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Shaded Running Trails in Kansas

Kansas has 62 trails with shade and tree cover in this directory, across 28 cities and towns — Wichita, Ottawa, Prairie Village, Derby and 24 more. Tree cover for summer miles, when an exposed path turns into a heat trap.

Labels come from each trail's own listing, its website and runners' reviews. Conditions change with the weather and the season, and gates and lights follow the park's own hours, so check a recent review before you drive out.

Every one in Kansas

Use the filters to narrow these by surface, loop, distance, shade, lighting, restrooms, water and parking.

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Black Hoof Park

4.8 ★★★★★ 1,367 reviews

Lenexa, KS

1 miMixedShadedScenic

A 160-acre park featuring diverse wildlife, trails, picnic shelter, playground & lake activities.

Roe Park

4.7 ★★★★★ 1,386 reviews

Overland Park, KS

Shaded

40-acre green space boasting a swimming pool, sports courts, a playground & hiking/biking trails.

Antioch Park

4.8 ★★★★★ 1,334 reviews

Merriam, KS

MixedShadedScenic

High Park

4.7 ★★★★★ 1,095 reviews

Derby, KS

ShadedScenicDog-friendly

Clean park featuring a playground, soccer fields and baseball diamonds, alongside paths and picnic areas.

Meadowbrook Park

4.8 ★★★★★ 1,026 reviews

Prairie Village, KS

PavedShadedDog-friendly

Sprawling park featuring multiple playgrounds for kids of all ages, along with green space.

Peter Pan Park

4.6 ★★★★★ 945 reviews

Emporia, KS

ShadedScenic

Spacious park offering picnic facilities, a fenced playground, a lake & an 18-hole disc-golf course.

Forest Park

4.6 ★★★★★ 715 reviews

Ottawa, KS

ShadedScenicDog-friendly

Relaxed park, with basketball courts, baseball fields, playgrounds, a disc golf course, a skateboard area, dog parks and a swimming pool.

Riggs Park

4.5 ★★★★★ 722 reviews

Haysville, KS

ShadedScenicDog-friendly

Breezy park featuring picnic tables for rent, kiddie play areas, a splash pad and a walking path, plus a disc golf course.

Oak Park

4.6 ★★★★★ 675 reviews

Wichita, KS

ShadedScenic

This wooded park features an 18-hole disc golf course, lily pond, nature trails & wildlife habitat.

Gezer Park

4.7 ★★★★★ 616 reviews

Leawood, KS

ShadedScenic

Laid-back park with paved walking trails, a playground and a sandpit.

Strang Park

4.6 ★★★★★ 615 reviews

Overland Park, KS

ShadedDog-friendly

Relaxed playground-surrounded park featuring swings, basketball courts, and tennis courts along with a picnic shelter and a grill.

Athletic Park

4.5 ★★★★★ 574 reviews

Newton, KS

Shaded

Park featuring baseball and football fields, tennis and volleyball courts, picnic facilities, and a playground.

Wright Park

4.3 ★★★★☆ 599 reviews

Dodge City, KS

ShadedScenic

Family-friendly park with a playground, picnic tables, and athletic courts, plus an adjacent water park.

Sunset Park

4.4 ★★★★☆ 578 reviews

Salina, KS

ShadedScenic

City park with a botanical garden, gazebo, ball fields & picnic shelters, plus BBQs & tennis courts.

Swanson Park

4.6 ★★★★★ 516 reviews

Wichita, KS

PavedShadedScenicDog-friendly

Beautiful park with deer and a creek, plus scenic trails for hiking, walking and bicycling.

i lan Park

4.7 ★★★★★ 501 reviews

Leawood, KS

PavedShadedScenic

Family-friendly park with a playground, picnic tables, walking trails, and shelters.

Buffalo Bill Cody Park

4.5 ★★★★★ 508 reviews

Leavenworth, KS

ShadedDog-friendly

Public park with a baseball field, tennis courts, playground, picnic tables, and wooded trails.

