Welcome to Ernie Miller Nature Center

Gatherings such as weddings, graduations, corporate events, and birthdays are welcome. To ensure the use of a shelter, reservations are recommended.

Yoga Homeschool Nature Fitness class offered on April 4, 11, 18 & 25 at Ernie Miller Nature Center

Yoga Homeschool Nature Fitness is the name of this program, which is for ages six and older with a parent. In this class led by a certified youth yoga instructor, participants will combine the positive effects of being outdoors as they explore, hike, and ...

Sailing I class offered for adults beginning April 23

Sailing I is for ages 18 and older. Participants will learn about types of boats, launching techniques, docking, maintenance, and safety. Basic swimming skills are required. To find this program in the My JCPRD Activities catalog and online listings, brow...

Mildale Farm Spring Community Day set for April 27

The five-hour event is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will give interested parties access to the 158-acre site including the 22-acre rental property in southwest Johnson County as well as to about 136 acres which are now all part of the 2,060 acres w...

Public invited to annual TimberRidge Adventure Center Open House on April 27

The TimberRidge Adventure Center is located at 12300 S. Homestead Lane, Olathe, and is a 200-plus acre facility adjacent to Kill Creek Park, which JCPRD also owns and operates. TimberRidge, which was dedicated in 2002, is accessible via an entrance which ...

Superhero Saturday event is April 27 at Roeland Park Community Center

Aimed at ages three to six with an adult, this event is called Superhero Saturday and will take place on Saturday, April 27. Costumes are encouraged for this action-packed morning. Activities will include superhero training, a scavenger hunt, art activiti...

Orienteering workshop for ages 16 and older offered on April 27

Do you enjoy hiking cross-country, but fear losing your way? If so, join the Johnson County Park and Recreation District for a Map and Compass Orientation Workshop beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday, April 27, at the Ernie Miller Nature Center, 909 North Kan...

New season of Animal Tales Storytime sessions begins May 1 at Ernie Miller Nature Center

Animal Tales Storytime invites young children and their parents to come listen and learn during any or all of the six sessions scheduled on two Wednesdays per month between May 1 and July 24. 

Animal Tales Storytime is for ages two to six. All chi...

New season of 50 Plus Bingo begins May 1

All of this season's bingo sessions begin at 1:30 p.m. and will feature a dozen games of bingo, as well as food, prizes, and fun. Bingo prizes include  gift certificates to local restaurants and businesses. For Johnson County residents, the cost ...

LEGO® City Build Party is first in new monthly Family Fun Series beginning May 3

The Family Fun Series are designed to be monthly events where kiddos and their grown-ups can play, explore, and make memories together. To help JCPRD staff plan, participants are asked to register one week in advance of each event. To find these programs ...

Shawnee Mission Park Marina opens weekends beginning May 4 & 5

The marina’s weekend hours will be from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, but note the last rentals each day will be at 6 p.m. The marina offers boat rentals, including canoes, pedal boats, kayaks, and paddleboards. The Shawnee Mission Park Marina accept...

50 Plus participants can "Learn to Play" games through new program starting May 6

Introducing players to new games is the goal of a series of four programs being offered for the first time by the 50 Plus Department of the Johnson County Park and Recreation District beginning in early May 

This program is called Learn to Play. I...

Plan on spending An Evening with Oscar winner Kevin Willmott for related program on May 9

As its eight-plus-month-long  temporary exhibit about the 1920s comes to an end, the Johnson County Museum is bringing in a 2019 Academy Award winner for the last of eight programs which ties into the exhibit, which opened in late August.

Planned ...

Mah Jongg May-nia event for 50 Plus set for May 10

It’s time to build walls, make sets, and pairs during a Mah Jongg special event being presented in early May by the 50 Plus Department of the Johnson County Park and Recreation District . 

Mah Jongg is the popular Chinese tile collecting...

JCPRD Overnight Fishing Opportunities for 2019 begin May 11 at Shawnee Mission Park

Ten Overnight Fishing Saturdays at four Johnson County Park and Recreation District lakes are being planned this year, beginning in mid-May.

The first Overnight Fishing Saturday will take place on May 11 at Shawnee Mission Park Lake. After 11 p.m. on that ...

Museum Launches After-School Care Program for 2018-2019

It's New!  Be a part of the inaugural Museum Explorers Club -- an After-School Care program featuring cultural enrichment activities and outdoor play.  Enrollment starts on Monday, May 6 for the 2018-19 school year for children enrolled ...

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