Park Reservations

English Landing Park has three shelter houses (East, West and River) and three greenspaces that can be reserved. These shelters can be reserved for groups up to 75 people. Vehicle traffic is strictly prohibited inside English Landing Park.

Platte Landing Park has one shelter house that can be reserved (Friends).  Friends Shelter can be reserved for groups up to 75 people. This shelter house has direct parking lot access. Restrooms at this location are portable restrooms.

Watkins Park has a small shelter that may be used on a first-come, first-serve basis.

The Parkville Nature Sanctuary has a shelter (known as the Girl Scout Cabin) that can be reserved in the same manner as park shelters. There is no vehicle access nor utilities available at the shelter. All nature sanctuary rules must be followed.

Visit our reservation page (external link) to check availability and book your shelter:

Confetti and paint can cause damage to the concrete pads and picnic tables at our shelters in English Landing and Platte Landing parks. If you plan to make crafts, hang banners from the beams, throw confetti, pop balloons or use paint, please help us protect the shelter areas by using tablecloths on the picnic tables and rugs/mats on the concrete pads. Please pick up your trash and throw it away, clean off the picnic tables and remove tape from the beams. We appreciate your help in keeping our parks and shelters clean for others to enjoy.

The McKeon Stage and brick patio are now available for reservation on a daily basis. The fee for an event of 75 or more people is $400.00 ($300 event; $100 stage) to reserve the stage and patio for one day. The stage is approximately 20′ deep, 40′ wide, and elevated 3′ off the ground and the brick patio that is approximately 60′ wide and 100′ long. The stage also has 400 amps of power and water available.

The River Shelter is also a stage that can be reserved.

View the Event Guidelines for more information. Contact Brittanie Propes at (816) 741-7676 to coordinate your event.

Parkville has practice baseball/softball fields, soccer fields, sand volleyball courts and pickleball courts can be reserved during park hours, separately or in conjunction with a shelter reservation. The fee for all fields is $20 per hour per field/court.

View availability and complete your reservation online here.

The parks can also be reserved for larger events (groups of 75 or more, including all weddings) through the City’s Event Guidelines process.

The City allows film and video commercial shoots when conducting business on public property, with the required permit as required by Parkville Municipal Code Section 140.250. Insurance needs will be determined upon review of the permit.

The parks are only available for use during the hours of operation. Nature sanctuary shoots are only permitted near the entrance; any further into the sanctuary constitutes a disturbance of the environment. The number of participants involved must be limited to a 15-person crew; any larger requests will require approval by the Community Land & Recreation Board.

A permit not required for personal use.

Video & Film Permit Application