Raytown Parks and Recreation

08/27/2026

Over at Kritser Park, the new playground is officially opened!

08/27/2026

Basketball registration opens next week!! We are so excited for our 26-27 season! Registration opens September 1st until September 30th. Practices will start in October and games will begin in November!
To register, either fill out this form and turn it into the Raytown Parks office, or you can follow the link on our website to an online registration!

P.S. Consider volunteering to coach one these teams. It is a wonderful experience and great opportunity to be another positive role model for the kids!

08/26/2026

Reminder, Raytown!

Ribbon cutting for Kritser Park's new playground is this Thursday (8/27/2026) at 10 am.
Address: 7515 Woodson Road

We hope you'll join us to celebrate the official reopening of the playground area.


Raytown Parks and Recreation
Raytown Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism and Building Foundation

07/01/2026

Attention: Kenagy Park is going to be under construction starting July 6th, to make improvements to the brick restrooms, walking trails, and the main playground. The main playground will be blocked off for a few weeks to add new turf surfacing.

Construction fencing will be put up soon.

This project is funded through the OMNIBUS grant program that is 100% federally funded. The Raytown Parks Department is demolishing the old restroom and bringing in a newly constructed restroom facility. The main entrance to the walking trail and pond is also being reworked to be compliant with ADA regulations. We are also adding more accessible trails to the softball field and main playground areas.

Our apologies to the disruption to our trail walkers and park users for a few weeks, but the improvements will be a benefit for years to come. There will still be access to the main shelter house and the east Raytown RD side of the park, but the full walking trail loop will be affected by the new construction.

We expect this to be completed and fully opened back up by the end of August.

Thank you!

06/25/2026

ANNOUCEMENT: Terry Copeland Park will again be close today at 2:30 in preparation for the World Cup match tonight.

The lot will be used for parking. Here is the link to purchase a parking space if you are going to be attending tonight.

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/parkitvalet/2061150

The park will reopen normal hours tomorrow.

The park will also temporary close this Saturday, the 27th, at 6:00pm for the same reasons and will reopen the next morning.

06/25/2026

Starting Monday, June 29th, the playground area near the Woodson entrance at Kritser Park will be under construction for around 10 days and will not be open for use.

06/16/2026

ANNOUCEMENT: Terry Copeland Park will be close today at 2:30 in preparation for the World Cup match tonight.

The lot will be used for parking. Here is the link to purchase a parking space if you are going to be attending tonight.

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/parkitvalet/2061150

The park will reopen normal hours tomorrow.

06/13/2026

We have to cancel the Raytown Live concert for tonight. With the dangerous weather forecast we don’t want to take any risks with people’s safety.

The next conert will July 11th at 7:00 PM.

06/09/2026

What a wonderful day for fishing! Thank you to everyone who came out Saturday and set record numbers for our 49th annual Fishing Derby! We are already excited for next year!

05/26/2026

If you're looking for a great way to spend your weekend, come out this Saturday to the historical Rice-Tremonti House!

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