Great outdoor walking course and flower gardens with multiple gazebos and lakeview overlooks. A must see in spring it still maintains its appeal in the fall as its many trees and Japanese maples change color.

Lake Shawnee is a great place for a peaceful walk around the water. Its definitely a Topeka gem.

What a surprise! After going to the northwest side of the lake to eat lunch with a friend several times this past year, I and my wife decided to explore the southwest side after our TG dinner today. Little did we know that the real jewel of the setting lies there. The Ted Ensley garden was just beautiful! Walking its paths only augmented our joy and gratefulness for what was close to being a perfect TG day. We highly recommend a visit there before fall is over. Plan on winter and spring too. You will be blessed.

The lake is amazing. The girls softball needs some improvement to the bathrooms. The fields look good with the new sunshade canopy. There needs to be a bathroom by fields 3&4. Alot of grandparents, kids cant run to bathroom and be back in 5 min.

Great place to go with a loved one.Went with my girlfriend and daughter on a nice day.They have swings, playgrounds, and picnic tables/ grilling spots.

No sewer, but there is a dump site. The green space is great - but the place where you park is a bit strange, with the area just being one big gravely-parking lot. Nice though.

Awesome venue for our wedding!! Definitely a great place for family events!!

Beautiful park and lake with a wide concrete trail that goes all the way around. Camping, golf, fishing, powerboats, sailing, wonder gardens,something for anyone and everyone. Spend a few minutes outside. it is good for the soul

Lake Shawnee is never boring, theres always something to do or see.

Pleasantly surprised the restrooms were open! Clean & heated!! Enjoying the warm days while we can!! Thx

I love walking around a park with my dog. Very beautifully lake. People very friendly. Sometime there have events a party and games.

Absolutely beautiful. I love it there. Lots of wildlife. Great swimming areas.However pick up your trash out the water and off the land people. Beer cans and food wrappers should not be a part of the charm

Its a nice place to go on a walk, picnic, motor boating, and cycling. You can spend some time to just relax or sit for a while if you don’t want to do anything. Its a very long trail along side a lake.

Grew up just a few miles from the lake. It has grown into quite a nice little place to hang out.

Great place for a walk or just to see the sunset. Also multiple play gyms for kids.

Go there 2-4 times a month with my doggo and we love it. Well maintained and gorgeous!

Beautiful neighborhood & the walking path by the lake is immaculate. Gorgeous everywhere... amazing large trees, the lake itself, willow, moss, bridges & architecture, all lovely. I just stopped when driving by and took a 10-minute walk, it is definitely an oasis that is perfect for rejuvenating. My Little Monster enjoyed its also.

Plenty to do around the lake. Top attraction in the area. Make sure to check out adventure cove in the summer with the kids, the rose garden, the shawnee lake golf course, or rent paddle board for a day on the water! The walking trail all around the lake is highly maintained. Other attractions nearby include Tinman circle park (includes small beach and playground), various rentable shelter houses, and a campground. Lastly, the Winter Wonderland by TARC around the Christmas season is a must-see!

Had a fun long walk along the lake.

Love the walking trails and beautiful flowers and trees here.

A favorite place we visit weekly! The walking trail is fully paved the entire 7 miles around the lake, and easily navigated when using a wheelchair. Many accessible floating docks are available to fish or launch a kayak. Grills, picnick tables, playgrounds, a pavillion, and trash receptacles can be found throughout the area. Simply put, a beautiful place to enjoy with friends & family. A real gem to be grateful for!!!

Love this place. The trail around the lake. All the little spots you can stop and relax. Wildlife. Ted Ensley Gardens. It would get a 5 star rating, if there were swimming beaches.

Great place to take the family. Nice paths for walking, biking, etc. Bathrooms are usually clean. Water has blue green algae right now, but is otherwise good for fishing and water sports. We like to picnic around the coves.

Nice lake and trails. Good for walking or biking.

Lake Shawnee is a great little man made lake on the SE side of Topeka. It has a concrete sidewalk going around the entire lake. The city/county have made tremendous improvements in the past 20 years! Beautiful gardens to walk through, abundant fishing, walking, biking around the lake, kayak and other rentals, golf, tennis, sand volleyball, playgrounds, camping.... the list goes on.

Had a great get-together in shelter#3 with Dee & Me hobbies for customer appreciation day. Good food, car show, jumps even aircraft were on display.

Beautiful place. We live across the street and love to hike the trails, watch the ducks, or just sit and watch the wind on the water. We have most of our family gatherings here, great shelter houses.

Huge park Great disc golf course. Pretty wide open.

Beautiful campground with private beach for campers only. Reservable and affordable. Restrooms and showers are clean. Onsite laundry available. Only minus is that there is no discount for longer stays. No sewer hookups but dump station is free for campers. Limited tent sites with electric. Staff is friendly and helpful.

My family went out for the 4th! It was very relaxing and very few people were there at the area we were at. We bbq and fished and popped lots of fireworks! Although no firework show everyone out by the lake gave a little firework show of their own! Beautiful and well doneStay safe

Clean, well taken care of. Camping area great. Lots of picnic and playground areas.

Amazing place with many activities and things to do and see..

The nature park you walk through is pretty good. Walking the lake is a nice walk.

Beautiful lake in Topeka Kansas..Peaceful, clean tranquil fishing nice spot for rest.

Ok, cant wait to get in the water next time

A LOOONG walk by a beautiful lake...whats not to love? Also, pretty ducks & geese.

