Rock Creek Park, Perry, KS 66070
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Park · Rossville
Rossville City Park
The stadium here keeps one of the oldest grandstands in the country, dedicated to the baseball pioneer Joe Campbell.
Outdoors · Ages 5 to 12 · Under 5
- Playground
- Accessible
- Lights
- courts
- Picnic shelter
- Grills
- Picnic area
212 Parkway St, Rossville, KS 66533
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Park · Topeka
Shawnee North Community Park
The park is north of US-24 at Kansas Avenue and holds the aquatic centre, the community centre and the tennis courts on one site.
Outdoors
- Playground
- Restrooms
- Parking
300 NE 43rd St, Topeka, KS 66617
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Park · Silver Lake
Shawnee State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area
The lake runs to 135 acres inside a 680-acre area, and the wildlife ground around it has no electricity and no running water.
Outdoors
- Fishing
- Boat launch
- primitive camping
- vault restrooms
- Picnic area
NW 46th St, Silver Lake, KS 66539
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Park · Perry
Slough Creek Park
The Corps campground here runs to 265 sites, mixing walk-in tent ground, full hookups and two group camps.
Outdoors
- campground
- Boat launch
- Showers
Ferguson Rd, Perry, KS 66073
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Park · Tecumseh
Tecumseh Park
A township park east of the city, in the unincorporated community that gave one of Shawnee County's twelve townships its name.
Outdoors
- Playground
SE Tecumseh Rd, Tecumseh, KS 66542
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Park · Topeka
Ted Ensley Gardens
The gardens are on the west shore of Lake Shawnee and come into their fullest colour during the county's April tulip display.
Outdoors
- gardens
- arboretum
- Paved path
- picnic area
3650 SE West Edge Rd, Topeka, KS 66605
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Beaches
Beach · Holton
Banner Creek Reservoir Swimming Beach
A sand swimming beach is next to the marked swimming area on the county reservoir.
Outdoors
- swimming
10975 K-16 Hwy, Holton, KS 66436
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Beach · Osage City
Eisenhower State Park Swim Beach
The swimming beach is on the shore of the 6,900-acre Melvern Lake inside the state park.
Outdoors · Fee
- swimming
29810 S Fairlawn Rd, Osage City, KS 66523
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Beach · Topeka
Lake Shawnee Adventure Cove
The county's swimming cove on Lake Shawnee carries a floating playground and rents paddle boats, canoes, kayaks and paddle boards.
Outdoors · Fee
- swimming
- water slide
- boat rentals
- Playground
3125 SE Croco Rd, Topeka, KS 66605
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Beach · Alma
Lake Wabaunsee Swim Beach
The permit office for the lake is at the swimming beach and boat ramp.
Outdoors
- swimming
- Restrooms
657 Lakeshore Dr, Alma, KS 66401
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Beach · Vassar
Pomona State Park Swim Beach
The swim beach and its bath house are inside the state park on the lake's south shore.
Outdoors · Fee
- swimming
- Showers
- Restrooms
22900 S Highway 368, Vassar, KS 66543
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Boat ramps
Boat ramp · Holton
Banner Creek Reservoir Boat Ramps
Three boat ramps and three docks serve the county reservoir east of Holton.
Outdoors
- Boat launch
- Fishing
10975 K-16 Hwy, Holton, KS 66436
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Boat ramp · Osage City
Eisenhower State Park Boat Ramps
Two nine-lane ramps serve Melvern Lake here, and the dock at the east ramp holds sixteen slips for rent.
Outdoors · Fee
- Boat launch
- boat dock
- Parking
29810 S Fairlawn Rd, Osage City, KS 66523
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Boat ramp · Topeka
Lake Shawnee Boat Ramps and Marina
The marina has a heated dock, and the Hanger Family Fishing Pond beside it is kept for young anglers and seniors.
Outdoors
- Boat launch
- Fishing
- marina
- heated dock
3137 SE 29th St, Topeka, KS 66605
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Boat ramp · Alma
Lake Wabaunsee Boat Ramp
The ramp shares its site with the swimming beach and the permit office, about four miles west of Eskridge on K-99.
Outdoors
- Boat launch
- Fishing
657 Lakeshore Dr, Alma, KS 66401
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Boat ramp · Ozawkie
Old Town Boat Ramp
The ramp at the north end of the lake off K-92 has three launch lanes, a courtesy dock and shoreline access for bank anglers.
