PlaygroundsKansas City · The City of Fountains
Playgrounds for little kids in Kansas City, from the parks department’s own list.
23 parks with a playground in Kansas City, from KC Parks’ own park list. Each card shows what that list says the park has: restrooms, a picnic shelter, a splash pad or trails. No list restrooms and five have a splash pad. When the list doesn’t mention something, the card says “Not listed”, so check the park’s page before you count on it.
23 parks
Every playground on KC Parks’ list
A to Z. Filters combine, so “Restrooms” plus “Shelter” shows parks with both. “Not listed” means the parks list doesn’t mention it, not that the park doesn’t have it.
RestroomsNot listedShelterNot listedSplash padNot listedTrailsNot listedPark page ↗
Arno Park
1200 Arno Rd., Kansas City, MO 64113 · Kansas City, Mo.Blue Valley Park
2301 Topping Ave., Kansas City, MO 64129 · Kansas City, Mo.Brookside Triangle Park
5821 Main St., Kansas City, MO 64113 · Kansas City, Mo.Budd Park
5001 St John Ave., Kansas City, MO 64123 · Kansas City, Mo.Gillham Park
3901 Gillham Rd., Kansas City, MO 64110 · Kansas City, Mo.Holmes Park
6901 Holmes Rd., Kansas City, MO 64131 · Kansas City, Mo.Hyde Park
300 E 38th St., Kansas City, MO 64111 · Kansas City, Mo.Jarboe Park
1636 Jarboe St., Kansas City, MO 64108 · Kansas City, Mo.Longview Tract Park
7101 Longview Rd., Kansas City, MO 64134 · Kansas City, Mo.Loose Park
5100 Wornall Rd., Kansas City, MO 64112 · Kansas City, Mo.Minor Park
1601 E Red Bridge Rd. / 11103 Holmes Rd., Kansas City, MO 64131 · Kansas City, Mo.NOBLE Park
7315 Indiana, Kansas City, MO 64132 · Kansas City, Mo.Parade Park
1622 E 17th Ter., Kansas City, MO 64108 · Kansas City, Mo.Penguin Park
4101 NE Vivion Rd., Kansas City, MO 64119 · Kansas City, Mo.Penn Valley Park
400 W. 31st St./2700 Main, Kansas City, MO 64108 · Kansas City, Mo.Roanoke Park
3601 Roanoke Road, Kansas City, MO 64111 · Kansas City, Mo.San Rafael Park
5353 NE San Rafael Dr., Kansas City, MO 64119 · Kansas City, Mo.Southmoreland Park
4600 Oak St., Kansas City, MO 64111 · Kansas City, Mo.Spring Valley Park
2116 E 29th St., Kansas City, MO 64109 · Kansas City, Mo.Swope Park
East Meyer Boulevard and Swope Parkway, Kansas City, MO 64132 · Kansas City, Mo.Tower Park
7500 Holmes Rd., Kansas City, MO 64131 · Kansas City, Mo.West Terrace Park
800 Jefferson Street, Kansas City, MO 64105 · Kansas City, Mo.No park matches yet. Try fewer filters or another name.
Before you go
Three things that make a playground trip easier
PlanCheck for restroomsEach row shows whether the parks list includes restrooms. The park’s own page has the details.
TimingGo early on hot daysSlides and metal get hot by afternoon in summer. Morning is cooler and calmer.
Find itUse the park pageBigger parks have more than one entrance. The park page shows where the playground is.Keep planning
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Playgrounds in Kansas City: the FAQ
Gillham Park, Longview Tract Park, Loose Park, Parade Park and Spring Valley Park. Splash pads only run in summer.
Nine do, including Blue Valley Park, Budd Park, Loose Park, Minor Park and Penguin Park. Many shelters can be reserved through the parks department.
Each listing comes from the venue’s or organizer’s own page and links to it. We only list a date, time or price when that page shows it, and anything we can’t confirm stays off. These were last checked Oct 21, 2026, and we recheck them every few months. How we choose and check.
Park days every Thursday.
One short email every Thursday evening with the best things to do with little ones in KC that weekend.
