Five Great Parks for Kite Flying in Kansas City

These local parks offer wide open spaces for kite flying on a spring day.

• Sculpture Park on the Lawn of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

  Sculpture Park on the lawn of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art has become Kansas City’s front yard. With the backdrop of one of our most beloved landmarks, the whimsy of the giant Shuttlecocks and the glass labyrinth, the lawn is a favorite gathering space for picnickers and kite flyers on spring days. Best of all, admission to the museum is free to enjoy before or after you enjoy the outdoors.

• Black Bob Park

  This favorite Johnson County park offers 80 acres of outdoor fun. With wide-open green spaces, this is a great place to enjoy kite flying, a game of catch or Frisbee. Picnic shelters, grills and water fountains make this a great gathering space. Children enjoy the playground, swing set and sports fields. The half-acre fishing pond is another favorite. The parks department also operates a miniature golf course and batting cages.

• Osage Trails Park

  Osage Trails Park features a 0.68-mile trail, open fields, pickleball courts, a climbing rock and a playground with swings. This is the perfect scenic setting for a picnic and a day of kite flying.

• Leawood City Park

  This 66-acre park offers an abundance of open space ideal for kite flying. With soccer fields, tennis courts, basketball goals, baseball fields, sand volleyball courts and an all-inclusive playground, the park offers something for everyone. The park also serves as the trailhead for a 2.5-mile path along the Tomahawk Greenway Trail or the shorter 1.5-mile loop on the Indian Creek Greenway Trail. For pet owners, Leawoof Dog Park is located at the east end of the park.

• Mill Creek Park Olathe

  This popular 4-acre Olathe park offers a picnic shelter, grill, accessible playground, tennis/pickleball courts and a rich history. Pioneers traveling west from 1812 to 1857 used this park as a campsite long before Olathe was founded. According to Olathe Parks & Rec, during the Civil War, this location was used as a campground for Union soldiers.