Outdoors
- Boat launch
- courtesy dock
- vault toilet
- Fishing
K-92 at Old Town Park, Ozawkie, KS 66070
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Boat ramp · Perry
Rock Creek Boat Ramp
The ramp on the southwest end of the lake has four launch lanes, two courtesy docks and shoreline access for bank anglers.
Outdoors
- Boat launch
- courtesy dock
- vault toilet
- Fishing
Rock Creek Park, Perry, KS 66070
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Boat ramp · Perry
Slough Creek Bridge Boat Ramp
The ramp just north of the Slough Creek bridge has two launch lanes, a courtesy dock and shoreline access for bank anglers.
Outdoors
- Boat launch
- courtesy dock
- vault toilet
- Fishing
Ferguson Rd, Perry, KS 66073
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Trails
Trail · Holton
Banner Creek Reservoir Trails
Thirteen miles of trail run around the reservoir and are open to walkers and cyclists.
Outdoors
- trails
10975 K-16 Hwy, Holton, KS 66436
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Trail · Topeka
Deer Creek Trail
The 3.7-mile path follows Deer Creek across east Topeka and runs downhill toward Lake Shawnee at its south end.
Outdoors
- Paved path
SE 29th St and SE Croco Rd, Topeka, KS 66605
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Trail · Osage City
Flint Hills Trail State Park at Osage City
The rail-trail runs 118 miles from Osawatomie to Herington and is the longest trail in Kansas, passing through Osage City and Vassar.
Outdoors
- trails
Main St, Osage City, KS 66523
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Trail · Topeka
Governor's Mansion Trail
The trails around Cedar Crest run through MacLennan Park on the bluffs above the Kansas River.
Outdoors
- trails
- Shade
1 SW Cedar Crest Rd, Topeka, KS 66606
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Trail · Topeka
Lake Shawnee Trail
The ten-foot-wide loop runs 6.8 miles right around Lake Shawnee, passing the overlook, the gardens and the sports complex.
Outdoors
- Paved path
- Accessible
3137 SE 29th St, Topeka, KS 66605
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Trail · Topeka
Landon Nature Trail
The rail-trail begins beside the Monroe School site and runs south out of the city along the old Landon rail corridor.
Outdoors
- trails
1515 SE Monroe St, Topeka, KS 66612
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Trail · Perry
Perry Lake Trail
The backcountry loop runs about 29 miles along the wooded west side of the lake and is a designated National Recreation Trail.
Outdoors
- trails
- backpacking shelters
Ferguson Rd, Perry, KS 66073
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Trail · Topeka
Shunga Trail
The concrete path runs 8.5 miles from the west trailhead to the Deer Creek Trail, crossing the Landon Nature Trail on the way.
Outdoors
- Paved path
- Accessible
SW 29th St and SW McClure Rd, Topeka, KS 66614
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Dog parks
Dog park · Holton
Dogwood Park
The fenced dog park keeps separate runs for large and small breeds, with water for dogs and covered picnic tables.
Outdoors
- Off-leash area
- Dogs allowed
- Water fountain
- Picnic area
- Picnic shelter
- Paved path
- Parking
- Playground
222 Parkview Ct, Holton, KS 66436
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Dog park · Topeka
Hill's Bark Park
The off-leash park at the southeast corner of Gage Park keeps a separate run for small dogs and has agility equipment and lights.
Outdoors
- Off-leash area
- Dogs allowed
- Lights
- Water fountain
- Picnic area
- agility equipment
SW 10th Ave and SW Gage Blvd, Topeka, KS 66604
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Libraries
Library · Alma
Alma Branch Library
One of eight branches of the Pottawatomie Wabaunsee Regional Library, which is headquartered outside this metro.
Indoors · Free
- Wi-Fi
115 W 3rd St, Alma, KS 66401
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Library · Alta Vista
Alta Vista Mini Library
A mini branch of the regional library, one of the smallest staffed reading rooms in the metro.
Indoors · Free
521 Main St, Alta Vista, KS 66834
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Library · Holton
Beck-Bookman Library
The county seat's library is on 4th Street, a block from Linscott Park.
Indoors · Free
- Wi-Fi
420 W 4th St, Holton, KS 66436
Official site · Checked
Library · Burlingame
Burlingame Community Library
The library is on Santa Fe Avenue, the street named for the trail the town grew up on.
Indoors · Free
- Wi-Fi
122 W Santa Fe Ave, Burlingame, KS 66413
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Library · Carbondale
Carbondale City Library
A Main Street library in the Osage County town closest to the Shawnee County line.
