Gunn Park — Attraction in Fort Scott

Gunn Park is amazing. As someone whose lived here my whole life I have some of the best memories in this place. I always enjoy going there to meditate or simply hang out in nature. (Sometimes I have to deal with entitled people but that's no fault of the park itself ...) Plus whoever is doing the art on the walls of the shelters us amazingly good and it just goes to show that a little town like this still has some talented people in it. However ... A major problem with the park is the trash. Fort Scott or whoever owns the park, please hire people to go out and clean your park on a regular bases. I personally don't mind taking a broom to sweep the shelter house on the hill from time to time nor do I mind picking up trash around the area I'm hanging out, but I'm just one person. I can't clean your whole park for you. I want to mind doing a little bit because I think the park is a wonderful place but I don't have the time do it extensively. But that's really my own my issue ... and I do want to applaud them for repainting shelter houses and getting some of the benches fixed. That was really nice.

All and all though the place is nice. A big recommendation to go there if you live around here or are visiting Fort Scott. Just clean up after yourselves when your...

Me and "Wild Bill" Went to Walmart in Fort Scott Kansas and Pick'd Up Trout Tag's then Went to Gunn Park...Fern Lake in Fort Scott...We Didn't Catch Anything but The Trout Were Biting across the Lake...Beautiful Rainbow and Golden Trout ...We Used Power Bait and Casted Rooster Tail Spinner's but It Was Mighty Cold so We Packed Up and Will Return Soon..Next Time I'm Bringing Worms and Dip'n Em in Liquid Power Bait and Try Some Spinner Casting...Tags are Good for a Year..so I'm Golden and Gunn Park in only 20 Miles from Pleasanton Kansas...Fern Lake is Perfect for Veteran's PTSD Therapy...but Dress Warm and Bring Gloves in November...Ohhh Rahhh..and Maybe Fish from the Shore not the Pier... Lcpl Antonio J Davila USMC Desert Storm...

This is a great, and huge, park! We didn't realize just how big, so we stopped at the first playground, which is really better suited to older children, as it has very tall equipment. At this first area there is also a lake and the stone pavilion, which is beautiful and well suited to family reunions and other get togethers. If you drive in further, you will come across other playgrounds, some with smaller equipment for younger children. There is also a second lake and other buildings that are available for rent. You can also camp and fish here. There are trails for hiking and biking, a dog park, and a disc golf course. This park also has a very interesting history.

This is a great place to picnic and play, to camp, or...