North Kansas City Parks & Recreation - Waggin' Trail Dog Park

06/07/2024

Arts in the Park is tomorrow! Dogs are welcome as long as they are leashed. 🐶

04/08/2024

Keep Your Pets Safe During Tomorrow’s Eclipse! 🌒

The best way to ensure your pet’s safety during the eclipse is to keep them indoors. Not only can the eclipse be damaging to their eyes, but the abrupt change in sunlight can cause stress and anxiety. Check out the image below for more tips on how to keep your pet safe:

04/05/2024

Don't forget to join us for Boneanza tomorrow, Saturday, April 5 from 1 pm to 2:30 pm. $5 donation gains entry to the Egg Hunt and a goodie bag for your pup PLUS a chance to win a Bar K Party Animal Doggie Birthday Party Package. 🥳 Egg Hunt for small dogs starts at 1:30. Egg Hunt for large dogs starts at 1:45.

Peruse and shop from our dog specific vendors, win prizes, and more! 🐰 Thank you to our sponsors, Bar K, The Dogs' Spot, and the German Shepherd Dog Club of Greater Kansas City.

Vendors:
Itty Bitty Pitty Co, Pet Resource Center of Kansas City, Pete and Mac's Pet Resort - Northland, Camp Bow Wow Liberty, Brutus Broth, and our listed sponsors.

04/04/2024

Check out all North Kansas City Parks & Recreation has to offer this summer! From youth and adult classes to summer camps, recreational sports, and more. See page 7 for a full schedule of our FREE Summer Events! Link to view in the comments.

03/29/2024

We're only a week away from our annual Easter dog event, Boneanza! Bring your pup and enjoy an Easter Egg Hunt for your pups, peruse and shop from our dog specific vendors, win prizes, and more! 🐰

$5 donation gains entry to the Egg Hunt and a goodie bag for your pup PLUS a chance to win a Bar K Party Animal Doggie Birthday Party Package. 🥳 Egg Hunt for small dogs starts at 1:30. Egg Hunt for large dogs starts at 1:45.

Thank you to our sponsors, Bar K, The Dogs' Spot, and German Shepherd Dog Club of Greater Kansas City.

03/19/2024

Thanks to our Boneanza sponsor, Bar K, we're giving away a Party Animal Doggie Birthday Party Package! 🥳 With your $5 donation for entry to Boneanza, you will receive a goodie bag, a raffle ticket, and a ticket for a chance to win this awesome party package for your pup! Make sure to join us on Saturday, April 6 from 1 pm - 2:30 pm at Waggin' Trail Dog Park. 🐰

03/18/2024

CLOSED: Starting today, March 18 through Friday, April 5 both sides of Waggin' Trail Dog Park will be closed for aerating, seeding, and to give the grass time to establish and grow. Please visit kcparks.org for other dog park locations, and join us for our Dog Easter Event, Boneanza, on Saturday, April 6! 🐶

03/17/2024

REMINDER: Beginning Tomorrow, March 18 through Friday, April 5 both sides of Waggin' Trail Dog Park will be closed for aerating, seeding, and to give the grass time to establish and grow. Please visit kcparks.org for other dog park locations, and join us for our Dog Easter Event, Boneanza, on Saturday, April 6! 🐶

03/13/2024

REMINDER: Beginning Monday, March 18 through Friday, April 5 both sides of Waggin' Trail Dog Park will be closed for aerating, seeding, and to give the grass time to establish and grow. Please visit kcparks.org for other dog park locations, and join us for our Dog Easter Event, Boneanza, on Saturday, April 6! 🐶

03/06/2024

We're only a month away from our annual Easter dog event, Boneanza! Bring your pup and enjoy an Easter Egg Hunt for your pups, peruse and shop from our dog specific vendors, win prizes, and more! 🐰

$5 donation gains entry to the Egg Hunt and a goodie bag for your pup. Event starts at 1 pm. Egg Hunt for small dogs starts at 1:30. Egg Hunt for large dogs starts at 1:45.

03/01/2024

NOTICE: Beginning Monday, March 18 through Friday, April 5 both sides of Waggin' Trail Dog Park will be closed for aerating, seeding, and to give the grass time to establish and grow. Please visit kcparks.org for other dog park locations, and join us for our Dog Easter Event, Boneanza, on Saturday, April 6! 🐶

01/12/2024

Due to inclement weather, the North Kansas City Parks & Recreation Center will be closed and all activities canceled today, Friday, January 12. Stay Safe!

01/08/2024

Due to inclement weather, the North Kansas City Parks & Recreation Center will be closed and all activities canceled for tomorrow, Tuesday, January 9. Stay Safe!

12/19/2023

North Kansas City Parks & Recreation's Enrichment Catalog for Winter 2024 is out now! Check out the next dog park event, Boneanza! Full catalog with details available on the City of North Kansas City's website under Parks & Recreation.

