Kingston Lake Park — Attraction in Overland Park

Rude people. House owners around are not nice and called the cops on my dog who......imagine this.......was acting like a dog!!!!! Dwellings in the neighborhood opted for calling the police because apparently they're not civilized enough to walk up to me in person and confront me about an ordinance I was unaware of that dogs are not allowed in the lake which I find pretty stupid anyway because it's a lake for god sakes and isn't that what dogs like to do at a park...jump in the lake?...my bad! When my dog began to get excited from all the water "foul", I thought it was in his best interest to remove his leash in order to prevent him get tangled up and drowning because I knew he was going to end up jumping in the lake and as his best friend I joked, "go get them Louie" which was apparently interpreted as be encouraging my dog to murderer as many ducks and geese as, he possibly could..... according to the report given to the park ranger when she approached me. obviously, I'm in no position to argue with any sort of authority and I understand they have a job to do however I find it ironic that my dog is a registered service dog by day however he apparently gives off the impression he moonlights as a duck murderer on the side. I was also informed I could have been written a fine for $10,000 and racked up a Federal offense for animal cruelty due to my joking around saying go get them Louie knowing very well he couldn't even catch a turtle if he tried. I want to make it very clear in this review that I am not at all blaming the police for any of their actions because they are simply doing their job and enforcing the laws, however I'm just voicing my opinion on the neighbors lack of common courtesy and compassion considering our party consisted of a 43 year old woman, a goofy Golden retriever, and an eight-year-old sweet little boy.... I can't even imagine moving in to a house with a lake in the back yard and then telling my dog oh no no you can't swim in the lake....it's against the law!!!!! My whole experience at this park was nothing but terrible and it just baffles me how the lake is filled with so much disgusting algae, trash, and kids doing drugs, however I end up being the bad guy. By the end of my experience I was in tears over the ticket for 100+ and devastated over the threat of a additional ticket for animal cruelty because my dog was chasing a duck which is a federal offense and a $10,000 fine. this park is awful and I would not recommend anyone going there .... I feel sorry for anybody who moves into the neighborhood and has to deal with neighbors hiding in the window calling the police instead of having common courtesy to approach a non threatening party of three trying to walk the dog. I am very rational and would have gladly retreated out of the park to avoid the situation I ended up having to encounter. I will never return to this park. oh and on a final note which takes the cake, when we did finally get in our car to leave, Ironically there were two kids in the car next to us smoking weed or some other type of drug that utilizes a pipe.... But I guess we were bigger fish to fry......

Very nice public park in a very nice neighborhood; neat little amenities like exercise equipment that is placed along the trail. If you like geese and ducks you certainly can see a number of them around this area this time of year. The park has modern play equipment and a number of people fishing in the lake from the docks on the lake. A roughly 1/4 Mile Trail encompasses the lake. The only negative marks I would give this park are for the lack of a restroom (or some kind of toilet facility; not even a porta-potty?) and it is kind of hard to find as you must drive several blocks through a heavily residential area...

This is a beautiful, small park. It has a paved half-mile trail around the pond, and there are fish, turtles, and all kinds of birds there, too. The path is wide, and 2 strollers fit across easily, so great for mom's who want to walk together.

There is also a small park attached with small and large equipment for a range of kiddos small to large.

The only warning I have is that there is poison ivy climbing on quite a few of the trees, so if you have an allergy, be very careful if you...