Berkley Riverfront

There is a lovely riverfront for this park that my family and I visited while we were in the city. Had a lot of nice walking trails a beautiful view of the sunset over the water. We had a wonderful time.

This is one of my favorite places in the city! It's perfect for just about everything. Whether you want to take a long walk, ride your bike, play volleyball, have a picnic or watch the sunset, this place is the best spot. There is plenty of parking on the grounds, but it can be difficult when attending events at this location. There is a trail around the river that leads you across a bridge to the River Market. On the bridge are several locks people have put on. It's a cute idea for best friends or long term mates. The area is normally heavily populated, if safety is a concern. -- The views here are unmatched and breathtaking, make sure to visit soon!

Really cool spot to walk around and take a look at the bridges, river, and city views. I came here at night after it cooled down a bit and I was able to easily find parking, which is free. That's rare to find where I live! I would recommend this for anyone visiting the area that wants to check out some nature, bridges, and different views of the city and surrounding areas.

Beautiful and so many fun things to do down there. From the bikes, to Bar K, to the sand volleyball courts, it's a lovely place to visit on a nice day. They also have a great space for events like the Fourth of July celebration! One downfall is that as you get closer to the casinos on the trail, there's a pretty gross stench that I think comes from this semi small water plant of some sort. Super close to the volleyball courts and not appealing at all. Otherwise, it's great.

This is one of my favorite places in the city! It's perfect for just about everything. Whether you want to take a long walk, ride your bike, play volleyball, have a picnic or watch the sunset, this place is the best spot. There is plenty of parking on the grounds, but it can be difficult when attending events at this location. There is a trail around the river that leads you across a bridge to the River Market. On the bridge are several locks people have put on. It's a cute idea for best friends or long term mates. The area is normally heavily populated, if safety is a concern. -- The views here are unmatched and breathtaking, make sure to visit soon!

My friend and I bicycled along the Riverfront Heritage Trail at Berkley Riverfront, and we were very happy to see the beautification projects the city has completed to make the Riverfront a place to visit.There's an outdoor fitness station which is very well-equipped; there's also plenty of benches and lookout points where you can stop and admire the Missouri River rolling past you. There are even stools strategically placed at the edge of the path so that you can watch the drawbridge operate when a large vessel passes through!Berkley Park is lovely and green, and the Heritage Trail itself is well-designed and maintained but relatively short. We had to take the elevator up to the street level and then navigate along Main Street to 3rd Street to Madison to catch the Intercity Viaduct trail to travel further west (all the way to Kaw Point, this trip).A couple of suggestions for the city to further improve the riverfront area:1) Have public restrooms available. Port-a-potties just don't cut it anymore.2) Pave the parking lot (or at least a pathway) you must drive through to get to riverfront parking from the street. The gravel lot is poorly maintained and we had to dodge a LOT of potholes.3) Extend the Heritage Trail to the west--or at least have clear signage regarding how to link up with the Interstate Viaduct Trail. We relied on Google Maps, and there were a couple of places where we were competing with cars for space on the road. It would have been nice to have a clear bicycle path option for our travels.We'll take a few months before we return, but we're interested to go back to Berkley Riverfront and see if any upgrades have been made.

I've spent a lot of time enjoying urban parks and especially riverfront parks. The Chicago Riverwalk, San Antonio Riverwalk, and Memphis Bluffs have been some of my favorites - so I used those as my benchmark when I visited Kansas City's riverfront.I was disappointed by Berkley Riverfront and the Riverfront Heritage Trail. The limited number of convenient access points is frustrating. Once you're actually in the park, there are not enough places to sit, and not enough trees to provide shade while you're sitting. I came into the park via the Riverfront Heritage Trail from 2nd & Main Streets, and it took me a while (20+ minutes?) to walk to a point where I could sit and actually enjoy the park/views.Also frustrating is that public transit access to the riverfront is poorly designed: as I was leaving Berkley Riverfront, I decided to take KCTA's 77 bus (the only route passing near the park) back to downtown. The bus stop (near to the Union Berkley apartment building) is just a sign on the grass next to the street - no sidewalk, no bus shelter, and clearly an afterthought. If they could build a shelter for the bikeshares/scooters, you think they could've done the same for transit riders as well!Lastly, I was personally unimpressed by the actual views from the park. Looking north the Missouri River was murky, and looking south the views of the downtown skyline weren't great. If you're interested in photographing these, I wouldn't recommend this spot.All in all, Kansas City is full of beautiful spots but this wasn't one of them. But Berkley Riverfront gets 2 stars from me instead of 1 because, hey, at least KC is trying.

3.5 I'm giving this trail a round up to 4 stars because I am a sucker for a pretty view and this path gives you the best of both worlds: a view of the Missouri River on one side and a skyline view of Kansas City on the other. Also, I saw and heard a lot of beautiful birds who make their home in the preserved areas along the trail.As beautiful as it is along the river, it is fairly short depending on if you are a distance runner. The length of the paved trail along the river is 2-3 miles from end to end. Then you have to maneuver the streets downtown to continue on the trail. I am geographically challenged so I had to keep looking for the signs.As everyone points out, there are no restrooms. But you can get access to the restrooms and the City Market on Main Street if you gotta go.

I love this park! I spend most of my time over at the sand volleyball courts during the week playing in the KC Crew league. But I have also enjoyed taking my hammock and finding a good tree to hang up in and relax! I've even got to experience Fourth of July and the grilled cheese festival down there. They just built an outdoor gym with plenty of different exercises able to be performed on it. It's a great area with an aaaaamzing view of the sunset while you walk or run along the river. Bar K (a dog park Bar) is going up right by it as well which is really nice for the area. Berkley Riverfront is really flourishing and I'm excited to see what else they bring down there!

Great place to walk/play with your dog, go walking yourself , go for a nice stroll and check out the bridge and the Missouri River. Small sections along the walkway that tell some history facts and wildlife facts. Nice and quiet.