Hills Bark Park in Gage Park will be temporarily closed for construction Nov. 11 through Dec. 31. The construction is part of the improvements that will see the park double in size thanks to a gift from Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc. Read more ...
The annual fall trout stocking at Lake Shawnee is set for 3:30 p.m. Oct. 25. 7,000 pounds of rainbow trout will be released into the lake. Lake Shawnee will be closed to fishing from Oct. 25-31 to give the trout time to acclimate to the lake. Read more ...
A new Otocast app gives visitors to Old Prairie Town a narrated tour through the turn of the century village and Ward-Meade Botanical Gardens. Read more ...
A $260,000 sponsorship from Topeka ER & Hospital to the Parks For All Foundation will improve and help maintain the Shunga, Landon and Lake Shawnee Trails. Read on...
Shawnee County Parks + Recreation Director Tim Laurent has received the Kansas Recreation and Park Association Distinguished Professional Award. Read on...
Shawnee County commissioners on April 29 approved the Master Plan for the development of Family Park at SW 21st and Urish. The destination park will be built in phases over time. Read more ...
Continuing its decades long support for park patrons with special needs, the Civitan Club of Topeka has donated a new slide for the Civitan Day Camp in Gage Park. The slide will be dedicated at 10 a.m. April 28. Read more ...
Beginning Feb. 8 SE 45th Street will be closed on the south side of Lake Shawnee. There will be no access to the lake from West Edge or East Edge Road at SE 45th. The Lake Shawnee Trail will also be closed along SE 45th Street. Read more ...
