Parks, beaches and places to go around Wichita

This list covers 96 public places in 18 towns around Wichita: 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.

Map of Kansas with Sedgwick County, Butler County, Harvey County and Sumner County highlighted, with 96 small dots marking the places listed below.Sedgwick CountyButler CountyHarvey CountySumner CountyAthletic ParkBartlett ArboretumBoston ParkBotanica, The Wichita GardensCamp HawkCentral ParkCentral Riverside ParkChisholm Creek ParkDyck Arboretum of the PlainsEdgemoor ParkEl Dorado State ParkEvergreen ParkGarvin ParkHap McLean ParkHarvey County East ParkHarvey County West ParkHerman Hill ParkHigh ParkLake Afton ParkMcAdams ParkMinisa ParkNaftzger ParkNorth Riverside ParkO.J. Watson ParkPawnee Prairie ParkRiggs ParkRiverside ParkRobert Shryock ParkSedgwick County ZooSouth Riverside ParkEl Dorado State Park Swim BeachHarvey County East Park Swim BeachHarvey County West Park Swim BeachLake Afton Swim AreasAugusta City Lake Boat RampHarvey County East Park Boat RampLake Afton Boat RampSanta Fe Lake Boat RampShady Creek MarinaWellington City Lake Boat RampRedbud TrailChapin Dog ParkMacDonald Park Dog ParkAdvanced Learning LibraryBelle Plaine City LibraryBradford Memorial LibraryClearwater Public LibraryColwich Community LibraryDerby Public LibraryDr. Ronald W. Walters Branch LibraryEvergreen Community Center and LibraryFord Rockwell Branch LibraryGoddard Public LibraryHalstead Public LibraryHaysville Community LibraryHesston Public LibraryLionel D. Alford Regional Branch LibraryMaya Angelou Northeast Branch LibraryNewton Public LibraryPark City Community Public LibraryValley Center Public LibraryWellington Public LibraryWestlink Branch LibraryAley Park PoolCollege Hill Park PoolHarvest Park PoolOrchard Park PoolWellington Family Aquatic CenterAugusta Historical MuseumButler County History Center and Kansas Oil MuseumChisholm Trail MuseumCoutts Museum of ArtDerby Historical MuseumExploration PlaceFrank Lloyd Wright's Allen HouseGreat Plains Nature CenterGreat Plains Transportation MuseumHalstead Heritage Museum and DepotHarvey County Historical Museum and ArchivesKansas Aviation MuseumKauffman MuseumMid-America All-Indian MuseumMulvane Historical MuseumMuseum of World TreasuresOld Cowtown MuseumThe Kansas African American MuseumValley Center Historical MuseumWichita Art MuseumWichita-Sedgwick County Historical MuseumKansas Grown Farmers Market at 21st and RidgeOld Town Farm and Art MarketDerby Recreation CenterNewton Recreation CenterWichita Ice CenterRalph Wulz Riverside Tennis CenterSeneca Park Pickleball Courts
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Sedgwick County, Butler County, Harvey County and Sumner County, Kansas. Map drawn from U.S. Census Bureau county boundaries (public domain).

All 96 places

Parks

  • Park · Newton

    Athletic Park

    Newton's signature park was laid out in 1897 and holds Fischer Field Stadium, the city pool and the Sand Creek bike path.

    Outdoors

    • Playground
    • Picnic area
    • Parking
    • Picnic shelter

    700 W 1st St, Newton, KS 67114

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  • Park · Belle Plaine

    Bartlett Arboretum

    Dr. Walter Bartlett started the arboretum in 1910 on 15 acres of pasture at the edge of Belle Plaine.

    Outdoors

    • Parking
    • Shade

    Highway 55 and Line St, Belle Plaine, KS 67013

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  • Park · Wichita

    Boston Park

    The splash park here is themed to its neighborhood and takes no admission, like the other city splash pads.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Splash pad
    • Playground

    6655 E Zimmerly St, Wichita, KS 67207

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  • Park · Wichita

    Botanica, The Wichita Gardens

    Botanica covers about 18 acres of planted gardens inside Sim Park, next to Old Cowtown Museum and the Wichita Art Museum.

