Shawnee, Kansas is located in northwest Johnson County and was ranked 17th in Money Magazine’s “Best Places to Live” list in 2010. The 62,209 residents are served by the Shawnee Mission School District and the De Soto School District. Shawnee is home to the Old Shawnee Town Museum, Wonderscope Children’s Museum and the Johnson County Museum as well as Shawnee Mission Park with it’s 120-acre lake.
Shawnee Mission Park has so much to offer! If you are looking for something fun to do in the area, then you have to check out Shawnee Mission Park. The following is just a sampling of some of the things that this park offers: an off-leash dog park with lake access, a boat ramp, a public beach, fishing, a disc golf course, playgrounds, walking trails, horseback riding trails, shelters, R/C airplane field, and much more. This is one of the best parks in the area and definitely worth checking out.