Indoors · Free
- Wi-Fi
234 Main St, Carbondale, KS 66414
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Library · Valley Falls
Delaware Township Library
The library serves Valley Falls, the county's most populous city, which is not the county seat.
Indoors · Free
- Wi-Fi
421 Mary St, Valley Falls, KS 66088
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Library · Eskridge
Eskridge Branch Library
One of the regional library's eight rural branches, on Main Street in Eskridge.
Indoors · Free
- Wi-Fi
115 S Main St, Eskridge, KS 66423
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Library · Lyndon
Lyndon Carnegie Library
The library in the county seat is one of the Carnegie buildings still doing its original job.
Indoors · Free
- Wi-Fi
127 E 6th St, Lyndon, KS 66451
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Library · McLouth
McLouth Public Library
One of seven separate public libraries in Jefferson County, each run by its own town.
Indoors · Free
- Wi-Fi
215 N Union St, McLouth, KS 66054
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Library · Meriden
Meriden Community Library
The library is in a suite on the K-4 highway frontage rather than on a town square.
Indoors · Free
- Wi-Fi
7272 K-4 Hwy, Suite D, Meriden, KS 66512
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Library · Nortonville
Nortonville Public Library
The library is on Main Street at the north end of the county.
Indoors · Free
- Wi-Fi
407 Main St, Nortonville, KS 66060
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Library · Osage City
Osage City Public Library
The library is on Main Street in the largest town in Osage County.
Indoors · Free
- Wi-Fi
515 Main St, Osage City, KS 66523
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Library · Oskaloosa
Oskaloosa Public Library
The library is on the courthouse square in the county seat.
Indoors · Free
- Wi-Fi
315 Jefferson St, Oskaloosa, KS 66066
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Library · Overbrook
Overbrook Public Library
The library is on Maple Street, the same street as the town pool a few blocks north.
Indoors · Free
- Wi-Fi
400 Maple St, Overbrook, KS 66524
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Library · Perry
Perry Lecompton Community Library
The library shares a building with the Highland Community College Perry centre.
Indoors · Free
- Wi-Fi
203 W Bridge St, Perry, KS 66073
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Library · Rossville
Rossville Community Library
Rossville township runs its own library, one of two in Shawnee County outside the county system.
Indoors · Free
- Wi-Fi
407 Main St, Rossville, KS 66533
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Library · Silver Lake
Silver Lake Library
Silver Lake township runs its own library rather than drawing on the county system.
Indoors · Free
- Wi-Fi
201 Railroad St, Silver Lake, KS 66539
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Library · Topeka
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library
This library serves all of Shawnee County except the Rossville and Silver Lake townships, which run their own.
Indoors · Free
- Wi-Fi
- Accessible
- Parking
- gallery
- cafe
1515 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS 66604
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Library · Winchester
Winchester Public Library
A small town library on 4th Street in the northeast corner of the county.
Indoors · Free
- Wi-Fi
203 4th St, Winchester, KS 66097
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Pools
Pool · Alma
Alma City Pool
The town pool is a block from the county museum in the Flint Hills county seat.
Outdoors
- swimming
301 Ohio St, Alma, KS 66401
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Pool · Topeka
Blaisdell Family Aquatic Center
The aquatic centre inside Gage Park is one of the county's three, and the county runs dog swims here at the end of the season.
Outdoors · Fee
- swimming
- Restrooms
4201 SW Reinisch Pkwy, Topeka, KS 66606
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Pool · Carbondale
Carbondale City Pool
The town pool is on Hug Drive, away from the Main Street core.
Outdoors
- swimming
601 Hug Dr, Carbondale, KS 66414
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Pool · Topeka
Garfield Pool
A neighbourhood pool in Garfield Park, opened for the summer season by the county rather than year round.
Outdoors · Fee
- swimming
1600 NE Quincy St, Topeka, KS 66608
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Pool · Topeka
Hillcrest Pool
A seasonal neighbourhood pool inside Hillcrest Community Park.
Outdoors · Fee
- swimming
1800 SE 21st St, Topeka, KS 66607
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Pool · Holton
Holton Municipal Pool
The municipal pool is inside Rafter's Park on the north side of town.
Outdoors
- swimming
711 Nebraska Ave, Holton, KS 66436
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Pool · Lyndon
Lyndon City Pool
The town pool is on 6th Street beside the school recreation grounds.
