My review will include stroller accesibility, kid friendliess, weather suggestions for when to visit, and if walking the bike trails is worth it with the bike traffic.
My husband, 2 1/2 year old daughter, and myself walked the trails and attended the museums onsite attraction on a weekday. The trails were free to access as far as i am aware. The onsite attraction at the time was "The Kaw Family". Kids 5 and under got in free to the experience and military is free.
The property was very stroller accessible and family friendly. There were only a few areas throughout that were optional with stair that led you off trail. For example, the Frank Loyd Wright House had some stairs to access.
The weather was gorgeous. We went late May. However we did time our visit around rain on prior days. So definitely plan accordingly.
Only word of caution is some cyclists speed through the trails like its the tour de france so once you see youre on a trail please be sure to share the road and stick to one side so they can get around you. Typical bike trail ettiquite of course but trust me, after almost witnessing a few incidents it couldnt hurt to...
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