Friends of Kaw Point Park

02/25/2026

10/29/2025

Check out some great videos from the Lewis and Clark Trail Alliance.

Our final episode created by Lee Graff and students from Shenandoah University wraps up the series. Enjoy this and maybe go back and catch up on all previou...

08/26/2025

Join us and our pals - Friends of the Kaw - Kansas Riverkeeper for the 2nd Annual One KC Kansas River Cleanup at Kaw Point Park - Saturday, September 13th 9am-11am!

It's almost time for the 2nd Annual One KC River Cleanup! Join Friends of the Kaw and 300 of our closest friends to clean up the Kansas Riverbank during our biggest cleanup of the year!

Saturday, September 13, 2025
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Kaw Point Park
Kansas City, KS

The first 300 people in attendance will receive a free One KC t-shirt! Families are welcome and refreshements will be available.

Learn more and RSVP at www.bit.ly/RSVP2025OneKC, and watch for updates! A second neighborhood cleanup location in the stockyards district (near the Rock Island Bridge) will be announced soon.

11/11/2024

Check out this video about everybody’s favorite member of the Corp of Discovery!

Along with expedition leaders Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, was the corps of discovery, a specialty established unit of the United States Army. It was ...

01/29/2024

Get out and celebrate National Kansas Day!

Visit Kansas City Kansas Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Riverfront Heritage Trail Friends of the Kaw - Kansas Riverkeeper Urban Hikes Kansas City Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City KS

Today is National Kansas Day!

We celebrate with Kansans today -- the 163rd anniversary of statehood. As the 34th state, Kansas is one of the 16 states comprising the Lewis and Clark Trail.

As with several other states along the trail, the Corps of Discovery moved quickly along the edge of today’s Kansas – logging only about 125 river miles. On June 26, 1804, the expedition reached the spot where the Missouri turned to the north and camped for three days at Kaw Point, where the Kansas and Missouri Rivers meet. A small fortification of logs and brush, called “bowers” protected the men, four horses, and Seaman from the unknowns of the area. Near the location they spotted their first bison. A 10-acre park commemorates the Corps’ visit today.

After the short rest, the party continued north, camping either on the Missouri or Kansas sides of the river. By July 1 they were near the site of present Leavenworth and by July 3 they camped in today’s Atchison County. The next day, they named two creeks near Atchison – Independence Creek (still so named) and Fourth of July Creek (now White Clay Creek).

On the nights of July 5, 7, and 9 the Corps camped on the Kansas bank and entered today’s Nebraska on July 11. For 14 days in 1804 the Corps marveled at an abundance of game and the beauty of the Kansas prairie. On their return journey in 1806, benefiting from the steady flow of the Missouri, they would again travel along the Kansas border from September 10-15.

Originally, the area was a part of the Missouri Territory beginning in 1812. But after Missouri became a state in 1821, the vast area of the Great Plains would be considered unorganized with little or no pioneer settlement except for Fort Leavenworth. Finally in May 1854, the Kansas Territory was established and a little over six years later, statehood was approved by Congress on January 29, 1861.

Happy Birthday, Kansas!

Image: NPS

01/20/2024

It’s that time of year again…. EAGLE DAYS!!

Join us at Kaw Point Park on January 27th - two sessions 1-2pm and 2-3pm with Operation WildLife. Learn about and see live birds of prey; including Frank the Eagle! It’s an excellent time to watch Eagles hunting at the Kawsmouth and learn about these predators and their habitats. 🦅

10/06/2023

If you’ve always wanted to see someone paddle a GIANT pumpkin down the Missouri River, keep reading: Monday - 7am - Steve Kueny will launch from Kaw Point Park in a 1293lb pumpkin to attempt a Guinness World Record by paddling to Napoleon, MO! There are three excellent coffee shops nearby to get you going, after the launch! Blip Roasters Splitlog Coffee Co. Kinship Cafe Visit Kansas City Kansas Visit KC Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City KS

09/19/2023

09/19/2023

We had an excellent time touring the park with our community partners; sharing history, future plans and projects and love for this special place.

09/17/2023

All ramps at Kaw Point Park are CLOSED for maintenance.

09/12/2023

Kaw Point Park Clean Up is THIS Saturday 9am-12!! Be sure to bring gloves and water. (We recognize long pants and closed toe shoes)