    Outdoors

    • Parking
    • Restrooms

    701 N Amidon St, Wichita, KS 67203

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  • Park · Newton

    Camp Hawk

    The county park southwest of Newton carries rental cabins, an 18 hole disc golf course and a fishing pond.

    Outdoors

    • Fishing
    • Parking
    • Picnic area

    1801 SW 36th St, Newton, KS 67114

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  • Park · El Dorado

    Central Park

    The park runs along Central Avenue downtown, across the street from the county history center and oil museum.

    Outdoors

    • Playground
    • Picnic area
    • Parking

    380 E Central Ave, El Dorado, KS 67042

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  • Park · Wichita

    Central Riverside Park

    The park runs more than 50 acres along the Little Arkansas River and holds the Kansas Wildlife Exhibit and the Park Villa shelter.

    Outdoors

    • Playground
    • Picnic area
    • Restrooms
    • Parking

    720 Nims St, Wichita, KS 67203

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  • Park · Wichita

    Chisholm Creek Park

    About two and a half miles of paved trail cross native prairie, wetland, ponds and woodland, starting from the parking areas.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Paved path
    • Parking
    • Accessible

    6232 E 29th St N, Wichita, KS 67220

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  • Park · Hesston

    Dyck Arboretum of the Plains

    The arboretum on West Hickory Street grows prairie plantings of the central plains and is listed by the state wildlife department.

    Outdoors

    • Parking
    • Paved path

    177 W Hickory St, Hesston, KS 67062

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  • Park · Wichita

    Edgemoor Park

    One of the city splash parks, with two multi-use basketball courts and a large paved lot beside the Edgemoor Recreation Center.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Splash pad
    • Picnic area
    • Parking

    5813 E 9th St N, Wichita, KS 67208

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  • Park · El Dorado

    El Dorado State Park

    Kansas's largest state park wraps 8,000 acres of water with 98 miles of shoreline, 2,000 acres of parkland and 4,000 acres of wildlife area.

    Outdoors

    • Restrooms
    • Showers
    • Parking
    • Boat launch
    • Fishing
    • Picnic shelter

    618 NE Bluestem Rd, El Dorado, KS 67042

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  • Park · Wichita

    Evergreen Park

    The splash park is beside the Evergreen Community Center and Library on North Woodland Avenue in north Wichita.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Splash pad
    • Playground
    • Parking

    2700 N Woodland Ave, Wichita, KS 67204

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  • Park · Augusta

    Garvin Park

    Augusta's largest park is off Washington Lane at the south end of Augusta City Lake and carries an 18 hole disc golf course.

    Outdoors

    • Restrooms
    • Parking
    • Water fountain
    • Dogs allowed

    1802 N Meadow Ave, Augusta, KS 67010

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  • Park · Park City

    Hap McLean Park

    Park City's main park on North Hydraulic Avenue carries a disc golf course along with ball fields and picnic ground.

    Outdoors

    • Playground
    • Picnic area
    • Parking

    6801 N Hydraulic Ave, Park City, KS 67219

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  • Park · Newton

    Harvey County East Park

    The county park surrounds a 314 acre lake east of Newton with campgrounds, playgrounds, boat ramps and volleyball courts.

    Outdoors

    • Playground
    • Restrooms
    • Parking
    • Fishing
    • Boat launch

    314 N East Lake Rd, Newton, KS 67114

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  • Park · Burrton

    Harvey County West Park

    West Park is the county's original park, about 310 acres with playground equipment, a swim beach and a kayak launch dock.

    Outdoors

    • Playground
    • Parking
    • Kayak launch
    • Fishing

    2733 West Park Rd, Burrton, KS 67020

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  • Park · Wichita

    Herman Hill Park

    The park lies on the east bank of the Arkansas River at Broadway and Pawnee and carries a disc golf course.

    Outdoors

    • Playground
    • Picnic area
    • Parking

    101 E Pawnee St, Wichita, KS 67211

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  • Park · Derby

    High Park

    Derby's east side park carries more than two miles of hike and bike path, a splash pad, pickleball courts and a stocked fishing lake.

    Outdoors

    • Playground
    • Splash pad
    • Fishing
    • Picnic shelter
    • Paved path

    2801 E James St, Derby, KS 67037

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  • Park · Goddard

    Lake Afton Park

    Sedgwick County runs 720 acres of parkland around a 258 acre lake west of Goddard, with camping and shelter rentals.