Franklin Park

4.8 ★★★★★ 469 reviews

Prairie Village, KS

ShadedDog-friendly

Fitness trails in a woodsy setting with a playground, ball fields & a large picnic pavilion.

Frontier Park

4.4 ★★★★☆ 507 reviews

Olathe, KS

PavedShaded

22-acre community park featuring sports fields, a playground, green space & summer outdoor concerts.

Little Mill Creek North Park

4.7 ★★★★★ 446 reviews

Lenexa, KS

PavedShadedLitScenic

Clean park featuring a playground for kids, a zip line, picnic tables and soccer fields.

College Hill Park

4.7 ★★★★★ 421 reviews

Wichita, KS

ShadedScenic

Scenic park offering playgrounds, tennis courts, a pool and paths.

Burcham Park

4.4 ★★★★☆ 349 reviews

Lawrence, KS

ShadedScenic

City park with a playground, trail & view of the Kansas River plus a preserved cottonwood forest.

Big Bull Creek Park

4.7 ★★★★★ 293 reviews

Edgerton, KS

LoopMixedShadedScenic

Spacious park featuring trails for hiking and biking, plus playgrounds and water-play areas.

Kanza Park

4.5 ★★★★★ 299 reviews

Ottawa, KS

PavedShadedDog-friendly

Park featuring a playground, a frisbee golf course and picnic tables.

Felker Park

4.4 ★★★★☆ 271 reviews

Topeka, KS

PavedShaded

This local park features soccer fields, a lighted softball complex, green space & picnic tables.

Chatlain Park

4.4 ★★★★☆ 234 reviews

Merriam, KS

ShadedScenicDog-friendly

Porter Park

4.4 ★★★★☆ 226 reviews

Prairie Village, KS

Shaded

Neighborhood park with a baseball diamond, grassy field, basketball courts, playground & BBQs.

City Park

4.5 ★★★★★ 212 reviews

Ottawa, KS

Shaded

Clean park for kids with a playground and a gazebo.

Waggin' Tails Dog Park

4.6 ★★★★★ 198 reviews

Leavenworth, KS

ShadedDog-friendly

Large, shady park with benches for owners and separate areas for dogs of different breeds.

River Walk Trail

4.6 ★★★★★ 174 reviews

Junction City, KS

3 miShadedScenicDog-friendly

Flat, shady trail (also a dirt road), featuring river views and benches for resting.

Shawnee North Community Park

4.5 ★★★★★ 173 reviews

Topeka, KS

LoopPavedShaded

Huge pool for kids and adults, along with softball fields, a playground, and trails.

Northeast Community Park

4.4 ★★★★☆ 175 reviews

Manhattan, KS

LoopShadedScenicDog-friendly

City park with soccer and baseball fields, a playground, and trails for walking or biking.

Shannon Valley Park

4.6 ★★★★★ 162 reviews

Overland Park, KS

ShadedScenic

Clean neighborhood park with a playground, trails and a basketball court.

Tomahawk Park

4.6 ★★★★★ 162 reviews

Leawood, KS

PavedShadedScenic

Clean green space featuring swings, slides and trails, along with a baseball field.

Angel Falls Trail

4.7 ★★★★★ 143 reviews

Lansing, KS

PavedShadedScenicDog-friendly

Shady park featuring a paved trail leading through woods to a waterfall, plus benches.

Taliaferro Park

4.6 ★★★★★ 146 reviews

Prairie Village, KS

PavedShadedDog-friendly

Shaded playground featuring a tire swing, plus basketball, softball and tennis courts.

Thomas Park

4.3 ★★★★☆ 154 reviews

Salina, KS

ShadedScenicDog-friendly

Kid-friendly place featuring a disc golf course, Frisbee golf and a playground.

Wilderness Park

4.6 ★★★★★ 141 reviews

Frontenac, KS

LoopMixedShadedDog-friendly

Shady park featuring trails for hiking, jogging, biking, running.

Stubby Park

4.7 ★★★★★ 121 reviews

Leavenworth, KS

Shaded

Spacious park boasting a wide variety of play equipment amid shade-casting trees.

