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Swope Park

Kansas City, Missouri

Welcome to the largest park in Kansas City and one of the largest municipal parks in the United States, the magnificent Swope Park, which is over 1000 acres larger than New York City's Central Park. Each year more than 2 million people visit Swope Park.

Picnic Shelters: Swope Park has several picnic shelters of various sizes. The Bandstand shelter has 20 tables, a seating capacity of 200 and a total capacity of 400 with two grills. Shelter #2 has 16 tables a seating capacity of 128 and a total capacity of 250 with one grill. Shelter #3 has 6 tables with seating capacity of 48 and a total capacity of 100 with one grill. Shelter #4 has 6 tables with a seating capacity of 48 and a total capacity of 100 with one grill. Shelter #5 has 6 tables with seating capacity of 48 and a total capacity of 100 with one grill. Shelter #4 has 6 tables with a seating capacity of 48 and a total capacity of 100 with one grill. Shelter #7 has 6 tables with seating capacity of 48 and a total capacity of 100 with one grill. Shelter #9 has 6 tables with a seating capacity of 48 and a total capacity of 100 with one grill. Shelter #9 has 3 tables and a seating capacity of 30 with one grill. Shelter #10 has 6 tables with seating capacity of 48 and a total capacity of 100 with one grill. Shelter #10 has 6 tables with a seating capacity of 75 and a total capacity of 100 with one grill.

This park also has many athletic fields, miles of trails, the Kansas City Zoo, and so much more.

1,805.00 acresabout two and a quarter Central Parks
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Acreage1,805.00
Managed byCity of Kansas City
AddressIntersection of Swope Parkway and East Meyer Boulevard, Kansas City, MO 64132
Coordinates39.000927, -94.520761
Websitenone on file
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