So much fun and an relaxinging. Got to spend some tume with friends out on the water! Beatiful park and wrll maintained grounds!

Lots of great memories here thru out the years with a recently deceased loved one. My heart will never be the same. I hope you are at peace. 812

Its a serene and peaceful place.

Lovely scenery and plenty of ways to keep your family in the outdoors.

Great local park. The lake has it all. A wonderful parks department offering.

Very nice and decent people are coming and very good place for a family entertainment

Great N/A PICNIC. Thank you late night and Matt J and all the others for all your hard work and service it was a great meeting a great speaker and tons of fun.

I always loved the outdoors, now I can take my grandkids to the lake and enjoy the outdoors too!

I really enjoy paddle boarding at this lake! The south ramp is usually not busy making it easy to launch and exit the lake. Would recommend to anyone.

Great place to go hiking right now 10/10 would recommend

Long Walk around the lake, well maintained. Some trash here and there, and people dont seem to pick up after their dogs unfortunately. Really beautiful park though. Heated restrooms.

Lovely place to go walking and spending time with the family

One of the better recreation opportunities in Topeka. Lots of entertaining things to do and lovely landscaping and great scenery. Great family destination.

Nicely maintained lake with a paved walking trail and the beautiful Ensley Gardens. Many areas to explore. Premier boys baseball diamonds. Girls softball diamonds continually evolve. Many play areas dille kids. I dont boat or fish but know there is fishing, a ski club and a rowing team. Camping is also available.

Cool to be at most of the time

Pretty park and great bike trails all around it.

Had a nice walk with the dogs. Well maintained area.

Great place to get away

Lots of fun things to do. Nice disc course

Beautiful, peaceful, and the people there actually used social distancing.

This is my go to sidewalk, jogging spot. You have plenty of space on the sidewalk, and your miles are marked as go. At first I was not pleased with the feeding the geese ban, but the sidewalks sure have been cleaner and you see less dead fish IMO. I like that you can jog the entire sidewalk trail and see people. It’s open and has very few blind spots if any. I feel safe when I’m jogging at Lake Shawnee.

Clear water. Nice view

Went for a walk. Beautiful place.

Beautiful well kept place with plenty things to do and see!

Beautiful little lake.

Nice area. We were only at the Sports Complex. Beautiful.

Lake Shawnee is probably the nicest place we have in Topeka. Have yet to see a meth addict here so will continue to go.

I have loved coming and relaxing at Lake Shawnee since I was a little girl. Though Im an adult now, I still go to mine and my dads favorite swinging spot. Despite all the construction going on over on 29th Street, everything is consistently clean, well maintained and a great place for families of any size.

Love the lake. Just so peaceful, my kids love the water and to walk the trail.

Dirty lake but at least it was cool

Beautiful in the fall, kind of a hidden gem in Topeka. The lake is nice to boat and swim in. My issue between four and five stars is the rules for boating during the summer are too restrictive for the amount of lake available. I would like to see a better use of the lake. Surrounding the lake are parks, playgrounds, and campgrounds that allow for many hours of enjoyment.

Easy access for quick fishing trips.

Peaceful night and Sweet Company!!, watching sunsets with the one meant for me!

What a beautiful lake. Theres a trail for riding and biking. You can fish, boat or just settle and meditate. There are shelter houses for rent and playground for kids. Pack a lunch and make an afternoon of it.There is an RV park on site as well.

Great place for family reunions.

Beautiful well kept facilities. Wonderful place

The park is nice...ball diamonds.. great walking ...went to look for a place to trout fish in the morning... good luck with that !!! Weeds...weeds ..& weeds....they need to do something with the water condition.... wish I could get a refund on my permit....Im not going!!!

Watched the polar plunge yesterday with this new friend (turtle) I made! I really love that this event raises money for the special Olympics! I love all the men and women that were brave enough to trudge through that freezing water for such a wholesome cause!

It is a great place to just go and relax and enjoy the nice weather

Its a nice place to go for a walk or just have a seat and read a book.

Had great 8th birthday for Laylin

I love Lake Shawnee. There are tons of options on how to spend your time. Long trails, good picnic spots with or without tables, various playgrounds for kids, areas to take your own boat or rent a canoe or paddle boat, a beautiful arboretum, camping, and more.Check out their website and you can find out about different events they have going on during the year too.

Today was a good day to go to the beautiful quiet and peaceful

Its a really nice place to relax and enjoy the day

Fun easy fishing...was a good day!

Flower gardens in bloom and looking great

Good place to catch some decent Catfish.

Nice and peaceful place to go to

I love the Lake peaceful place to be

There were figure work displays everywhere.all of Topeka was smokey that night.

Not biting that day, I’ll be back, no worries.

Beati of the things you can see

Its was wet i fell off a seadoo lol.

Great place to have a bbq and play all in all good day

Beautiful lake in the city with a ton of different kinds of activities.

Dose any one know how much to pay

Good place to land paddle!

Beautiful and nice relaxing lake in town.

Quiet, relaxing place for outdoor activities.

Great place for a day outdoors.

I Love Lake Shawnee,try to go EVERY day,to walk with MY BOY ROCKY met alot of PEOPLE who walk everyday.we wave or talk.waiting to start kayaking again.

Still a beautiful place

Nice trails for walking bathrooms for the wife on the west side anyway, playgrounds for the kids

My daddy always took us to shawnee lake. He passed and I still go once or twice a year!