Kansas City Parks and Recreation offers community facilities, programs, and recreational opportunities that contribute to a more visually pleasing environment and a higher quality of life. The department maintains 221 parks, 12,242 acres of parkland, 158 miles of paths and bikeways, 29 lakes, hundreds of sporting fields and tennis courts, 106 playgrounds, and five public golf courses. Miles of picturesque boulevards and parkways crisscross the city, surprising and delighting with 48 fountains and 122 monuments and sculptures. Ten community centers and eight museums provide socially fair and community-driven programming venues.
Governance
The Parks and Recreation Department is controlled by a five-member volunteer Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners nominated by the Mayor. Every other Tuesday, the Board of Parks and Recreation holds public meetings at the Parks and Recreation Department headquarters, 4600 E. 63rd St. All meetings begin at 2 p.m. and are free and open to the public. Please contact Board Secretary Karmen Houston at 816-513-7503 or karmen.houston@kcmo.org to reach the Board.
Department
The Parks Department’s personnel leadership consists of a Director and two Deputy Directors who supervise the department divisions’ day-to-day administrative activities. Natural Resources, Community Services, Financial Services, Marketing & Development, Human Resources, and Planning & Design Services are among the divisions.
A Nationally Accredited Agency
KC Parks gained national approval from the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies in February 1999, making it one of just 169 agencies in the country (CAPRA). The department has always maintained its accreditation status.
Tree City USA
The Arbor Day Foundation has designated Kansas City, Missouri as Tree City USA since 1988. A city must meet four criteria to become a Tree City USA community: it must have a tree board or department, a tree care ordinance, a comprehensive forestry program, and an Arbor Day commemoration and proclamation. Tree City USA is a program of the Arbor Day Foundation, a nonprofit environmental educational organization with approximately one million members whose aim is to inspire people to plant, care for, and celebrate trees.
4600 E 63rd St
Kansas City, MO 64130
Phone: (816) 513-7500
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Harry S. Truman Sports Complex
Tiffany Hills Sports Complex
Martin City Sports Complex
Parkville Athletic Complex
Central Bank Sporting Complex
Fred and Shirley Pryor YMCA challenger sports complex
EPIC Sports Lodge
AJ Wilson Sports Complex
Hy-Vee Arena
Best Western Premier Kansas City Sports Complex Hotel
GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
Kauffman Stadium
Swope Park Mountain Bike Trail
Blue River Parkway Trails – Lydia Ave TrailHead
Swope Park Trails – Woodchuck Run Trail Head
Blue River Parkway Trails – Blue Ridge Blvd TrailHead
Riverfront Heritage Trails
Blue River Parkway Trails – Greenway Trail
Rozarks Nature Trail
Blue River Parkway Trails – River Trail TrailHead
Jerry Smith Park – Trail Head
Blue River Parkway Trails – Analog and Underworld Trail Head
White Tail Trail, Parkville, MO
Eddy-Ballentine Trail
Campus Recreation at Swinney Center
Westport Roanoke KC Parks Community Center
Southeast Community Center
Kansas City North Community Center
Brush Creek Community Center & Pool
Hillcrest Community Center
Tony Aguirre Community Center
Gregg/Klice Community Center
Garrison Community Center
Marlborough Community Center
Linwood YMCA/James B. Nutter, Sr. Community Center
The View Community Center
Platte County Community Center South
Liberty Community Center
Gladstone Community Center
Line Creek Community Center and Ice Arena
Platte Senior Services Inc
Don Bosco Senior Center
Senior Care Authority of Kansas City
Landon Center on Aging, The University of Kansas Health System
KC Shepherd’s Center
Margaret’s Place
Dedicated Senior Medical Center
Shepherd’s Centers of America
The Palmer Center
Oasis Senior Advisors Kansas City
Mid-America Regional Council
Armor Oaks Senior Living Community
Westport Roanoke KC Parks Community Center
Southeast Community Center
Kansas City North Community Center
Brush Creek Community Center & Pool
Hillcrest Community Center
Tony Aguirre Community Center
Gregg/Klice Community Center
Garrison Community Center
Marlborough Community Center
Linwood YMCA/James B. Nutter, Sr. Community Center
The View Community Center
Platte County Community Center South
Liberty Community Center
Gladstone Community Center
Line Creek Community Center and Ice Arena