The 17-acre park is located on the riverfront near downtown KC featuring biking paths, sand volleyball courts and is the future site of Union | Berkley Riverfront and Bar K Dog Bar. The park also has parking, bike lockers and racks, and a nearby B-cycle rental station located at 3rd and Grand Blvd.
Kansas City began along the Missouri River. At Berkley Riverfront, the historic relationship to this vital natural resource continues. It is a scenic oasis, a place for community, activity, entertainment and relaxation within an urban landscape.
Look just north of downtown Kansas City, on the south bank of the Missouri River and between the iconic Kit Bond and Heart of America bridges. At the heart of it all, there is Berkley Riverfront, a one-of-a-kind expanse of greenspace filled with cultural and recreational amenities.It is a vibrant landmark in your city. It is a sustaining connection to your river. It is your park.
The Riverfront Heritage Trail
The Riverfront Heritage Trail is a 15 mile bicycle and pedestrian path the stretches throughout the urban core of Kansas City. Art installations along the trail highlight the unique history of each site. In the portion at Berkley Riverfront, visitors can view the Missouri River, look out over an urban archaeological park at the original Town of Kansas river settlement, and meander through a Wetlands Restoration area.
ASB Underpass
The BNSF’s ASB Bridge created a barrier to the bi-state Riverfront Heritage Trail system with segments of the trail on both sides of the bridge. BNIM and Taliaferro & Browne developed plans to skirt the bridge by building a flood-proof concrete bicycle/pedestrian trail under the bridge on the “wet-side” of the Missouri River levee.
Previously the site of the Missouri Pacific Produce Terminal Administration building, six kiosks made of the building’s foundation are located at the site. The design of the kiosks emulate the ASB Bridge’s counterweights. Each kiosk contains an informational panel which describe the history and significance of the bridge and the administration building.
Wetlands Ecosystem
This wetland restoration project is composed of native trees, shrubs, grasses and wildflower re-vegetation. Well water from a local aquifer provides some of the water supply for the wetlands. Walkways, benches and interpretive displays invite people in to learn about these important native plants.
The ecosystem includes 0.2 acres of emergent wetlands, 1.3 acres of bottomland hardwood trees and shrubs, 3 acres of native grasslands and forbs, plus preservation of 0.2 acres of existing trees.
