Wow, McCoy has been upgraded so well! This was a favorite spot of mine, growing up, and it looks…read moreten times better now. Pros: - Two well-designed, "Pioneer"-themed playgrounds with great equipment and rubber matting - Paved, wide-open walking paths - Plenty of picnic tables and grills - A great water park!! - baseball diamond - Lots of informative plaques about local history, with Braille - The entire park is wheelchair-accessible - Very well maintained Cons: Not really any to speak of, except that people shouldn't leave so much trash behind. But I make that complaint about every park. The park was clean enough that I didn't feel nervous about being barefoot after playing with my Little One in the water park. This park is gorgeous and has lots of amenities.

I love the park and it has a great playground for kids. The reason I deducted two stars is because…read moreof people who go to the park. Earlier today I went to the bathroom and some guy in there was trying to sell me drugs. That is the biggest problem with independence and Missouri in general is the amount of drug dealers here and the police in the entire state are completely worthless. Other than that, I will say I like to park but the police need to come here more often. But that's more of an independence problem than the park.

I stopped by this quiet park on the way home so my grandson could try out the playground. This park…read moreis inside a residential area so there is no actual parking lot. But parking can be done on the street near the curb of the park. It's a quiet park with a small playground with newer equipment. There is a variety of regular swings, and also the larger swings for several kids. There is a walking trail that appears to be a loop. It's a small park, but it's nice and peaceful.

Catch us at a park all year long! Quail Creek Park has been in our rotation of parks and it is such…read morea great, little park! This park is tucked away in a neighborhood. There's no dedicated parking lot, but plenty of street parking. They have swings (2 baby ones, 2 normal ones, and two round tire type swings). The playground equipment is kind of advanced, but there are definitely things for younger littles. The ground is rubber material, so great for crawlers/ kiddos who are starting to walk! They also have a little creek and walking paths behind the park!

Simple Park if you're in the area, just want a place to walk around and see some greenery. Nice…read morelittle area for the kids and they have some fishing options.

Beautiful playground and park! The opening for the playground sign is "Hawk's Nest." There are tons…read moreof climbing structures of all types--rock walls, ladders, steps, and lots of other anxiety-inducing things for parents and great fun for kids! My favorite parts of this park are the outdoor xylophones and musical wall with rubber mallets attached. The acoustics are very addictive. My 3-year-old granddaughter also loved the rope bridge, the swings, including a large round one, and the merry-go-round. We also got to play many games in the mock caves, which were complete with cave drawings.

Great park to walk my dog. There is a nice playground too. Make sure to bring bug sprayread more

What an adorable and whimsical park! The playground equipment is fun, built to be explored and…read moreclimbed on, and feels like you're transported into a storybook. We loved everything about this park from the climbing structures and tree houses to the working water fountains and bathrooms. On the same grounds there is also a skate park and a nice dog park. There's literally something out here for any member of your family to enjoy!

This was - BY FAR - the coolest park I've ever been to. We stumbled upon this place on accident,…read moreand we were so excited to have experienced this wonderful venue. Kansas City Parks and Recreation, you are so on point! We ordered pizza from Waldo's and brought it here. There is a large pavilion with quite a few park benches to picnic with a group. The meal was lovely and the view was beautiful. There is a playground right behind the pavilion with some spectacular features. A large spiderweb-like climbing pyramid that the majority of the children flocked to. A zip-line and a see-saw, a few decent-sizes slides and a sand pit accompanied large climbing structure. I wish I had this playground in my backyard when I was a kid. Had I not been exhausted from traveling and super-full from my delicious Waldo's dinner, I would have joined the many children playing!

amazing park and splash pad for sure. we absolutely loved it and had so much fun. one thing is the…read morebathrooms are absolutely disgusting along with the diaper changing table is broken. i totally understand it's hard to keep up with an outdoor bathroom but it really does need a deep clean and the diaper changing table fixed! super disappointed by that. everything else was phenomenal!

Harris Park was once your average, run-of-the-mill parks in Lee's Summit. Not anymore! In the past…read moredecade or so, it's grown to a beautiful park, playground(s), and community pool that feels more like a water park. It's good for children of all ages with a little something for everyone.

Aw, so great!! I love this little playground! When having lunch with my friend and her little kids,…read moreher 4 year old told me he wanted to go to castle park. He meant this. It's a great large park with a large castle like plastic playground so the kids can play princess and knight. There's another smaller playground for younger toddlers who are just mastering stepping up and sliding down. There are a few swings, a small rock climbing boulder that wouldn't do much damage if a kid fell off, and a picnic area, where my friend and I sat in the shade while the kids played. There was a camp there also, and all the kids were sitting and listening to a police K9 demo. Not far away there's a water park/swimming pool. Overall, this is a great place for kids to come and wear themselves out! I really like it and it's so adorable!

I've never been to this park before and it was very peaceful and we were the only people there…read more They have a walking area that's pretty small but they have a nice new play area with soft landing sponge on the bottom. They also have a picnic area as well.

Love this park, always go here to play pickle ball, little one court spot but no one goes here so…read moreit's very lowkey

Beautiful park to walk through, and plenty of shade if you just want to rest and people watch…read more This park is adjacent to the Country Club Plaza shopping area, which puts you well within walking distance for food and drink options when you're done soaking in the vitamin free (*D). At the southern end of the park is the J.C. Nichol's Memorial Fountain. Folks were walking, running, and biking on the paved trail around and through the park. I didn't expect to find this beautiful fountain here, but it was a beautiful surprise. The walkways of the park put you less than a block away from Country Club Plaza, but I was well within walking distance of the Kemper Contemporary Museum of Art and Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Great green space.

As someone who runs and walks solo about 50% of this time, this is not a favorite of mine. One…read morewould think that with all of the people on the plaza you would feel comfortable, but I don't. There is a hill covered with trees and that section gives me the creeps.