Howard Park — Attraction in Lee's Summit

What's not to love about this park?! It has covered picnic tables, a splash pad, frisbee golf, walking trails, baby swings with adult swings attached to them, standalone baby swings, standard swings, and lots of jungle gym play space. Easily one of my favorite parks in the area.

Update: we still love this park. My kids enjoy the creek that runs through the woods, and they played in the little rock creek that runs under the foot bridge last time. It's not very shady where the party equipment is, but the splash pad makes it easy to cool off. The last time we were there, an adult man was smoking weed near the playground even though he didn't have any kids with him. It was a little odd, but he just kept to himself. This is the first time that has happened, though. Usually, people utilizing the park benches have kids playing on...

Played the new 9 hole course today at Howard Park and had a great time! Keep in mind that it's a new course and is still in development. There are no tee pads and no signage yet, but still wasn't too hard to navigate. The numbered posts at the tees and the baskets being numbered help with the navigation. It's a technical course but still fun to play. Definitely need some bridges because you have to cross the creek several times during play. I will definitely add it to my regular list of courses I play. It's an easy 4 out of 5 stars after the final touches are put...

We had our daughters 7th birthday party here, despite a very rude family that was there in the pavilion after we told them that it was reserved already for us they wanted to argue, even though it was clearly posted that we had a reservation. They eventually moved so we could set up, the park was relatively up kept, the bathrooms needed to be cleaned, the park equipment was maintained, and the creek was a nice added feature. Would definitely recommend for a birthday party for...