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Great Bend Area Parks
Every night in the summer, you can hear bats cracking and crowds cheering at ball fields all over Great Bend. The great American pastime has a home here and it seems like everyone plays. Take a seat on the bleachers and enjoy everything from the talented kids in Little League to the almost professional American Legion team.
The city has made a commitment to its parks and it shows. Not only do they feature many fine ball fields, they bloom with color. There are picnic tables, lakes, beaches, trees, walking trails, soccer fields, a great zoo, and places to fish, bike, skate, play horseshoes, or rent a paddleboat. Make one of Great Bend’s parks part of your visit. You’ll feel right at home.
Brit Spaugh Park
North Main Street from 19th Street to 24th Street. The 46-acre park area includes an aquatic center (Wetlands at Great Bend, admission charged), shelter houses with grills and picnic tables, playground equipment, skate park, MBX bike park, basketball courts, tennis courts, two lighted softball fields (one with covered grandstand and concession stands), Little League field, lighted horseshoe pits, and restrooms.
Veteran’s Memorial Park & Lake
McKinley Street from 17th Street to 21st Street. This 78-acre park offers a fishing lake, limited boating (paddleboat, canoe and kayak rental available), restrooms, ball field complex (concession stand, restrooms, dressing rooms, lighted baseball field, two lighted softball fields, two Little League fields), tennis courts (four lighted), shelter houses with grills and tables, physical fitness trail, walking trail with floating bridge, handicap accessibility, floating fishing dock, Argonne Forest, playground equipment, sand beach, and restrooms.
Waterfall Park
10th Street and Frey Street. Tiny park with beautiful plantings and a tranquil waterfall.
Airport Recreation Area
Drag racing, rodeo grounds, 3i Show, Home Show, Barton County Fair, July 4th fireworks.
Eisenhower Park
Lakin & Garfield. Little League ball field, soccer field, volleyball court and paved parking.
Heizer Park
8th & Heizer. Picnic tables and grills, play station, junior league ball field, soccer field, volleyball court, and paved parking.
By-Pass Park
Highway 281 By-Pass & Broadway. This one-acre park offers a shelter house with grill and picnic tables, playground equipment, and water fountain.
Lafayette Park
Jack Kilby Square, Main Street. Band shell with benches, restrooms, flower beds, fountain, walkways, Kansas Quilt Walk, Civil War statue, and seasonal ice-skating rink.
Stone Lake
Railroad Avenue & South Washington. At this 43-acre park, you’ll find a fishing lake, limited boating, fishing docks, and riverside nature trail.
Harms Ball Complex
24th & Highway 281 By-Pass. This 7-acre park offers a softball field and lighted baseball field.
K-96 Park
K-96 & 10th Street. Picnic area.
Langrehr Park
K-96 Highway and 10th Street. This 10-acre park provides a Little League ball field, shelter house with picnic tables and grill, and water fountain.
For more information about Great Bend's zoo or parks, contact the Convention & Visitors Bureau.
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