    Outdoors

    • Picnic area
    • Restrooms
    • Parking
    • Fishing
    • Picnic shelter

    24600 W 39th St S, Goddard, KS 67052

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  • Park · Wichita

    McAdams Park

    The park opened in 1901 as McKinley Park and was renamed in 1966 for Emerson McAdams, a long-serving city recreation employee.

    Outdoors

    • Playground
    • Picnic area
    • Parking
    • Restrooms

    1329 E 13th St N, Wichita, KS 67214

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  • Park · Wichita

    Minisa Park

    Minisa is one of the handful of city parks that still runs an outdoor swimming pool rather than a splash pad.

    Outdoors

    • Playground
    • Picnic area
    • Parking

    1350 N Jeanette St, Wichita, KS 67203

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  • Park · Wichita

    Naftzger Park

    The downtown block at Douglas and St. Francis carries a lawn, a performance stage and shops along its edges.

    Outdoors

    • Paved path
    • Shade

    601 E Douglas Ave, Wichita, KS 67202

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  • Park · Wichita

    North Riverside Park

    This stretch of the Riverside parks carries a lily pond and Park Villa, a stone shelter with a wrap-around porch that groups can reserve.

    Outdoors

    • Picnic area
    • Parking
    • Shade

    1029 N Bitting Ave, Wichita, KS 67203

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  • Park · Wichita

    O.J. Watson Park

    The 119 acre park holds a 40 acre fishing lake, a miniature train, pony rides, pedal boats and sand volleyball courts.

    Outdoors

    • Playground
    • Picnic area
    • Grills
    • Fishing
    • Parking

    3022 S McLean Blvd, Wichita, KS 67217

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  • Park · Wichita

    Pawnee Prairie Park

    More than 400 acres of natural parkland in southwest Wichita carry separate routes for walkers, cyclists and horse riders.

    Outdoors

    • Parking

    2625 S Tyler Rd, Wichita, KS 67209

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  • Park · Haysville

    Riggs Park

    Haysville's main park carries a nine hole disc golf course, a lake with an accessible dock, a band shell and city wifi.

    Outdoors

    • Playground
    • Picnic area
    • Restrooms
    • Picnic shelter
    • Wi-Fi
    • Accessible

    706 Sarah Ln, Haysville, KS 67060

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  • Park · Halstead

    Riverside Park

    Halstead's park runs along the Little Arkansas River, where a low dam and falls are beside the walking bridge.

    Outdoors

    • Playground
    • Picnic area
    • Parking
    • Shade

    303 Main St, Halstead, KS 67056

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  • Park · Augusta

    Robert Shryock Park

    The lakeside park carries a castle playground, a splash pad, a fishing dock, a sand volleyball court and climate controlled restrooms.

    Outdoors

    • Playground
    • Splash pad
    • Restrooms
    • Picnic shelter
    • Grills
    • Fishing
    • Paved path

    2923 Ohio St, Augusta, KS 67010

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  • Park · Wichita

    Sedgwick County Zoo

    The zoo covers 247 acres and keeps more than 3,000 animals from close to 400 species, including one of the largest walk-through aviaries in the country.

    Outdoors

    • Parking
    • Restrooms
    • Accessible

    5555 W Zoo Blvd, Wichita, KS 67212

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  • Park · Wichita

    South Riverside Park

    The park is in a horseshoe bend of the Little Arkansas River, bounded by water on three sides, and holds the Ralph Wulz Riverside Tennis Center.

    Outdoors

    • Playground
    • Picnic area
    • Parking
    • Paved path

    551 W Central Ave, Wichita, KS 67203

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Beaches

  • Beach · El Dorado

    El Dorado State Park Swim Beach

    Swimming beaches are in the Bluestem Point and Walnut River areas, each with camping, showers and boat ramps nearby.

    Outdoors

    • Restrooms
    • Showers
    • Parking

    618 NE Bluestem Rd, El Dorado, KS 67042

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  • Beach · Newton

    Harvey County East Park Swim Beach

    The county marks off a designated swim beach on the East Park lake, alongside the campgrounds and boat ramps.

    Outdoors

    • Restrooms
    • Parking

    314 N East Lake Rd, Newton, KS 67114

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  • Beach · Burrton

    Harvey County West Park Swim Beach

    The swim beach is beside the dock and kayak launch at the county's oldest park, northeast of Burrton.

