The Parks and Recreation Department operates several indoor facilities, including recreation facilities and an aquatic center, and a park system which includes 52 parks.
The department is currently developing 1,515 acres of land leased from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers below the dam at Clinton Lake for long-term recreational purposes. A park acquisition fund has provided for 17 new park and open space areas adding over 400 acres in the past few years. Over 14 miles of 10′ wide hard surface recreational trails have been completed along the South Lawrence Traffic way, Prairie Park, Naismith Valley Park and Heatherwood drainage area and a connection from Clinton Parkway south to the South Lawrence Trafficway trail along Kasold Drive. A study has assessed where bike lanes may be located, particularly in and around the University of Kansas campus and Downtown Lawrence, which will add to the already 50+ miles of bike routes in Lawrence.
For more information about Lawrence parks and recreation, visit the City of Lawrence website.
