Coronavirus Affects City Services
To prevent the spread of coronavirus in our community, Johnson County Government has ordered residents to stay at home except for essential needs, beginning Tuesday, March 24 for 30 days.
The Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens, Recycling Center, and playgrounds and shelters at City parks are closed, and many other City services are affected by this order.
Groups + Tours
Groups + Tours
Deanna Rose Children’s Farmstead welcomes groups of all sizes.
Large Group Reservations
In order to have appropriate staffing, we request that groups complete a group reservation form to let us know how many are in your group and your arrival date and time.
Large group reservations are not scheduled or guided tours. Farmstead admission fees apply for all people attending large group reservations.
Forms for Large Groups
The group reservation request form is available beginning in February before the Farmstead opens for the season in April.
Pumpkin Hollow
Large groups that would like to attend Pumpkin Hollow, the Farmstead’s fall celebration, should fill out the registration form to let us know you’re coming. Groups may be split into smaller sections.
Tours
The Farmstead offers two tour packages, for groups of 10 guests or more.
There is a $10 permit fee for tours. Please note that all tour packages must be paid in full at the time of reservation.
Build your own Farmstead tour invoice, then call 913-895-6390 to make a reservation.
Fees are refundable only due to inclement weather.
Guided Farm Tour
Groups of 10-35 people may make special arrangements for guided tours of the Farmstead on weekdays. Tour groups must provide one adult for every 10 children over the age of 3, or one adult for every six children, 3 and under.
Cost: $7 per person
Includes:
- admission to the Farmstead
- guided tour
- use of an area to eat lunch provided by the school or organization
- horse-drawn hay ride
- feed for the goats.
There are three guided farm tour slots daily, Monday-Friday, at 9:30, 10:30, and 11:30 a.m.
Kansas School History Tour
Groups of 10-30 students, first through fifth grade, and their chaperones, can take a guided tour of the facility that includes private historical lessons in the one-room country schoolhouse and Kanza Indian encampment, and fishing at Grandpa Bob’s fishing pond.
Cost: $7 per person
Includes:
- admission to the Farmstead
- use of period costumes
- class photo
- use of an area to eat lunch provided by the school or organization
- historical lessons
- fishing
There are three history tour slots daily, Monday-Thursday, 9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Scholarships
The field trip scholarship program assists eligible schools and organizations who find the cost of a tour prohibitive. The scholarship allows 35 guests per school or facility admission to the Farmstead and a guided farm tour.
Teachers and administrators can apply online.