Kaw Point Park in Kansas City, KS

Nestled at the confluence of the Kansas (Kaw) River and the Missouri River, Kaw Point Park in Kansas City, Kansas offers visitors a powerful blend of natural beauty and deep history. It was here that the Lewis and Clark Expedition camped on June 26-28, 1804. Today this ten-acre park preserves that legacy with interpretive signs, an open-air education pavilion, a trailhead for hiking and biking, and a wooded riverbank.  

Visitors can enjoy easy access to riverfront views, picnic spots, wildlife sightings, and sunset views of the Kansas City skyline across the river perfect for photographers, families, or anyone looking for a peaceful urban outdoor escape. Kaw Point also features an outdoor amphitheater for special events, a boat launch ramp, and public programming including historical re-enactment events. Kaw Point Park is notably the annual launching off point for The Missouri American Water MR340 Race, a 340-mile kayak and canoe race from Kansas City to St. Louis, MO that every June.  

What’s Nearby in Kansas City, KS 

While you’re at Kaw Point Park there’s plenty more to explore nearby. For lovers of outdoors and local history, you can continue along the Lewis & Clark Heritage Trail or bike nearby riverfront paths. Historical landmarks, murals, and local eats and watering holes are minutes away in downtown Kansas City, KS.  Kaw Point gives you both the chance to step into early American exploration and to savor flavors of modern KCK.