11/20/2023

Feel the Warmth has been postponed to next week due to the weather and upcoming holiday. This will allows for the staff to restock throughout the week as needed and make sure the items provide the warmth needed! Hats, gloves, and scarves will be hung along the fence line at all our parks on Monday, November 27 and will be available for anyone needing extra warmth to take. Thank you to everyone who provided donations this year!

11/07/2023

This year marks the sixth year of our Feel the Warm Project which provides scarves, hats, and gloves to anyone in need of a little extra warmth during the winter season. Donations from the community are what make this project possible. We are still accepting handmade or store bought (with tags) hats, gloves, and scarf donations through this Friday, November 10.

All donations will be tagged with a note from North Kansas City Parks & Recreation and hung on the fence lines of Dagg Park, Macken Park, and Waggin' Trail Dog Park the morning of Monday, November 20 and be available through Wednesday, November 22 on a first come, first serve basis.

11/06/2023

As we move into colder months, our Park Staff has prepared and have winterized our parks over the past few weeks. This means that all drinking fountains, ballfield restrooms at Macken Park, and restrooms at Dagg Park have been shut off/closed.

If you are visiting Waggin' Trail Dog Park, please be prepared and bring your own water.

As we move into colder months, our Park Staff has prepared and have winterized our parks over the past few weeks. This means that all drinking fountains, ballfield restrooms at Macken Park, and restrooms at Dagg Park have been shut off/closed.

If you are visiting Dagg Park, restrooms are available during business hours across the street at City Hall or at the Public Library.

If you are visiting Macken Park, restrooms are available on Howell Street or on Clark Ferguson near the Festival Shelter.

If you are visiting Waggin' Trail Dog Park, please be prepared and bring your own water.

10/20/2023

The North Kansas City Animal Shelter is having ✨FREE✨ adoptions for adult dogs and adult cats that have been at their shelter for more than 30 days! This will be on a first come, first served basis until we have reached our limit of sponsorships. See below for more details. 🐶

10/16/2023

Thank you to all that joined us this past Saturday at our annual Howl-O-Ween event! We had such a fun time and the weather was perfect for our pups in costume. Thank you to our vendors and sponsors, The Dogs' Spot - Dog Training Center and Boutique and the German Shepherd Dog Club of Greater Kansas City, for join us! We hope to see you all at Boneanza on Saturday, April 6, 2024.

Photo Credit: Photography by Andreas. Thank you so much for capturing this event for us!

10/14/2023

A huge part of the fun of Howl-O-Ween is seeing all the pups in their costumes! We can't wait to see what you dress your pup as tomorrow, October 14. There are some pretty sweet prizes for our first place winners too! First place on the large dog side will receive a Chewy Goody Box. First place winner on the small dog side will receive a Halloween Count Down Prize Box. Prizes will be given out for second and third place as well.

Event is 1 pm to 2:30 pm. Large Dog costume contest will be at 1:30 pm and small dog costume contest will be at 1:45 pm. See you there! 🐶🎃👻

10/10/2023

Location change! The Mobile Music Box concert will now be held across the street at Macken Park in Spruytte Circle. The address is 1002 Clark Ferguson Drive, NKC, MO 64116. Concert starts at 6pm.

Location change! The Mobile Music Box concert will now be held across the street at Macken Park in Spruytte Circle. The address is 1002 Clark Ferguson Drive, NKC, MO 64116.

Join us this evening, Tuesday, October 10 at 6 pm and enjoy a free concert put on by a String Quartet from The Kansas City Symphony! Join Anne-Marie, Paul, Jesse, and Larry for a program representing the kaleidoscope of rich artistic and emotional experiences a Symphony concert can offer. From festive and toe-tapping to introspective and heartfelt, this program will draw you in and leave you looking forward to the thrilling Symphony season ahead.

10/09/2023

Don't forget to join us tomorrow evening at 6pm at the North Kansas City Parks & Recreation Center for a free concert put on by The Kansas City Symphony's Mobile Music Box!

Dogs are allowed as long as they are on leash and not disruptive to the performance. 🐶

Location change! The Mobile Music Box concert will now be held across the street at Macken Park in Spruytte Circle. The address is 1002 Clark Ferguson Drive, NKC, MO 64116.

Don't forget to come out tomorrow evening and enjoy a free concert put on by a String Quartet from The Kansas City Symphony! Join Anne-Marie, Paul, Jesse, and Larry for a program representing the kaleidoscope of rich artistic and emotional experiences a Symphony concert can offer. From festive and toe-tapping to introspective and heartfelt, this program will draw you in and leave you looking forward to the thrilling Symphony season ahead. Tomorrow, Tuesday, October 10 at 6 pm outside the North Kansas City Parks & Recreation Center.

10/06/2023

Only one week until Howl-O-Ween! With a $5 donation you will receive a goody bag and entry to the costume contest. Get a sneak peek below! Proceeds go to City of North Kansas City Animal Shelter. Along with the costume contest, there will be vendors, a photo op, raffle, prizes, and more! Please be aware that this event is geared towards dogs and their owners.

Costume Contest Times:
1:30 pm Large Dog Side
1:45 pm Small Dog Side