Outdoors
- swimming
610 E 6th St, Lyndon, KS 66451
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Pool · Eskridge
Maisie DeVore Community Swimming Pool
Maisie DeVore spent thirty years collecting aluminium cans and selling jelly to pay for this pool, which opened in July 2001.
Outdoors
- swimming
100 Maple St, Eskridge, KS 66423
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Pool · Mayetta
Mayetta Spray Park
A splash pad in Mayetta, the town a mile off US-75 on the Prairie Band Potawatomi reservation.
Outdoors
- Splash pad
202 E Jones St, Mayetta, KS 66509
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Pool · Topeka
Midwest Health Aquatic Center
The third of the county's aquatic centres, on the Urish Road site it shares with Family Park.
Outdoors · Fee
- swimming
- Restrooms
- Parking
2201 SW Urish Rd, Topeka, KS 66614
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Pool · Topeka
Oakland Pool
A seasonal neighbourhood pool on the Oakland-Billard Park site.
Outdoors · Fee
- swimming
801 NE Poplar St, Topeka, KS 66616
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Pool · Osage City
Osage City Pool
The town pool is south of the main square, near Jones Park.
Outdoors
- swimming
525 S 2nd St, Osage City, KS 66523
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Pool · Oskaloosa
Oskaloosa Swimming Pool
The town pool is beside the city park and the school grounds on Park Street.
Outdoors
- swimming
500 Park St, Oskaloosa, KS 66066
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Pool · Overbrook
Overbrook Swimming Pool
The town pool is on Maple Street, a few blocks north of the library.
Outdoors
- swimming
701 Maple St, Overbrook, KS 66524
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Pool · Rossville
Rossville Pool
The county runs this pool in Rossville, and the community trail links it to the city park and the school.
Outdoors · Fee
- swimming
714 Main St, Rossville, KS 66533
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Pool · Topeka
Shawnee North Family Aquatic Center
Three linked pools here carry water slides, spray features and a lazy river.
Outdoors · Fee
- swimming
- water slide
- Splash pad
- Restrooms
300 NE 43rd St, Topeka, KS 66617
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Museums
Museum · Alta Vista
Ag Heritage Park
The county keeps agricultural machinery and displays here, with demonstration events in spring and autumn.
Outdoors
103 S Main St, Alta Vista, KS 66834
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Museum · Topeka
American Flight Museum
A second aviation collection on the Forbes Field side of the city, separate from the Combat Air Museum nearby.
Indoors
- Parking
6930 SE Ross St, Topeka, KS 66619
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Museum · Topeka
Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park
The visitor centre is the former Monroe Elementary School, one of the segregated schools at the centre of the 1954 case.
Indoors · Free
- Accessible
- Parking
- bookstore
1515 SE Monroe St, Topeka, KS 66612
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Museum · Topeka
Charles Curtis House Museum
The house belonged to Charles Curtis, the only person of Native American ancestry to serve as vice president of the United States.
Indoors
1101 SW Topeka Blvd, Topeka, KS 66612
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Museum · Topeka
Combat Air Museum
The museum is on Forbes Field at Topeka Regional Airport rather than in the city itself.
Indoors
- Parking
- gift shop
7016 SE Forbes Ave, Topeka, KS 66619
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Museum · Topeka
Great Overland Station
The former Union Pacific depot in North Topeka is now a county-run venue and exhibit space.
Indoors
- Parking
701 N Kansas Ave, Topeka, KS 66608
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Museum · Holton
Jackson County Historical Museum
The historical and genealogical society keeps the museum open one day a week in the warmer half of the year, and by appointment otherwise.
Indoors
327 New York Ave, Holton, KS 66436
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Museum · Topeka
Kansas Museum of History
The museum reopened in November 2025 after a three-year rebuild, with a 20,000 square foot gallery arranged by theme instead of by date.
Indoors
- Accessible
- Parking
- gift shop
6425 SW 6th Ave, Topeka, KS 66615
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Museum · Topeka
Kansas State Capitol
Guided historic tours and the separate dome tour both start from the visitor centre on the ground floor of the north wing.
Indoors · Free
- Accessible
- guided tours
300 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS 66612
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Museum · Topeka
Mulvane Art Museum
The museum is at the north end of the Washburn University campus, at 17th Street and Jewell Avenue.
Indoors · Free
- Accessible
1700 SW Jewell Ave, Topeka, KS 66621
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Museum · Topeka
Museum of the Kansas National Guard
The collection runs from 1854 to the present and the outdoor park holds more than thirty military vehicles and aircraft.