    Outdoors

    • Parking

    2733 West Park Rd, Burrton, KS 67020

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  • Beach · Goddard

    Lake Afton Swim Areas

    Three swimming areas line the lake, two large and one small, and the county posts blue green algae updates by phone.

    Outdoors

    • Restrooms
    • Parking

    24600 W 39th St S, Goddard, KS 67052

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Boat ramps

  • Boat ramp · Augusta

    Augusta City Lake Boat Ramp

    The ramp is at Robert Shryock Park on the city lake, which holds largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish.

    Outdoors

    • Boat launch
    • Parking
    • Fishing

    2923 Ohio St, Augusta, KS 67010

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  • Boat ramp · Newton

    Harvey County East Park Boat Ramp

    Ramps put boats onto the park lake, which the county pairs with camping, a swim beach and volleyball courts.

    Outdoors

    • Boat launch
    • Parking
    • Fishing

    314 N East Lake Rd, Newton, KS 67114

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  • Boat ramp · Goddard

    Lake Afton Boat Ramp

    The park carries one boat ramp onto the 258 acre lake, which allows boating, water skiing and fishing.

    Outdoors

    • Boat launch
    • Parking
    • Fishing

    24600 W 39th St S, Goddard, KS 67052

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  • Boat ramp · Augusta

    Santa Fe Lake Boat Ramp

    Boat ramps and docks serve the 200 acre lake, which also carries about 4.7 miles of trail and charges a vehicle pass.

    Outdoors · Fee

    • Boat launch
    • Fishing
    • Parking

    11367 SW Shore Dr, Augusta, KS 67010

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  • Boat ramp · El Dorado

    Shady Creek Marina

    The marina on El Dorado Lake rents slips and sells bait and tackle, one of several launch points on the reservoir.

    Outdoors

    • Boat launch
    • Parking

    1000 NE Marina Rd, El Dorado, KS 67042

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  • Boat ramp · Wellington

    Wellington City Lake Boat Ramp

    The city lake lies west of Wellington off US-160 and carries ramps, camping with hookups and a swimming beach.

    Outdoors

    • Boat launch
    • Fishing
    • Restrooms
    • Showers

    US-160 and Anson Rd, Wellington, KS 67152

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Trails

  • Trail · Wichita

    Redbud Trail

    The rail trail runs close to 16 miles from a west trailhead at North Hydraulic out past Andover toward Augusta, paved for the first stretch.

    Outdoors

    • Paved path
    • Parking

    N Hydraulic Ave at E 2nd St N, Wichita, KS 67214

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Dog parks

  • Dog park · Wichita

    Chapin Dog Park

    City rules ask that dogs stay leashed entering and leaving the fenced area, with a leash on hand inside it.

    Outdoors

    • Off-leash area
    • Dogs allowed
    • Parking

    2466 E MacArthur Rd, Wichita, KS 67216

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  • Dog park · Wichita

    MacDonald Park Dog Park

    The fenced run is in MacDonald Park on East 8th Street North, beside the city golf course of the same name.

    Outdoors

    • Off-leash area
    • Dogs allowed
    • Parking

    4200 E 8th St N, Wichita, KS 67208

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Libraries

  • Library · Wichita

    Advanced Learning Library

    Wichita's main library opened in June 2018 with about 99,930 square feet across two floors near the Arkansas River.

    Indoors

    • Parking
    • Restrooms
    • Wi-Fi
    • Accessible

    711 W 2nd St N, Wichita, KS 67203

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  • Library · Belle Plaine

    Belle Plaine City Library

    Belle Plaine runs its city library on West 5th Avenue as part of the South Central Kansas Library System.

    Indoors

    • Wi-Fi

    222 W 5th Ave, Belle Plaine, KS 67013

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  • Library · El Dorado

    Bradford Memorial Library

    El Dorado's city library is on South Washington Street and belongs to the South Central Kansas Library System.

    Indoors

    • Parking
    • Wi-Fi

    611 S Washington St, El Dorado, KS 67042

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  • Library · Clearwater

    Clearwater Public Library

    Clearwater's library is on East Ross Avenue beside the police station and belongs to the South Central Kansas Library System.