Weltner Park

4.4 ★★★★☆ 128 reviews

Prairie Village, KS

ShadedDog-friendly

Small park featuring a basketball court and a sand volleyball court, plus a playground.

Indian Creek Trailhead

4.5 ★★★★★ 111 reviews

Olathe, KS

PavedShaded

Scenic, family-friendly trail for walking, running and biking, passing by playgrounds and parks.

Oxbow Park

4.3 ★★★★☆ 111 reviews

Salina, KS

Shaded

Playground in a parklike setting for picnics and kite flying featuring a dog-walking area, plus swings and slides.

Summercrest Park

4.5 ★★★★★ 104 reviews

Overland Park, KS

ShadedScenic

Lake and pond in a park setting with walking paths, bridges and picnic tables.

Arkalon Park

4.4 ★★★★☆ 104 reviews

Liberal, KS

PavedShadedScenicDog-friendly

Clean park featuring concrete pads, fire rings, grassy areas and picnic tables, along with bathrooms and showers.

Riley Park

4.3 ★★★★☆ 100 reviews

Derby, KS

ShadedScenic

Peaceful park with play equipment, trails, and fields for softball and baseball.

Flat Rock Creek Park

4.7 ★★★★★ 88 reviews

Lenexa, KS

PavedShadedScenic

Shaded park featuring a pool, a creek and a kids' playground.

10th and Ash Park

4.3 ★★★★☆ 96 reviews

Newton, KS

Shaded

Playground and ball fields in a tidy park with picnic tables and a river trail.

Cedar Niles Park Clare Road Trailhead

4.8 ★★★★★ 82 reviews

Olathe, KS

LoopMixedShadedScenic

Vast park with rugged trails, a paved path and a looped option for hiking.

Prairie Sunset Trail

4.5 ★★★★★ 82 reviews

Wichita, KS

LoopCrushed gravelShadedDog-friendly

Relaxed trail for walkers and cyclists featuring native Kansas wildlife, shaded patches, and a few streams.

Linear Trail S Manhattan Ave Trailhead

4.3 ★★★★☆ 63 reviews

Manhattan, KS

MixedShadedScenic

Park offering biking, walking, and running trails.

Sand Creek Trail

4.8 ★★★★★ 55 reviews

North Newton, KS

Shaded

Riverwalk - Veterans Memorial Park

4.5 ★★★★★ 53 reviews

Wichita, KS

ShadedScenicDog-friendly

Riverside trail with a statue of a Native American and museums, plus space for biking and dog walking.

Crane Park

4.6 ★★★★★ 49 reviews

Derby, KS

Shaded

Park with a playground for children, picnic tables, and benches.

Kill Creek Streamways Trail

4.8 ★★★★★ 44 reviews

Gardner, KS

11.5 miPavedShadedDog-friendly

Quiet 11.5-mile route through the woods, with an observation tower, for hiking and cycling.

Meadowlark Trail - McPherson Trailhead

4.6 ★★★★★ 40 reviews

McPherson, KS

ShadedScenic

Cedar Niles Park 135th St Trailhead

4.8 ★★★★★ 37 reviews

Olathe, KS

MixedShadedScenicDog-friendly

Prairie Sunset Trail - Garden Plain

4.8 ★★★★★ 30 reviews

Garden Plain, KS

Crushed gravelShadedScenic

Sedgwick County Conservation Park

4.8 ★★★★★ 24 reviews

Wichita, KS

Shaded

Prairie Spirit Trail - Ottawa Trailhead

4.6 ★★★★★ 18 reviews

Ottawa, KS

ShadedScenic

Meadowlark Trail North Trailhead

4.8 ★★★★★ 16 reviews

Lindsborg, KS

ShadedScenic

Woodland Valley Park

4.5 ★★★★★ 10 reviews

Derby, KS

Shaded

Trailhead

4.5 ★★★★★ 8 reviews

Ottawa, KS

Natural surfaceShaded

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