Outdoors Sunset Hill, Country Club Plaza
Loose Park
An outdoor spot in Sunset Hill, Country Club Plaza, free to visit and worth about an hour. Best time to go: Afternoon.
Why go
A 75-acre park south of the Plaza with a duck pond, a rose garden and a paved loop that suits a first-day walk.
It is one of 7 curated places we feature in Country Club Plaza, alongside 4 sights, 1 place to eat and 1 place to stay. 2 more of our picks sit within about half a mile in a straight line, so it pairs easily with The Raphael Hotel and Gram & Dun.
- Type
- Outdoors · Nature
- Neighborhood
- Sunset Hill
- Price
- Free
- Time needed
- 1 hr
- Best time
- Afternoon
Nearby
Our closest curated picks, including 1 beyond Country Club Plaza. Distances are straight-line, not walking or driving.
- 1The Raphael Hotel
A 1920s apartment building turned boutique hotel facing the Plaza across Brush Creek.
Stay · 0.6 mi straight-line - 2Gram & Dun
A Plaza brunch favorite on Brush Creek, with a big patio and dishes like banana cream French toast and shrimp and grits.
Food · 0.6 mi straight-line - 3Plaza Lights
Strings of colored bulbs outline the Plaza's towers and rooflines from Thanksgiving night, a tradition since the 1920s.
Sight · 0.7 mi straight-line - 4Mill Creek Park and J.C. Nichols Fountain
A small park at the Plaza's edge anchored by the J.C. Nichols Memorial Fountain and its bronze horsemen.
Sight · 1.0 mi straight-line - 5Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Free encyclopedic museum with the giant Shuttlecocks on its sculpture lawn.
Sight · Kansas City · 1.2 mi straight-line - 6Shuttlecocks
Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen's four giant shuttlecocks, scattered across the Nelson-Atkins lawn since 1994.
Sight · 1.2 mi straight-line
On these curated routes
Loose Park is a stop on our Kansas City New Year's Eve route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.
More to do in Country Club Plaza
Loose Park is our only outdoors pick in Country Club Plaza; here is what else we recommend there. See the full Country Club Plaza guide.
When to go: weather by month, based on Kansas City
Our climate figures for Country Club Plaza come from nearby Kansas City. Average daily highs in Kansas City run from 37°F in January to 89°F in July; May is usually the wettest month. For Loose Park itself, we suggest: Afternoon.
Modelled monthly averages for Kansas City from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Kansas City weather by month (covers Country Club Plaza).
Getting there
Map links open a live search for Loose Park, so hours and directions come straight from the map app.
- Coordinates
- 39.03170, -94.59470
- Destination
- Country Club Plaza, Missouri
Loose Park: quick answers
How much time do you need at Loose Park?
Plan on about an hour at Loose Park. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.
When is the best time to visit Loose Park?
Our pick: Afternoon.
Is Loose Park free?
Yes, we list Loose Park as free to visit. Check locally before you go, since special exhibits, parking or tours can carry a fee.
Which TripsCircle routes include Loose Park?
Loose Park appears on Kansas City New Year's Eve, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.
Add Loose Park to your crew's plan
Save it to a shared TripsCircle itinerary, settle the timing with a quick poll, and split the costs with everyone going to Country Club Plaza.
Plan Country Club Plaza
- Country Club Plaza travel guide 7 places
- Kansas City weather (covers Country Club Plaza) weather by month
- Downtown Kansas City to Country Club Plaza 3.9 mi straight-line
Lists & regions
Also in Country Club Plaza
Curated recommendation, not live listing data. Confirm hours, prices, bookings and access before you go.