Indoors
- Parking
- gift shop
- reference library
6700 SW Topeka Blvd, Topeka, KS 66619
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Museum · Topeka
Old Prairie Town at Ward-Meade Historic Site
A reassembled prairie town square around the Ward-Meade house, with a botanical garden on the same grounds.
Outdoors
- gardens
- Parking
124 NW Fillmore St, Topeka, KS 66606
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Museum · Burlingame
Schuyler Museum
The town museum is run by the Burlingame Historical Preservation Society, where the old Santa Fe rail crosses the Santa Fe Trail.
Indoors
117 S Dacotah St, Burlingame, KS 66413
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Museum · Topeka
Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center
The zoo is inside Gage Park and is reached through the park rather than from its own road frontage.
Outdoors · Fee
- Accessible
- Parking
- gift shop
635 SW Gage Blvd, Topeka, KS 66606
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Museum · Alma
Wabaunsee County Historical Museum
Alma became the county seat in January 1867, partly because it promised a stone courthouse where Eskridge offered a wooden one.
Indoors
227 Missouri Ave, Alma, KS 66401
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Farmers markets
Farmers market · Topeka
Downtown Topeka Farmers Market
The market runs on Saturdays through the growing season, south of the Judicial Building, and it accepts SNAP benefits.
Outdoors · Free
12th St and SW Harrison St, Topeka, KS 66612
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Rainy-day spots
Rainy-day spot · Topeka
Central Park Community Center
One of the county's indoor recreation centres, on the park it takes its name from.
Indoors
1534 SW Clay St, Topeka, KS 66604
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Rainy-day spot · Topeka
Crestview Community Center
The county's indoor recreation centre for the Crestview side of the city, next to the park.
Indoors
4801 SW Shunga Dr, Topeka, KS 66614
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Rainy-day spot · Topeka
Garfield Community Center
The indoor county recreation centre in Garfield Park, sharing its address with the pool.
Indoors
1600 NE Quincy St, Topeka, KS 66608
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Rainy-day spot · Topeka
Hillcrest Community Center
An indoor county recreation centre sharing its address with the pool and the park.
Indoors
1800 SE 21st St, Topeka, KS 66607
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Rainy-day spot · Topeka
Kansas Children's Discovery Center
Thirty thousand square feet of indoor exhibits are beside a 4.5-acre certified outdoor classroom on the Gage Park side of the city.
Indoors · Fee
- Accessible
- Parking
- Playground
4400 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS 66604
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Rainy-day spot · Topeka
Oakland Community Center
The indoor county recreation centre inside Oakland-Billard Park.
Indoors
801 NE Poplar St, Topeka, KS 66616
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Rainy-day spot · Topeka
Rice Community Center
This centre also houses the East Topeka Community Center and the It Takes a Village youth programme.
Indoors
432 SE Norwood St, Topeka, KS 66607
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Rainy-day spot · Topeka
Shawnee North Community Center
The indoor county recreation centre on the Shawnee North site north of US-24.
Indoors
300 NE 43rd St, Topeka, KS 66617
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Courts
Courts · Topeka
Aquarian Acres Pickleball Courts
A neighbourhood pickleball site on the southeast side, listed by the county alongside Family Park and Hughes Park.
Outdoors
- courts
2701 SE Aquarius Dr, Topeka, KS 66605
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Courts · Topeka
Archer Family Pickleball Complex
Sixteen lighted pickleball courts inside Family Park, named for the former county commissioner Robert Archer.
Outdoors
- courts
- Lights
- Restrooms
- Parking
2201 SW Urish Rd, Topeka, KS 66614
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Courts · Topeka
Hughes Park Pickleball Courts
One of the county's three outdoor pickleball sites away from the Family Park complex.
Outdoors
- courts
725 SW Orleans Ave, Topeka, KS 66606
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Courts · Topeka
Kossover Tennis Center
Twenty-two resurfaced courts and a stadium court make this the largest tennis site in Kansas, and the lights are open for public play.
Outdoors
- courts
- Lights
- clubhouse
- Parking
2540 SW Gage Blvd, Topeka, KS 66614
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Courts · Topeka
Lake Shawnee Tennis Courts
Tennis and sand volleyball courts are spread around the lake between the shelter houses and open ground.
Outdoors
- courts
- sand volleyball
3137 SE 29th St, Topeka, KS 66605
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Courts · Topeka
Shawnee North Tennis Courts
The courts share the Shawnee North site with the aquatic centre and the community centre.
Outdoors
- courts
- Parking
300 NE 43rd St, Topeka, KS 66617
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