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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.
This trail wanders through remnants of an ancient forest of post oaks, blackjack oaks, and native flora. Interpretive signs along the trail…
The 259 acre lake is surrounded by 578 acres of city owned and managed property. It has 131 lots, which the city leases for residential…
Many of the other buildings on the downtown square were built in the late 1800's or early 1900's. While some have been proudly restored…
Come visit our Historic Square. Beautiful brick streets, Barn Quilts, Veterans Wall, enjoy dining and shopping. Courthouse built in the late…
These public lands are a perfect escape no matter what your interest may be - hiking, camping, wildlife watching, fishing, mountain biking…
Carson and Custer once explored the jagged prairies in what’s now Kanopolis State Park on horseback.
A century ago Kansans took the train from town to town, watching the countryside lazily pass as they road the rails.
On the high plains of northwest Kansas, Prairie Dog State Park is a rare and welcome place to play in the water and shade.
Hillsdale State Park is only minutes away from the 2 million-plus people of the greater Kansas City area. It’s a place where…
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…
Just south of Salina stands one of Kansas' many natural wonders - Mushroom Rocks.
“Oasis” may be the best way to describe this 400-acre paradise shaded by tall cottonwoods, with an 80-acre lake of cool…
Welcome to the "Badlands of Kansas" - Little Jerusalem State Park in Western Kansas is truly a sight to see!
Just north of Scott City lays a stunning canyon nestled among the prairie and natural springs.
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…
Life’s easy at Fall River State Park, where crowds are few but recreational possibilities are many.
On the Kansas River kayaks and canoes often float in solitude as they pass towering cottonwoods, nesting bald eagles, kingfishers, otters…
Terms like “world-class” and “one of the nation’s best” are usually unwarranted. Both are accurate for Wilson…
Where the Ozarks spill into Kansas, in the Great Depression the government gave jobs to hundreds of destitute men with the Civilian…
Long before civilization, native people came to be healed within the sacred waters of Waconda Springs. The springs are now deep within Glen…
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…
Far from any sizable cities, many might consider Webster State Park “in the middle of nowhere.” Those who know the park will…
Clinton State Park is a 1,400 acre island of unspoiled nature amid the suburban sprawl of northeast Kansas.
Rather than water, it’s the work of the wind that draws people to Sand Hills State Park.
Kansas’ largest, Milford Reservoir has enough shoreline to reach from Kansas City to Salina. The waters within that 161 miles of land…
Elk City State Park sits in a gorgeous valley with natural greatness on both sides.
Within Eisenhower State Park sits 1,000 acres of some of the last wild prairie in eastern Kansas.
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…
For decades visitors have come to Pomona State Park by automobile. Now, they’re also coming by horseback and bicycle.
It’s been called the “Serengeti of the Sky”, when hundreds of thousands of northward migrating snow geese arrive at…
A few minutes south of the hustle and hassle of I-70 in western Kansas, life goes relaxingly slow at Cedar Bluff State Park.
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…
