Welcome to the Blue River Parkway Trails
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Last Updated: March 18, 2013



Blue River Parkway in the Spring (click to see a larger image)

(Look at the "Park Photos" page for more photos)


Blue River Parkway (a Jackson County, Missouri park) is located along the Blue River in south Kansas City. Although the vast majority of park land (and trails) are located in the county park, the city of Kansas City has a small park (Minor Park) located along the Blue River at Red Bridge Road. Thus, this park and trails are sometimes referred to as "Minor Park (trails)".

This parkway is a beautiful get-away, quietly nestled in southern Kansas City, Missouri. Within this parkway, there are several multi-purpose trails that wind along both sides of the Blue River. These trails are open for hiking, mountain biking, and (in some locations) horse riding.

Please respect these trails by not riding them when they are wet/muddy (if you are leaving marks in any more than an occasional puddle, it is too wet/muddy to ride so please come back another time). Due to their weight, horses can severely damage the trails if they ride when the ground is soft. Likewise, mountain bikes can cause erosion problems on muddy trails. When the trails are damaged, it falls to the volunteers who maintain these trails to make repairs. We appreciate your help in preserving the trails so we can spend more time enjoying them and less time working on them! If you have any questions, please contact Rob Stitt (rob@robstitt.com).

Tips about drying times for the trails:

The most accurate guide is whether you're leaving marks or not. However, here are a few rules of thumb to consider before even heading out to the trails:


Special Events:

April 6, 2013: Project Blue River Rescue: Help clean up the Blue River in the largest one day stream cleanup in Missouri. For more information or to sign up, contact Lakeside Nature Center at (816) 513-8960. You may also visit their website at www.lakesidenaturecenter.org.





The trails in Blue River Parkway are largely maintained by volunteer "Trail Watchers". The "Trail Watchers" are maintaining this site for your enjoyment.

If you are interested in volunteering to help maintain the trails, please contact Rob Stitt (rob@robstitt.com) and he will help get you in touch with the proper officials at Jackson County Parks and Recreation.

Contact: For questions, problems, suggestions, to offer your help, etc., please e-mail Rob Stitt (rob@robstitt.com).
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