Parks
Spaces to Play and Relax
Stop and relax or find a spot to gather — Warrensburg boasts some of the most extraordinary parks in the Show Me State! Covering more than 400 acres, the nine gorgeous parks around the Burg offer a variety of amenities — including playgrounds, trails, baseball and softball diamonds, pickleball courts, a skate park — plus plenty of spaces to get together and enjoy some time outside.
For a complete list of parks, visit Warrensburg Parks & Recreation.
Nancy Anderson Park & Children’s Memorial Garden
Corner of Colburn and Water streets
As a young child, Nancy Anderson and her neighbor would take bicycle rides in the area around their home. She had fond memories of the Sunset Hills area, where the two would stop and enjoy lunches in the sunshine, basking in the quiet and the natural beauty of their surroundings. As the years hurried by, a “raspberry-colored house” and a second-hand store populated the landscape. Realizing the need to recoup the area, Ms. Anderson worked with the City of Warrensburg to have the land purchased as public property, which could be revitalized.
The History of the Children’s Memorial Gardens
In 1999, Warrensburg residents Craig and Ramona Conant lost their daughter, Angel, in an auto accident. The Conants became actively involved with families who had experienced similar loss. Together, they turned the idea to have a place where children were remembered and memorialized into a reality.
The Nancy Anderson Park & Children’s Memorial Gardens
In 2005, the Children’s Memorial Gardens found a home in Nancy Anderson Park. The Gardens feature beautiful bronze statues depicting children playing and a granite wall inscribed with the names of “those who left us too soon.” The Gardens are a tribute to all nature offers and a much-needed place for remembrance and reflection for families who have suffered the loss of a child.
Learn more about Nancy Anderson Park & Children’s Memorial Garden.
Knob Noster State Park
873 SE 10 Road
Knob Noster, MO
Offering a peaceful getaway among oak woodlands, open prairies, and an oxbow slough, Knob Noster State Park provides plenty of opportunities to enjoy the Great Outdoors. The park’s trails welcome hikers, bikers, and horseback riders to explore the park’s grounds, while the nearby Clearfork Creek offers some fantastic bass, crappie, catfish, and bluegill fishing.
Blind Boone Park
402 W Pine St.
Named in honor of John William “Blind” Boone — a composer and pianist born and raised in Warrensburg — this once-segregated park has been reborn into a place to bring people together. The son of Rachel Boone, a former enslaved person, and a white Army bugler, Boone became blind as an infant after falling ill with cerebral meningitis. Despite his lack of sight, Boone became a well-known and beloved musical prodigy in his community for his range as well as his remarkable ability to play a composition after hearing it just once. Though he never reached the level of fame of similar musicians like Ray Charles or Stevie Wonder, Boone is remembered as a generational talent and an influence on the development of ragtime and jazz.
Blind Boone Park features a quarter-mile walking trail and nature area, plus a reservable gazebo and BBQ grills. The park also includes numerous monuments to its namesake, including a life-sized bronze sculpture of Boone playing piano.
