Parks & Trails
The Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department oversees a park system which includes 54 parks. For maintenance 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.
Integrated Pest Management
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Kansas Healthy Yards and Communities
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The Plant Health Care Program is designed to maintain healthy and vigorous park plantings beneficial to the public. See what we're doing!
TRAILS
Trail Map (pdf, 344KB)
REC-FINDER: a Searchable Database for Outdoor Recreation in Kansas
Search a database of over 450 trails, 3,500 parks and 12,500 recreation amenities across the state for places to participate in your favorite outdoor recreation activities. You can search for parks and facilities by name, location, park type or facilities. Includes maps!
Park Regulations
COMMUNITY PARKS
As park pages are developed on each of the parks, they will be added to the list below.
| Broken Arrow Park | Burcham Park | |
| Centennial Park | Clinton Lake Park | |
| Holcom Park | "Dad" Perry Park | |
| Prairie Park | Riverfront Park | |
| South Park | Buford M. Watson, Jr. Park |
NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS
GREENWAYS - PRESERVE AREAS
| Pat Dawson-Billings Nature Area | Lawrence Nature Park |
| KANZA Southwind Nature Preserve | Conrad & Viola McGrew Nature Preserve |
| Martin Park | Naismith Valley Park |
CEMETERIES
| Oak Hill Cemetery | Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Maple Grove Cemetery | |
| Cemeteries Interactive Search & Map | Cemetery Interactive Map Help Video |
OTHER AREAS
FUTURE PARK AREAS
| Green Meadows Park |
