City of Topeka- Parks and Recreation Reviews

The nature park you walk through is pretty good. Walking the lake is a nice walk.

Usually my go-to spot after a long day at work before I head home to my other full time job as husband and father.

Love going there to walk with or without the furry friends.

Beautiful landscape, well maintained, most visitors are really good about picking up after themselves. Great place for a family outing. Just check the local updates about alge & other outdoor concerns.

Great place to shoot pics, walk, sit and relax... whatever makes you you

This is a great place to visit and has a variety of things to do through the year normally. (Minus this past year due to the pandemic.) But is still a great looking place to visit and enjoy the view at least. I look forward to visiting here again during the summer and hope to get some swimming and fishing done.

I love the lake its so relaxing and my daughter loves to go here and play. I do see that there is alot of trash in some parts of the water and around the edge that we as a public could start taking better care of and cleaning up behind ourselves

Great lake for fishing, not so much for jet skiing or blasting your boat out. Half the lake is a no wake zone for fishing!

Lots of picnic areas, good fishing, and lake amenities!

Love this lake area, Tulips in full bloom, beautiful

Beautiful place to walk, good trail, friendly visitors to talk to.

Lake is getting better cant wait to try new water boats.

Overall, a beautiful lake. There is plenty to do as a family. The fishing isn't so great, but who comes here to fish? Perfect relaxation spot.

Did a bike ride all around the lake. The trail was in very good condition. There was one steep location on the south side that had a recessed drainage grate at the very bottom which caused my 5 year old to wipe out on his bike. The trail isn't too busy, and the south east side does not have much around it except for the golf course which is fenced off. The sidewalk on this side is separated from the street, 45th St, which is good because the speed limit is 45 mph. I would not ride it at night as there is not much in the way of light.

Beautiful lake in the city with a ton of different kinds of activities.

The park is nice...ball diamonds.. great walking ...went to look for a place to trout fish in the morning... good luck with that !!! Weeds...weeds ..& weeds....they need to do something with the water condition.... wish I could get a refund on my permit....I'm not going!!!

What a surprise! After going to the northwest side of the lake to eat lunch with a friend several times this past year, I and my wife decided to explore the southwest side after our TG dinner today. Little did we know that the real jewel of the setting lies there. The Ted Ensley garden was just beautiful! Walking its paths only augmented our joy and gratefulness for what was close to being a perfect TG day. We highly recommend a visit there before fall is over. Plan on winter and spring too. You will be blessed.

Very nice. Great walking or riding sidewalks all the way around with care in the landscaping. Awesome baseball complex. Great golf course & campgrounds. They have nice clean playgrounds all around, paddle boats, a swimming beach. Its large & spacious enough for many event to be held there.

Great for walking... nice view, safe place. Pay equipment for the kids depending on where you are. Great for kayaking, fishing, picnics...

I love Lake Shawnee. There are tons of options on how to spend your time. Long trails, good picnic spots with or without tables, various playgrounds for kids, areas to take your own boat or rent a canoe or paddle boat, a beautiful arboretum, camping, and more.

Check out their website and you can find out about different events they have going on during the year too.

Grew up in the area. Beautiful development over 30 years

Lake Shawnee is never boring, there's always something to do or see.

Went fishing today with lil bro and i had and awesome time. Real tranquil place to be and nice scenery