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Posted on: March 30, 2023

Summer 2023 issue of The Guide now online

Summer 2023 issue of The Guide

The Summer 2023 issue of The Guide is now online. The issue covers summer events, programs and activities. 

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Posted on: February 6, 2023

Jerold Binkley Tulip Time set for April 7-23

Tulip bed near gazebo at Ted Ensley Gardens

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 ...

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Posted on: March 3, 2023

Summer Camp registration opens at midnight March 7

Boys in Corcl watercraft

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...

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Posted on: February 6, 2023

Shawnee County Parks + Recreation to hire hundreds for warm-weather positions

Four lifeguards at Blaisdell Family Aquatic Center

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...

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Posted on: February 21, 2023

Swim lesson registration opens March 1

Lifeguard guiding girl in pink suit

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...

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Posted on: February 24, 2023

Ceremony to celebrate new Gage Park mini-train set for March 13

New electric mini-train rounding curve

WHAT:           Ceremony to celebrate first run of new Gage Park mini-train

  •            Opening remarks by Tim Laurent, Shawnee County Parks + Recrea...
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Posted on: February 10, 2023

Lake Shawnee trout stocking set for Feb. 24; lake closed to fishing Feb. 24-March 3

Crowd watching large number of trout sliding down chute into Lake Shawnee

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...

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Posted on: December 5, 2022

Winter/Spring issue of The Guide now online

The Guide Winter Spring 2023

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.

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Posted on: January 18, 2023

John Bell named Parks Superintendent

John Bell

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...

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Posted on: August 30, 2022

Pinecrest Park renamed Nellie Hogan Park

Nellie Hogan with county commissioners and parks officials

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,...

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