    Indoors

    • Parking
    • Wi-Fi

    109 E Ross Ave, Clearwater, KS 67026

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  • Library · Colwich

    Colwich Community Library

    The library serves Colwich and the farm country west of Wichita and belongs to the South Central Kansas Library System.

    Indoors

    • Parking
    • Wi-Fi

    432 W Colwich Ave, Colwich, KS 67030

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  • Library · Derby

    Derby Public Library

    Derby runs its own library on Walnut Grove Road under a city library board rather than joining the Wichita system.

    Indoors

    • Parking
    • Wi-Fi

    1600 E Walnut Grove Rd, Derby, KS 67037

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  • Library · Wichita

    Dr. Ronald W. Walters Branch Library

    Walters is a neighborhood branch, so it stocks mostly popular fiction and media rather than the research material the regional branches carry.

    Indoors

    • Parking
    • Wi-Fi

    4195 E Harry St, Wichita, KS 67218

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  • Library · Wichita

    Evergreen Community Center and Library

    The regional branch shares one north Wichita building with a city community center, beside the Evergreen Park splash pad.

    Indoors

    • Parking
    • Wi-Fi

    2601 N Arkansas Ave, Wichita, KS 67204

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  • Library · Wichita

    Ford Rockwell Branch Library

    Rockwell is the east side regional branch and is a block from Edgemoor Park on 9th Street North.

    Indoors

    • Parking
    • Wi-Fi

    5939 E 9th St N, Wichita, KS 67208

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  • Library · Goddard

    Goddard Public Library

    The Goddard Woman's Club started the collection in 1969 and the city took it on as a public library in 1985.

    Indoors

    • Parking
    • Wi-Fi

    201 N Main St, Goddard, KS 67052

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  • Library · Halstead

    Halstead Public Library

    The library is on Main Street in Halstead and belongs to the South Central Kansas Library System.

    Indoors

    • Wi-Fi

    264 Main St, Halstead, KS 67056

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  • Library · Haysville

    Haysville Community Library

    A tornado wrecked the old library in May 1999, and the replacement opened in July 2009 in Haysville's historic district.

    Indoors

    • Parking
    • Wi-Fi

    210 S Hays Ave, Haysville, KS 67060

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  • Library · Hesston

    Hesston Public Library

    Hesston runs its library as a city department on North Main Street, within the South Central Kansas Library System.

    Indoors

    • Parking
    • Wi-Fi

    300 N Main St, Hesston, KS 67062

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  • Library · Wichita

    Lionel D. Alford Regional Branch Library

    Alford is one of four regional branches, which carry research tools as well as the popular titles the neighborhood branches stock.

    Indoors

    • Parking
    • Wi-Fi

    3447 S Meridian Ave, Wichita, KS 67217

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  • Library · Wichita

    Maya Angelou Northeast Branch Library

    The branch closed for renovation in September 2024 and reopened in March 2025 on 21st Street North.

    Indoors

    • Parking
    • Wi-Fi

    3051 E 21st St N, Wichita, KS 67214

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  • Library · Newton

    Newton Public Library

    Newton runs its own city library on East 7th Street, a few blocks from the county historical museum on Main.

    Indoors

    • Parking
    • Wi-Fi

    223 E 7th St, Newton, KS 67114

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  • Library · Park City

    Park City Community Public Library

    Park City runs its own library on 61st Street North under a city library board, separate from the Wichita system.

    Indoors

    • Parking
    • Wi-Fi

    2107 E 61st St N, Park City, KS 67219

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  • Library · Valley Center

    Valley Center Public Library

    The library shares the Valley Center community center building on Clay Street and belongs to the South Central Kansas Library System.

    Indoors

    • Parking
    • Wi-Fi

    314 E Clay St, Valley Center, KS 67147

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  • Library · Wellington

    Wellington Public Library

    The county seat library is on West 7th Street downtown and belongs to the South Central Kansas Library System.

    Indoors

    • Wi-Fi
    • Parking

    121 W 7th St, Wellington, KS 67152

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  • Library · Wichita

    Westlink Branch Library

    Westlink serves the far west side as one of the system's four regional branches and reopened after renovation in 2025.

