Editing Great Bend, Kansas (section)

==Parks and recreation==
The city government's Park Department maintains 10 parks in the city.<ref>{{cite web | title = Park Department | publisher = City of Great Bend | url = http://www.greatbendks.net/index.aspx?NID=213 | access-date = August 15, 2016}}</ref> The two largest are Brit Spaugh Park and Veteran's Memorial Park. Located in the north-central part of the city, Brit Spaugh Park includes the [[Great Bend Zoo]], the Wetlands Aquatic Center, two softball fields, horseshoe courts, picnic areas, playgrounds, a skateboarding area, and a [[BMX]] track. Veteran's Park is located in the northwestern part of the city and includes an 18-hole [[disc golf]] course, a fishing lake with limited boating, sand volleyball, ballfields, a playground, and walking trails. The department also maintains hiking and biking trails along flood control levies around the city along with Stone Lake, a {{convert|43|acre|ha|adj=on}} fishing lake immediately south of the city.<ref name=ParkMap>{{cite web | title = Great Bend [Map] | publisher = Great Bend Chamber of Commerce | url = http://www.greatbendks.net/DocumentCenter/Home/View/278 | access-date = August 15, 2016}}</ref><ref name=ParkList>{{cite web | title = Resource Directory | publisher = City of Great Bend | url = http://www.greatbendks.net/BusinessDirectoryII.aspx?lngBusinessCategoryID=22 | access-date = August 15, 2016}}</ref>

The Club at StoneRidge, located on the northern edge of the city, includes a private, 18-hole [[golf course]] that opened in 1940. A second 18-hole course, the Lake Barton Golf Course, lies approximately {{convert|5|mi|km}} north of the city.<ref name=Attractions>{{cite web | title = Visitor Information | publisher = Great Bend Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development | url = http://www.greatbend.org/visitorInfoMaps.aspx | access-date = August 15, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160914222831/http://www.greatbend.org/visitorInfoMaps.aspx | archive-date = September 14, 2016 | url-status = dead }}</ref>