Shelter House Reservations The Parks and Recreation Department reserves several shelter houses throughout the city. Shelter houses can be reserved by calling (816) 513-8931 or in person at 6901 Elmwood.  The reservation office is open Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.   You may reserve a shelter beginning the first Monday of March for reservations in that year.
The Parks and Recreation Department has shelter houses located in parks throughout the city. Some of these can be reserved, while others are on a first-come, first-serve basis. The following is a list of shelters which can be reserved and the fee structure for 2009.
SHELTER	LOCATION	RENTAL FEE Full day/half day
North District
Barry Road Park	7601 NW Barry Road	$60/ $40
Chouteau Greenway	NE 43rd and Chouteau	$60/ $40
Hodge Park	7000 Northeast Barry Road	$60 / $40
Penguin Park	North Vivion Road and North Norton	$100 / $70
Sheffield Park	E. 12th and Winchester	$60/ $40
Winner Park	8400 E. Independence	$60/ $40
Central District
Blue Valley	23rd Street and Topping	$60 / $40
Loose Park*	51st and Wornall	$100 / $70
Spring Valley	27th Street and Woodland	$60 / $40
South District
Bandstand	Swope Park	$110 / $80
Shelter 2	Swope Park	$60 / $40
Shelter 3	Swope Park	$60 / $40
Shelter 4	Swope Park	$60 / $40
Shelter 5	Swope Park	$60 / $40
Shelter 7	Swope Park	$60 / $40
Shelter 8	Swope Park	$60 / $40
Shelter 10	Swope Park	$60 / $40
Clark Ketterman	107th Street and Skiles	$60 / $40
Darter Park	105th Street and Hillcrest	$60 / $40
Minor #1	1500 E. Red Bridge	$60 / $40
Tower Park	75th Street and Holmes	$60 / $40
Once a reservation has been made, you have 14 days to make the appropriate payment, failure to do so will result in cancellation of the reservation. If you make the reservation less than 14 days in advance, immediate payment is required. Upon receipt of payment, Parks and Recreation will issue to you a confirmation form. Payment must be made with a money order or company check. No cash or personal checks will be accepted. A full day reservation is from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., a half-day reservation can be either 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. or 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. Only full day reservations will be accepted on holidays and weekends.
*Loose Park Shelter House and Rose Garden reservations can be made at the Loose Park Garden Center only.   To make reservations, visit the Garden Center at 51st Street and Wornall Road or call (816) 784-5300.
The following is a list of shelters for which there is not a fee and no reservations. These shelters are first-come, first-served:
SHELTER	LOCATION
Arleta Park	77th Street and Prospect
Barry Road Park	7601 N.W. Barry Road
Blue Hills Park	53rd Street and Brooklyn
Blue Valley (#2 & #3)	23rd Street and Topping
Budd Park	St. John and Brighton
Chouteau Park	N.E. 46th Street and Chouteau Greenway
Columbus Square	Missouri Avenue and Holmes
Dietrich Park	Gillham Road and E. 27th Street
Dunbar Park	36th Street and Oakley
Montgall Park	22nd Street and Agnes Avenue
Mulkey Square	13th and Summit Road
Noble Park	75th Street and Cleveland
Penn Valley	W. 28th and Kessler Road
Platte Purchase Park	N.W. 100th Street and Platte Purchase Drive
Ruskin Way Park	114th Street and Ruskin Way
San Rafael Park	Northeast 53rd Street and San Rafael Drive
Searcy Creek Parkway	N.E. 53rd Street and Bennington Avenue
Seven Oaks Park	39th Street and Kensington
Spring Valley Park #2	27th Street and Woodland
Swope Park	Shelter 6
Swope Park	Shelter 9
Sycamore Park	108th Street and Sycamore Ave.
Tower Park	75th Street and Holmes
Vineyard Park	40th Terrace and Vineyard Drrive
Vivion Road Backyard Garden	N.E. 47th and N.E. Vivion Road
Westwood Park	47th Street and Wyoming
Winnwood Park	Northeast 44th Street and North Cypress Avenue
For more information or questions, please call Shelter Reservations at (816) 513-8931.

You may reserve a shelter beginning the first Monday of March.