Watson Park

We were in Wichita from out of town and had this park recommended to us myself and my 4 year old. It was a slightly cool morning for being June in Kansas, so we decided to check it out. We played on the playground for a bit because we got there before the attractions opened. We went to buy a coupon pack of tickets and we were told the pony rides wouldn't be an option that day up front, which was very appreciated. Then we got tickets for the train and went for a ride around the park. The train ride was nice and my son enjoyed it, but he kept asking why there were speakers throughout the 'cars' if the 'engineer' wasn't going to talk to us about what we were seeing. Then we rented a pedal boat and went out for a little bit on the water. He's too short to reach the pedals, so I did all the work : but it was a really nice little trip out onto the water - his first time on a boat of any kind. It felt like he was very safe with his life vest, and he loved steering the boat while I pedaled, so he loved it. We took it back to the dock after awhile to get a snack. The rental/ride/dock process was all very smooth and easy, but both at the boat and train, it felt like the staff was annoyed by the fact that we were there and wanted to participate in the activities offered. We headed up to the concessions and got a soda for me, skittles, and a sno-cone for my son, and it was VERY reasonably priced. We had our snacks under a shelter to stay cool and enjoyed it very much. We really enjoyed our morning overall. It's a beautiful park with a lot to offer. It just felt like we were enjoying it a lot more than the park staff was but that could also be that we were dealing with teenagers working a summer job, so that's understandable.

Really beautiful park with lots of fun activities year-round! I highly recommend Wicked Island at Halloween time.

Awesome park to take a mini toy train ride or even play miniature golf. The boat and pony rides were not open during the summer time we visited. Kid-friendly place.

Had my sons birthday party here! It worked out perfectly and it was great because they had a live band on Sunday! Absolutely love this park and am so thankful for it! We rented out a shelter. You get 3 hrs per shelter unless you pay for extra time. Will use the shelters again for future birthdays! Also the pond is stocked with fish! The birthday boy caught 2 of them!

This place has given me so many great memories over 37 years of my existence. I used to love the little ponies they have had there to ride on them with a fee of course. You can also ride a little Choo Choo trian through the park and check out the different areas. Then there's the paddle boats which sound like fun until u try to get somewhere fast in them then it wears you out so fast. Lol. There is miniature golf course there and the yellow brick road runs through an area of the park as well..I don't know why but every since they put that part in I look forward to walking on it and love it.. they have a couple of pavilions there u can rent out and here recently put up I think it's their 1st indoor pavilion type building which is very very nice inside and has a few things that helps alot with events that you don't get with the open outdoor ones.

My grandson had a blast on the water.

Very nice park to entrain the kids. There are train rides, pedal boats, multiple playground and picnic areas. They even have pony rides and petting area but it was closed for the day due to puddles from the rain

We came here for a train ride and were kinda confused where to go to get tickets. The website did not say they were at the concessions stand. The ride itself was fun and we were surprised to find a cookout half way around. I would like to come back in summer and ride the paddleboats.

We had a good time, pony rides, train, paddle boats and nice walk around the yellow brick road. Restrooms need work!

It’s a nice little hang out spot, it’s a small park tho. Think Sedgwick county park but smaller.