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Entertainment and Recreation

 

Picnic & Playground

This 12-acre park, featuring a stone shelter house, 2-acre fishing pond and horseshoe pits, boasts one of the best picnic spots in the state.
 

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Golfing at Wamego Country Club

As one of the top-rated courses in the state, this is one 18-hole round of golf you won’t want to pass up.
 

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Disc Golf Course

Set to the backdrop of tree-studded rolling landscape, Pennyland Park offers disc golfers a scenic course to be remembered.
 

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Tennis, Baseball, Soccer Fields

Brand new in 2008, this complex offers walking trails, tennis courts, and soccer and baseball fields.
 

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Canoeing & Wamego’s Riverfront Park

Stretching 171 miles from its origin in Junction City to where it joins with the Missouri River in Kansas City, the Kansas River makes for prime paddling adventures between Manhattan and Wamego.
 

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Public Swimming Pool

This Olympic-sized swimming pool also features a diving pool, two “kiddie” pools and changing areas.
 

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Bowling

Wamego's family friendly, four-lane bowling center is smoke and alcohol free.
 

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Art Galleries

Local galleries feature hand-crafted pottery items, and rotating art displays highlight the work of local photographers, painters and quilters.
 

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Monthly Art Walk

The first Thursday of each month, downtown businesses open their doors to host local artwork.
 

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Theater Productions

Home to live performances ranging from Broadway musicals to country jamborees, The Columbian Theatre offers year-round entertainment for the entire family.
 

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Bison Experience

Bison once roamed this area in enormous numbers. At the Lazy Heart D you can experience the rare opportunity to see these grand creatures up close.
 

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Scenic & Wildlife Photography

We polled several local photographers, and here are their best recommendations on where to find breathtaking shots around Wamego at all times of the year.
 

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Biking & Hiking

With rolling prairie, idyllic country streams and rustic barns and farmsteads rich in Kansas history, the area offers more than 100 miles of scenic routes to explore.
 

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Hunting

The area around Wamego has more than 20,000 acres of public hunting land where whitetail deer, upland game, turkey and waterfowl roam and fly.
 

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Fishing

Anglers will delight in fishing for largemouth bass, bluegill, crappie, walleye, sockeye, and wiper in the surrounding county lakes, state parks and numerous public-access fish ponds.
 

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Horseback Riding

Whether you're looking for a place to ride your horse, a place to rent one for a ride, or an authentic Old West Cowboy experience, "saddle up Pardner," because your next adventure awaits.
 

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Camping & RV Parks

Whether you're looking for a primitive campsite surrounded by the woods, a spot of solitude next to a lake, or a place to park your RV, the Wamego area has plenty of options for a back-to-nature experience.
 

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Did You Know?

The pond in the Wamego City Park is shaped like a whale and once served as the public “swimming pool.” The island is actually the eye of the whale and the dirt excavated to create the lake was used for the hill where the historic Schonhoff Dutch Mill now stands.