Parks

The Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department oversees a park system which includes 52 parks. For maintaintenance purposes the city is broken down into three park districts. The department also has Landscaping/Horticulture and Forestry Divisions to assist with the department and the community.

DIVISIONS
Forestry Division



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TRAILS
Trail Map (pdf, 676KB)


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COMMUNITY PARKS
As park pages are devleoped on each of the parks, they will be added to the list below.

Broken Arrow Park	Burcham Park
Centennial Park	Holcom Park
"Dad" Perry Park	Prairie Park
Riverfront Park	South Park
Buford M. Watson, Jr. Park

NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS

19th & Haskell Park	Brook Creek Park
Chaparral Park	Clinton Park
Constant Park	Deerfield Park
Edgewood Park	HAND Park
Hobbs Park	Ludlam Park
Lyon Street Park	Robinson Park
Veteran's Park	Water Tower Park

GREENWAYS - PRESERVE AREAS

Pat Dawson-Billings Nature Area	KANZA Southwind Nature Preserve
Conrad & Viola McGrew Nature Preserve	Martin Park
Naismith Valley Park

OTHER AREAS

Disc Golf Courses	Horseshoe Courts
Japanese Friendship Garden	Mary's Lake
Oak Hill Cemetery	Off-Leash Dog Parks
Skate Parks

FUTURE PARK AREAS

Burroughs Creek Trail & Linear Park	Clinton Lake Leased Area
Green Meadows Park	DeVictor Park
Peterson Road Park	Sesquicentennial Point