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Kaw Point | |
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Type | Urban national park |
Location | Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
Coordinates | 39°06′59″N 94°36′38″W / 39.1165°N 94.6105°W |
Area | 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
Administered by | National Park Service |
Paths | Yes |
Website | Official website |
Kaw Point is part of Kaw Point Park, in the Fairfax District of Kansas City, Kansas. Kaw Point Park is administered by the National Park Service as a destination along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail. The point is along the shores of the confluence of the Kansas River (Kaw River) and the Missouri River, at the eastern termination of the Kansas River, and where the Missouri River turns its southerly course eastward through the state of Missouri to the Mississippi River at St. Louis.