    Indoors

    • Parking
    • Wi-Fi

    8515 Bekemeyer St, Wichita, KS 67212

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Pools

  • Pool · Wichita

    Aley Park Pool

    Aley is the largest of the remaining city pools by capacity and carries diving boards and a water slide.

    Outdoors

    • Restrooms
    • Parking

    1800 S Seneca St, Wichita, KS 67213

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  • Pool · Wichita

    College Hill Park Pool

    The College Hill pool is on Circle Drive inside the neighborhood park and is one of the city's five remaining pools.

    Outdoors

    • Restrooms
    • Parking

    304 S Circle Dr, Wichita, KS 67218

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  • Pool · Wichita

    Harvest Park Pool

    The far west side pool is inside Harvest Park off Provincial Street and is run by the city parks department.

    Outdoors

    • Restrooms
    • Parking
    • Playground

    9500 W Provincial St, Wichita, KS 67212

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  • Pool · Wichita

    Orchard Park Pool

    The pool stands in Orchard Park beside the Orchard Recreation Center, which carries three indoor pickleball courts.

    Outdoors

    • Restrooms
    • Parking

    1062 N Clara St, Wichita, KS 67203

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  • Pool · Wellington

    Wellington Family Aquatic Center

    Wellington runs its outdoor aquatic center on South Jefferson Street as a city parks department facility.

    Outdoors

    • Restrooms
    • Parking

    202 S Jefferson St, Wellington, KS 67152

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Museums

  • Museum · Augusta

    Augusta Historical Museum

    The Augusta Historical Society runs the town museum on State Street in the old commercial district.

    Indoors

    303 State St, Augusta, KS 67010

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  • Museum · El Dorado

    Butler County History Center and Kansas Oil Museum

    The county history center shares its Central Avenue site with the Kansas Oil Museum, which covers the El Dorado oil field.

    Indoors

    • Parking
    • Restrooms

    383 E Central Ave, El Dorado, KS 67042

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  • Museum · Wellington

    Chisholm Trail Museum

    The museum fills the old Hatcher Hospital building, gifted in 1965, and still shows medical and dental equipment from it.

    Indoors

    502 N Washington Ave, Wellington, KS 67152

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  • Museum · El Dorado

    Coutts Museum of Art

    El Dorado's art museum stands on North Main Street downtown and is also listed as a city facility.

    Indoors

    110 N Main St, El Dorado, KS 67042

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  • Museum · Derby

    Derby Historical Museum

    The museum occupies Derby's first public school building on Market Street and is run by the local historical society.

    Indoors

    710 E Market St, Derby, KS 67037

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  • Museum · Wichita

    Exploration Place

    The science center stands on the west bank of the Arkansas River in Delano and runs a sixty foot dome theater.

    Indoors

    • Parking
    • Restrooms
    • Accessible

    300 N McLean Blvd, Wichita, KS 67203

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  • Museum · Wichita

    Frank Lloyd Wright's Allen House

    The Allen House was finished in 1919 and counts as one of the last Prairie School houses Frank Lloyd Wright designed.

    Indoors

    255 N Roosevelt St, Wichita, KS 67208

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  • Museum · Wichita

    Great Plains Nature Center

    The indoor exhibits are at the 29th Street North and Woodlawn corner of Chisholm Creek Park and take no admission.

    Indoors · Free

    • Restrooms
    • Parking
    • Accessible

    6232 E 29th St N, Wichita, KS 67220

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  • Museum · Wichita

    Great Plains Transportation Museum

    Its two largest pieces are Santa Fe steam locomotive 3768 and Santa Fe diesel 93, parked beside downtown's Douglas Avenue.

    Outdoors

    • Accessible

    700 E Douglas Ave, Wichita, KS 67202

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  • Museum · Halstead

    Halstead Heritage Museum and Depot

    The town museum occupies the old Santa Fe depot on East 1st Street, a block from Riverside Park.

    Indoors

    116 E 1st St, Halstead, KS 67056

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  • Museum · Newton

    Harvey County Historical Museum and Archives

    The museum fills Newton's former Carnegie library building and traces the Santa Fe Railway's 1871 arrival and the Chisholm Trail drives.

    Indoors

    203 N Main St, Newton, KS 67114

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  • Museum · Wichita

    Kansas Aviation Museum

    The museum fills Wichita's original municipal air terminal, an Art Deco building finished in 1935 and now on the National Register.

