Pioneer Crossing Park

(Just west of I-35 on Shawnee Mission Parkway)

Shawnee Mission Parkway & Melrose
913-631-5200

Pioneer Crossing Park, Shawnee’s newest park, is located at the gateway to Shawnee at Shawnee Mission Parkway and Melrose, just west of I-35. The park celebrates the thousands of pioneers who came through Shawnee in the 1800's as they traveled the Sante Fe Trail. It features works by local artist Charles Goslin including an original painting of a wagon train that has been recreated in a life-size three dimensional brick wall mural. His sculpture of Dick Williams, wagon master hasbeen recreated in native limestone and bronze.  At it's peak, the city saw 600 wagons per week. Interpretive text and photo panels convey Shawnee’s Trail stories.