Penn Valley Park

Penn Valley Park

Penn Valley Park is an urban park overlooking Downtown Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri. The 176-acre park was developed in 1904 on land through which the Santa Fe Trail had passed. It contains two famous landmarks: The Kansas City Scout Statue and the United States' official World War I museum with its Liberty Memorial. The grounds also feature such commemorative statues as the Pioneer Mother Memorial and the Hiker. The park has a large lake, a fitness trail, tennis courts and ball fields and is a popular spot for concerts and festivals during the summer months. Also features Kansas City's first off-leash dog park and is the host park to both the Penn Valley Skatepark located in the SW corner of the park and the [http://www.justoffbroadway.org/ Just Off Broadway Theatre] .

The Federal Reserve's new regional headquarters building is located just south of the park.


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