    Indoors

    • Parking
    • Restrooms

    3350 S George Washington Blvd, Wichita, KS 67210

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  • Museum · North Newton

    Kauffman Museum

    The Bethel College museum at Main and 27th covers Mennonite settlement and the natural history of the Great Plains.

    Indoors

    • Parking

    2801 N Main St, North Newton, KS 67117

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  • Museum · Wichita

    Mid-America All-Indian Museum

    The museum is part of the Mid-America All-Indian Center on Seneca Street and appears in the city's own facility directory.

    Indoors

    • Parking
    • Restrooms

    650 N Seneca St, Wichita, KS 67203

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  • Museum · Mulvane

    Mulvane Historical Museum

    The city lists the museum as a public facility on West Main Street, where the local historical society keeps it.

    Indoors

    300 W Main St, Mulvane, KS 67110

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  • Museum · Wichita

    Museum of World Treasures

    The museum shares its Old Town address with the Farm and Art Market plaza, so market days and a museum visit pair up.

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    • Accessible

    835 E 1st St N, Wichita, KS 67202

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  • Museum · Wichita

    Old Cowtown Museum

    The open air history museum is on Museum Boulevard inside Sim Park, a short walk from Botanica and the art museum.

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    1865 W Museum Blvd, Wichita, KS 67203

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  • Museum · Wichita

    The Kansas African American Museum

    The museum occupies the former Calvary Baptist Church, a 1917 building put up by a congregation working nights and weekends.

    Indoors

    • Parking
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    601 N Water St, Wichita, KS 67203

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  • Museum · Valley Center

    Valley Center Historical Museum

    The Valley Center Historical and Cultural Society keeps the town's museum on North Meridian Street.

    Indoors

    112 N Meridian St, Valley Center, KS 67147

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  • Museum · Wichita

    Wichita Art Museum

    The museum stands on Museum Boulevard beside the Arkansas River, between Botanica and Old Cowtown in Sim Park.

    Indoors

    • Parking
    • Restrooms
    • Accessible

    1400 W Museum Blvd, Wichita, KS 67203

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  • Museum · Wichita

    Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

    The museum fills Wichita's 1892 city hall, a Proudfoot and Bird building with a 170 foot clock tower that reopened as a museum in 1981.

    Indoors

    • Restrooms

    204 S Main St, Wichita, KS 67202

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Farmers markets

  • Farmers market · Wichita

    Kansas Grown Farmers Market at 21st and Ridge

    The market sets up in the Sedgwick County Extension Education Center lot at 21st and Ridge on the northwest side.

    Outdoors

    • Parking

    7001 W 21st St N, Wichita, KS 67205

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  • Farmers market · Wichita

    Old Town Farm and Art Market

    The Saturday market runs on the Farm and Art Market plaza in Old Town from April into the third week of December.

    Outdoors

    835 E 1st St N, Wichita, KS 67202

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Rainy-day spots

  • Rainy-day spot · Derby

    Derby Recreation Center

    The Derby Recreation Commission runs this indoor center on Market Street, with courts that convert for pickleball.

    Indoors

    • Parking
    • Restrooms

    801 E Market St, Derby, KS 67037

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  • Rainy-day spot · Newton

    Newton Recreation Center

    The Newton Recreation Commission runs this indoor center on North Poplar Street with its own class and activity program.

    Indoors

    • Parking
    • Restrooms

    415 N Poplar St, Newton, KS 67114

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  • Rainy-day spot · Wichita

    Wichita Ice Center

    The indoor rink on Maple Street was built in 1996 and is listed in the city's own facility directory.

    Indoors

    • Parking
    • Restrooms

    505 W Maple St, Wichita, KS 67213

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Courts

  • Courts · Wichita

    Ralph Wulz Riverside Tennis Center

    The center carries ten outdoor tennis courts, three pickleball courts and three indoor courts that convert for pickleball.

    Indoors

    • Parking
    • Restrooms
    • Lights

    551 N Nims St, Wichita, KS 67203

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  • Courts · Wichita

    Seneca Park Pickleball Courts

    Six outdoor pickleball courts are in the park with no lighting, so play here runs on daylight.

    Outdoors

    • Parking

    202 S Seneca St, Wichita, KS 67213

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