County parks begin winter hours until Feb. 28

Winter hours of 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. go into effect Nov. 1 for many Johnson County Park and Recreation District parks. The winter hours will stay in effect through Feb. 28. District parks impacted by the new hours are:

  • Heritage Park, 16000 Pflumm Road, Olathe
  • Kill Creek Park, 11670 Homestead Lane, Olathe
  • Lexington Lake Park, 8850 Sunflower Road, De Soto
  • Antioch Park, 6501 Antioch Road, Merriam
  • Big Bull Creek Park, 20425 Sunflower Road, Edgerton

Winter hours for Shawnee Mission Park, 7900 Renner Road, Shawnee and Lenexa, are from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. at Meadowbrook Park, 9101 Nall Ave., Prairie Village.

Other district parks with year-round dawn-to-dusk hours include: Ernie Miller Park, 909 North Kansas 7 Highway, Olathe; Sunflower Nature Park, 103rd Street and Edgerton Road, rural De Soto; Thomas S. Stoll Memorial Park, 12500 W. 119th St., Overland Park; Camp Branch Glade, 175th Street and Mission Road in Aubry Township; Stilwell Community Park, 207th Street and Metcalf Avenue, Stilwell; Arthur and Betty Verhaeghe Park, 11401 W. 167th Street, Overland Park; Cedar Niles Park, 12650 S. Clare Road, Olathe; and all of the Streamway Park System access points.

For more information, visit the district’s website at jcprd.com or call 913-438-7275.