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Midwest Health Aquatic Center Discounted Admission
Midwest Health Aquatic Center will be open June 3, but the bow-tie wave pool will remain closed. Admission will be discounted to $3 for 2-12 and $4 for 13+ until a repair is made. Read On... -
Hillcrest Community Center Gym is Closed
Hillcrest Community Center's lobby and computer lab are open but the gymnasium remains closed due to water damage. Read On...
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National Hiking Day program set for June 3 in Skyline Park
June 3 is National Hiking Day and Shawnee County Parks + Recreation is celebrating with an open-gate day and two nature programs at Skyline Park, home of Burnett’s Mound. Read more ... -
Series of Summer Nature Hikes to highlight history, birds, animals and plant life
A series of 12 naturalist hikes and history programs will highlight everything from historical ruins to the 1966 Topeka tornado to plant and animal life along Shawnee County Parks + Recreation’s nature trails. Read more ... -
Aquatic Centers and Pools open May 27
Aquatic centers and pools open Saturday, May 27 for Memorial Day weekend. Spray parks opened May 13. Read more ... -
Summer 2023 issue of The Guide now online
The Summer 2023 issue of The Guide is now online. The issue covers summer events, programs and activities. Read on... -
Spray parks open May 13; aquatic centers and pools open May 27
Dornwood and Jackson Spray Parks open May 13. Aquatic Centers and Pools open May 27. Read more ... -
Summer Camp registration opens at midnight March 7
Registration for Shawnee County Parks + Recreation summer camps opens at midnight March 7. Read more ... -
Swim lesson registration opens March 1
Registration for swim lessons at Shawnee County Parks + Recreation pools and aquatic centers opens March 1. Read more ... -
Shawnee County Parks + Recreation to hire hundreds for warm-weather positions
Parks + Recreation is already recruiting for the warm weather season as it looks to fill 400 seasonal positions from camp counselors to lifeguards to horticulture and park maintenance staff. Read more ... -
Ceremony to celebrate new Gage Park mini-train set for March 13
A ceremony to celebrate the historic first run of the new electric Gage Park mini-train will be held at 9 a.m. March 13 at the train depot in Gage Park. Read more ... -
John Bell named Parks Superintendent
John Bell has been named Parks Superintendent for Shawnee County Parks + Recreation. Read more ... -
Pinecrest Park renamed Nellie Hogan Park
Pinecrest Park has been renamed Nellie Hogan Park in recognition of the unsung heroine who has dedicated decades of her life to the Hi-Crest neighborhood and its residents. Read more ...
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