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798 N 1415 Rd. Lawrence, KS 66044
Trail Map for: Bunker Hill Trail, Cross Country Ski Trail, Blue Trail, White Trail, Red/Shore Trail, Skills Loop Course.
Trail Map for: Bunker Hill Trail, Cross Country Ski Trail, Blue Trail, White Trail, Red/Shore Trail, Skills Loop Course.
Exploring one of the 28 Kansas State Parks provides visitors an opportunity to see the natural beauty of this amazing state. The state parks system includes a rail trail, historic structures and events.
The result of the three combined purchases and the Lichtwardt’s donation adds approximately 100 acres of green space in the northwest growth…
Nearly 25 miles of trails weave and wind, climb, and fall along the lake’s northern shore. Most of the trails are through heavily timbered…
The story of Brown v. Board of Education, which ended legal segregation in public schools, is one of hope and courage. When the people…
In 1995, the Lawrence City Commission approved leasing approximately 1500 acres from the United States Army Corps of Engineers at Clinton…
Downtown Lawrence has been the heart of the city since its founding in 1854. It is a rare slice of Main Street, America, that continues to…
One of the best full-service marinas in Kansas sits within Clinton State Park. Boat rentals, a deli, outdoor supplies, fishing and hunting…
The Combat Air Museum has on display 47 military aircraft, from World War I to the present day, in addition to multiple static displays of…
Nestled in the forested hills of Northeast Kansas sits a 12,500-acre lake and an 11,000-acre wildlife area nearby. 25 miles of horse trails…
A warm and welcoming mix of boutiques and specialty stores, offering all sorts of unique and useful treasures. Add a host of independent…
These public lands are a perfect escape no matter what your interest may be - hiking, camping, wildlife watching, fishing, mountain biking…
El Dorado State Park’s 4,000 acres makes it Kansas’ largest. Yet you can be as secluded or social as you like amid landscapes…
Long before civilization, native people came to be healed within the sacred waters of Waconda Springs. The springs are now deep within Glen…
On the high plains of northwest Kansas, Prairie Dog State Park is a rare and welcome place to play in the water and shade.
Welcome to the "Badlands of Kansas" - Little Jerusalem State Park in Western Kansas is truly a sight to see!
Within Eisenhower State Park sits 1,000 acres of some of the last wild prairie in eastern Kansas.
Visit the newest State Park in Kansas - Lehigh Portland Trails, a vast network of hiking and biking trails around Elk's Lake in Iola.
It’s been called the “Serengeti of the Sky”, when hundreds of thousands of northward migrating snow geese arrive at…
On the Kansas River kayaks and canoes often float in solitude as they pass towering cottonwoods, nesting bald eagles, kingfishers, otters…
Hillsdale State Park is only minutes away from the 2 million-plus people of the greater Kansas City area. It’s a place where…
For decades visitors have come to Pomona State Park by automobile. Now, they’re also coming by horseback and bicycle.
Rather than water, it’s the work of the wind that draws people to Sand Hills State Park.
A few minutes south of the hustle and hassle of I-70 in western Kansas, life goes relaxingly slow at Cedar Bluff State Park.
Elk City State Park sits in a gorgeous valley with natural greatness on both sides.
Far from any sizable cities, many might consider Webster State Park “in the middle of nowhere.” Those who know the park will…
The park’s 1,900 acres are laced with good trails and dotted with shaded cabins and campsites. In the reservoir you can sample some of…
Life’s easy at Fall River State Park, where crowds are few but recreational possibilities are many.
Just south of Salina stands one of Kansas' many natural wonders - Mushroom Rocks.
Terms like “world-class” and “one of the nation’s best” are usually unwarranted. Both are accurate for Wilson…
It’s the kind of place where you can travel many miles in near silence as your hiking boots or bike tires move over a surface velvety…
Perry State Park sits well within Kansas, but with long ridges of hickory and assorted oaks it wouldn’t look out of place in the…
Southeast Kansas’ Cross Timbers region is a narrow, rugged, 50-mile finger of steeply timbered hillsides that rise to towering…
Tuttle Creek State Park is a story of two special places. One sits where both land and lake are expansive, with a campground on classic…
Where the Ozarks spill into Kansas, in the Great Depression the government gave jobs to hundreds of destitute men with the Civilian…
A century ago Kansans took the train from town to town, watching the countryside lazily pass as they road the rails.
Kansas’ largest, Milford Reservoir has enough shoreline to reach from Kansas City to Salina. The waters within that 161 miles of land…
“Oasis” may be the best way to describe this 400-acre paradise shaded by tall cottonwoods, with an 80-acre lake of cool…
Just north of Scott City lays a stunning canyon nestled among the prairie and natural springs.
Carson and Custer once explored the jagged prairies in what’s now Kanopolis State Park on horseback.
