Parks & Trails
The Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department oversees a park system which includes 53 parks. For maintaintenance purposes the city is broken down into three park districts. The department also has Landscaping/Horticulture and Forestry Divisions to assist with the department and the community.
Forestry Division
Integrated Pest Management
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TRAILS
Trail Map (pdf, 344KB)
REC-FINDER: a Searchable Database for Outdoor Recreation in Kansas
Search a database of over 450 trails, 3,500 parks and 12,500 recreation amenities across the state for places to participate in your favorite outdoor recreation activities. You can search for parks and facilities by name, location, park type or facilities. Includes maps!
COMMUNITY PARKS
As park pages are devleoped on each of the parks, they will be added to the list below.
| Broken Arrow Park | Burcham Park |
| Centennial Park | Holcom Park |
| "Dad" Perry Park | Prairie Park |
| Riverfront Park | South Park |
| Buford M. Watson, Jr. Park | |
| Clinton Lake Park |
NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS
GREENWAYS - PRESERVE AREAS
| Pat Dawson-Billings Nature Area | Kansas Land Trust Property |
| KANZA Southwind Nature Preserve | Conrad & Viola McGrew Nature Preserve |
| Martin Park | Naismith Valley Park |
CEMETERIES
| Oak Hill Cemetery | Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Maple Grove Cemetery | Lawrence Cemetery Records Search |
OTHER AREAS
| Disc Golf Courses | Horseshoe Courts |
| Japanese Friendship Garden | Mary's Lake |
| Off-Leash Dog Parks | Skate Parks |
| Youth Sports Complex | Lawrence Rotary Arboretum |
| Murphy-Bromelsick House |
FUTURE PARK AREAS
| Burroughs Creek Trail & Linear Park | Clinton Lake Leased Area |
| Green Meadows Park | |
| Peterson Road Park | Sesquicentennial Point |
