Parks and Lakes

The lake covers approximately 66 acres and has extensive shallow water in the west end. The rest of the lake in characterized by flats on the northwest side and gradual to steep drop offs to 15 to 30 feet over the rest of the area. There are 182 acres of...

Warnock Lake is a few miles southwest of Atchison. The lake offers fishing and swimming. The park surrounding the lake has picnic areas, a shelter house, restrooms, and play equipment. Warnock offers RV campsites with 30 amp electricity and a central water hydrant.

Reisner Park is a small, neighborhood park featuring restrooms, play equipment, green space and a picnic shelter. The shelter is available for rentals. Download the Shelter Reservation Form and return it to City Hall, located at 515 Kansas Ave., in order to reserve a shelter. For more information, please call...

7am-11pm Daily In addition to being a play space year-round, LKM Park proudly serves as the site of the Atchison’s famous Juneteenth Celebration. Atchison’s Juneteenth is the largest FREE Juneteenth celebration in the country, open and welcoming to anyone who embraces the beauty of our diversity and the power of...

This is a very nice park. It is at the end of the Riverwalk and has a nice playground and splash park, lots of parking and shade.  It is very nice, pretty popular, and had definitely been there at least a few years. My kids loved it.

Closes at 6pm Nice park. Kids enjoyed basketball court & playground. Clean pavilion for picnicking. Nice trail into the woods with a beautiful peaceful brook behind the park.

7am-11pm Daily With its rolling wooded hills and scenic overlooks, Jackson Park has a long and storied history. At one time known simply as “City Park,” Jackson found new life in the early 1900’s when Zaremba E. Jackson, a prominent citizen and public official, spear-headed a push to improve the...

The International Forest of Friendship is an arboretum and memorial forest beside Lake Warnock in Atchison, Kansas. 

Riverfront Park was dedicated on June 19, 2004, after many years of planning. It features the Lewis & Clark Pavilion, Veterans’ Memorial Plaza, a hiking/biking path along the river, enhanced boat access with a river overlook area, children’s play area with a keelboat replica play structure, and new bathrooms.