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The Summer 2023 issue of The Guide is now online. The issue covers summer events, programs and activities.
TOPEKA, KAN. – Jerold Binkley Tulip Time 2023 is set for April 7-23. The event features tens of thousands of multi-colored tulips and flowering bulbs in Shawnee County Parks + Recreation’s three featured gardens – Ted Ensley ...
Registration for Shawnee County Parks + Recreation summer camps opens at midnight March 7. Register here for camps including:
Back to Nature -- Gage Park
Passport to Adventure -- Crestview Park
Camp Connections Lake -- Lake Shawnee
Camp Connections North -- S...
TOPEKA, KAN. – Shawnee County Parks + Recreation is already recruiting for the warm weather season as it looks to fill 400 seasonal positions. Positions range from camp counselors to lifeguards, horticulture staff to work in gardens, park mainte...
Registration for swim lessons at Shawnee County Parks + Recreation pools and aquatic centers opens March 1. The online link to register will go live on March 1.
Lessons begin at age 2 years, 9 months and range up to 18 year of age. Lessons are av...
WHAT: Ceremony to celebrate first run of new Gage Park mini-train
TOPEKA, KAN. – Weather permitting, the winter stocking of trout at Lake Shawnee is set for Feb. 24. The public may view the trout stocking at 3 p.m., Fri., Feb. 24 at the main boat ramp at Lake Shawnee as 7,000 pounds of rainbow trout will be re...
The Winter/Spring issue of The Guide is now online. The issue features Jerold Binkley Tulip Time, summer camp registration, seasonal jobs, recreation programs, sports league registration and more.
John Bell named Parks Superintendent for Shawnee County Parks + Recreation
TOPEKA, KAN. – John Bell has been appointed Parks Superintendent for Shawnee County Parks + Recreation. Bell brings to the position 25 years of knowledge of SCP+R’s parks and facili...
TOPEKA, KAN. – Shawnee County commissioners at their Aug. 29 Board of County Commissioners meeting, renamed Pinecrest Park Nellie Hogan Park to honor an unsung heroine who dedicated decades of her life to serving the Hi-Crest community,...