Porter Park — Attraction in Prairie Village

Porter Park is a place of a lot of activity throughout the school-year. Little league teams around the area use the fields for baseball, softball and soccer practices. Teams need to reserve these fields with city.

The playground recently went through a remodel. There are now natural playground equipment. This includes logs and tree stumps that children can use for balancing. Children just need to be careful because it's very easy to get injury by slipping off the stumps.

Shelters in the park make picnicing possible. Some even have built in grills.

Porter Park is a frequent spot for annual neighborhood events like Easter Egg Hunts and...

This is an excellent park! Plenty of shade, two medium-sized play structures (that seem appropriate for kids ~2yrs+), pretty clean bathrooms, a nice walking loop, swings, and a large sandbox with lots of toys. There is also plenty of seating on benches and picnic tables. As for parking, there is an good-sized open parking lot with nearby street...

I frequently park there while waiting for my teen to get off of work. I don't have ave any small children but the park has well- maintained equipment, a sand put with toys, a walking trail, doggie poop bags, covered picnic tables, trash cans, benches and a bathroom with...