About four miles from Menoken, you and Fido will love visiting this Topeka neighborhood amed for the area’s sports complex that houses a pool, stadium and sports fields. The Hummer Sports Park is also where you’ll find some great parks to visit with your dog! Also in this neighborhood is Hughes Park, a large and furrific community park has lots of open grass where you and your leashed pooch can play or work on some training. There’s also a paved walking path that meanders around the park and beneath mature trees that provide plenty of shade on warm days. Hughes Park  has picnic tables, a playground and pickleball courts. Be sure to check out another nearby green space at Childrens Park.

Leash your pup and make a visit to an absolutely woofderful park in Topeka’s Westboro neighborhood, about five miles from Menoken! The neighborhood’s namesake Westboro Park is a huge open green space situated in a stunning residential area. You and Fido can admire Tudor-style homes as you enjoy a jaunt on the park’s lush lawn and wind around the plethora of mature trees. Westboro Park has a playground where kiddos can romp, benches, picnic areas with barbecue grills and beautiful flower beds. There’s also a drinking fountain and doggie cleanup baggies. Just a few blocks away, you and Fido can check out a delightful little pocket park, Tudor Park.