Sports and Recreation

Kill Creek Park

897-acre park with a 27-acre lake, four picnic shelters, swim beach, marina, over 12 miles of hiking, mountain bike and equestrian trails and over one mile of paved, shared use trails for walking, running and bicycling. Fishing permits are required. The Russell and Helen Means Observation Tower offers magnificent views of the park and beyond!

Karl E. Cole Sports Complex

The Sports Complex is located at 12th & Walnut Street. The complex offers 5 lighted and irrigated ball fields, including a premier baseball field with a grass infield, which has hosted numerous State Babe Ruth Tournaments and American Legion Tournaments. Outdoor basketball court, tennis court, batting cages, shelter house, playground, concession stand and restrooms are available.

Kansas City North Community Center

Kansas City North Community Center has a full-sized gymnasium, cardio/ weight room, auditorium, kitchen, meeting rooms, pottery studio, exercise room and tennis courts adjacent to the building. The center has an active program for seniors (50 and older), including monthly social meetings, card clubs and field trips. The ...

John Brown Memorial Park

John Brown Memorial Park is located at 10th & Main Street and was dedicated on August 30, 1910 by President Teddy Roosevelt. The park includes the site of historic John Brown Cabin, John Brown Statue and Memorial. The park also holds playground equipment, shelter houses, picnic tables, grills, restrooms and plenty of open...

Hodge Park

With 800 acres, this is the second largest park in Kansas City, offering visitors a variety of features including Shoal Creek Golf Course, Hodge Park Golf Course, Shoal Creek Living History Museum, a large amphitheatre, and numerous athletic fields.

Hodge Park Golf Course

Perhaps the most popular muni course in Kansas City, Hodge Park is easy to find and you can usually get a tee time with short notice. Many people enjoy walking this course. Great views of the city. The course is always in excellent shape. Best Golf Value in the Northland. Visit our website for Free On-Line Tee Times & Spec...

Hillsdale Lake & State Park

Hillsdale offers outdoor recreational opportunities to campers, anglers, boaters, hunters, swimmers, horseback riders, model airplane fliers, hikers, naturalists, picnickers, photographers, sightseers, and those out to enjoy our natural environment.

Heritage Park Golf Course

Heritage Park Golf Course offers an exceptional combination of traditional tree-lined and links-type holes which provide an interesting, challenging and picturesque game, a continuous cart path throughout the entire course, three lakes, as well as Coffee Creek, bring water into play on 11 of the 18 holes, and is comprised o...

Greater Kansas City Sports Commission & Foundation

PROMOTING KANSAS CITY THROUGH SPORTS By promoting Kansas City sports locally and nationally, and by working behind the scenes to attract, retain and facilitate sports events and organizations here, the Kansas City Sports Commission is helping our bi-state region realize the economic, social and community-building benefit...