Wollman Park

Physical Address:  1300 Shawnee Street

Park Hours:  6 a.m. to 10 p.m., daily.

Wollman Park has playground equipment, restrooms and several shelters available for rent. In the summer, Wollman Aquatic Center is open with several water play features for children from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Swimming lessons and a youth swim team (The Riptides) are offered through the Leavenworth Parks and Recreation Department.

Amenities:

• Aquatic Center (Opens Memorial Day-entrance fee required)
• Cornhole Court (bags not included) - located near the main shelter 
• Play Equipment
• Restroom Facility (April through October)
• Sidewalks
• Grills
• Parking Lots

Shelters - Reserve by the day.  No electricity or water.

• Wollman Main - 40' x 60' - ($50 Resident/$55 Non-resident) - 12 tables included.  Located closest to the pool area.  New grill pad poured in 2024.  Minimum 48-hour advance purchase required, longer if noise and/or beer permits are needed.  Reserve online through Eventbrite (convenience fees apply).  
  • Wollman Main Shelter - Dates in April through June 2024 (shelter not available on 4/20)
  • Wollman Main Shelter - Dates in July through September 2024 (shelter not available 9/16-9/23)
  • Wollman Main Shelter - Dates in October through December 2024

• Wollman West - 36' x 20' - ($25 Resident/$30 Non-resident) - 7 tables included.  Located closest to the playground, corner of Shawnee and 14^th Street.  Minimum 48-hour advance purchase required, longer if noise and/or beer permits are needed.  Reserve online through Eventbrite (convenience fees apply).
  • Wollman West Shelter - Dates in April through June 2024 (shelter not available on 4/20)
  • Wollman West Shelter - Dates in July through September 2024 (shelter not available 9/16-9/23)
  • Wollman West Shelter - Dates in October through December 2024

• Wollman East - 36' x 20' - ($25 Resident/$30 Non-resident) - 7 tables included.  Located near the corner of Shawnee and 13^th Street.  Minimum 48-hour advance purchase required, longer if noise and/or beer permits are needed.  Reserve online through Eventbrite (convenience fees apply).
  • Wollman East Shelter - Dates in April through June 2024 (shelter not available on 4/20)
  • Wollman East Shelter - Dates in July through September 2024 (shelter not available 9/16-9/23)
  • Wollman East Shelter - Dates in October through December 2024

Park History:

The initial purchase of land for Wollman Park occurred in 1922 and the last land purchase occurred in 1998. The park was first named Memorial Park, then Tourist Park, and finally, in 1937, Wollman Park. The Wollman family donated the money to build the swimming pool in 1937. Many of the original park improvements were funded through the Work Progress Administration (WPA). The old pool was removed and an aquatic center was constructed.

A plaque at the park reads: 1937- Erected through the generosity of William J. Wollman, for the benefit and enjoyment of the citizens of Leavenworth, Kansas. In loving memory of his parents, Jonas and Betty Wollman who settled in Leavenworth in 1855.

The park consists of approximately eleven acres of land and two state champion trees.

As part of the Wollman Park improvement project, new play equipment and a new restroom building were installed. A third larger picnic shelter also was constructed, and a monument was erected using stones and plaques from the old bath house.

In 2022, a cornhole court was added.  The court is BYOB (Bring Your Own Bags).  This game has gained great popularity over the last 15 years.  Cornhole is defined as a lawn game in which players toss beanbags toward a slanted platform with the aim of passing the beanbag through a hole in the center of the platform.  The game is also called Bag Toss, Bags, or Soft Horseshoes, depending on the region.