Born in Topeka a LONG time ago - haven’t lived there since early 70s. The concrete play things - the shoe, the whale, the boat (and so on) - same as last visit in 1972. AND, the little playhouse, next to the caboose - was where I had my 7th BD party, the day before we left for Spain. The train is the best - and the park is well maintained and worth a visit.

This was a nice place to stop and stretch our legs passing through Topeka. I bet it’s beautiful when in full bloom. We walked over the bridge, took some nice pics. If you’re traveling with kids, the carousel, playground & zoo would make for a nice afternoon

My wife and I took a half hour or so to walk around Gage Park. We attempted to find the 'fitness loop,' but found no signage identifying the loop. We walked a concrete that went by a cemetery, the front of the zoo, and the rose garden - not sure if that was the 'fitness loop' or not - signage would be helpful. Nonetheless, it was a sunny day that afforded us an opportunity to stretch our legs before continuing our drive on I70.

Our little chihuahua had been cooped up all day b/c of a track meet and was ready to get some air. Gage Park is a gorgeous place with playgrounds, a mini-gauge railway, the Zoo, what appeared to be a swimming pool/water park, and many other things. We walked and walked and just enjoyed a beautiful crisp Kansas day. Lots of people out walking, children playing, dogs chasing squirrels and the like.

I went with my daughter 2 year old grandson and a 3 year old friend of the family the other day and although the zoo was very pretty and clean, I was disappointed in the lack of visual animals. This is the 2nd time I have taken grandkids and not particularly happy in the last year. I know they're not always going to be interacting, but there is a number of empty cages. I'm sure the littles didn't mind as they loved seeing the ones they did. The zoo is the perfect size for little ones, they can walk and interact and not have to be totally confined to a stroller.