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26001 W 255th St. Paola, KS 66071
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.
Possibly the finest public shooting range in Kansas is just a short drive south of the Kansas City area in Hillsdale State Park. The range offers state of the art safety measures, trained supervision, and on-going maintenance and cleaning. The facility has 100 and 200-yard ranges…
The Jayhawk Marina is located in the Hillsdale State Park area at Hillsdale Lake,just minutes from the KC metro area. It is the only marina…
Great fishing available at this lake adjacent to the golf course.
In the center of our Historic Park Square you will find a picturesque fountain and an enchanting Victorian Gazebo. The Gazebo has seen many…
Edgerton, KS has a rich and vast history, and we hope to share that history with the public! The Edgerton Community Museum displays…
The Gardner Historical Museum, Inc., was founded in 2002. One of the first actions of the organization was to purchase this historic Gardner…
This new park tells the story of the Santa Fe, California and Oregon Trails. The park is part of the National Park Service. This location is…
Visit our Country Store year-round for apple cider, Lost Trail craft soda, fresh cider donuts, unique gifts, custom gift baskets and more!…
These public lands are a perfect escape no matter what your interest may be - hiking, camping, wildlife watching, fishing, mountain biking…
Kansas’ largest, Milford Reservoir has enough shoreline to reach from Kansas City to Salina. The waters within that 161 miles of land…
Carson and Custer once explored the jagged prairies in what’s now Kanopolis State Park on horseback.
Just north of Scott City lays a stunning canyon nestled among the prairie and natural springs.
Terms like “world-class” and “one of the nation’s best” are usually unwarranted. Both are accurate for Wilson…
A few minutes south of the hustle and hassle of I-70 in western Kansas, life goes relaxingly slow at Cedar Bluff State Park.
Within Eisenhower State Park sits 1,000 acres of some of the last wild prairie in eastern Kansas.
It’s been called the “Serengeti of the Sky”, when hundreds of thousands of northward migrating snow geese arrive at…
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…
On the Kansas River kayaks and canoes often float in solitude as they pass towering cottonwoods, nesting bald eagles, kingfishers, otters…
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…
Rather than water, it’s the work of the wind that draws people to Sand Hills State Park.
Visit the newest State Park in Kansas - Lehigh Portland Trails, a vast network of hiking and biking trails around Elk's Lake in Iola.
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…
Where the Ozarks spill into Kansas, in the Great Depression the government gave jobs to hundreds of destitute men with the Civilian…
Clinton State Park is a 1,400 acre island of unspoiled nature amid the suburban sprawl of northeast Kansas.
“Oasis” may be the best way to describe this 400-acre paradise shaded by tall cottonwoods, with an 80-acre lake of cool…
For decades visitors have come to Pomona State Park by automobile. Now, they’re also coming by horseback and bicycle.
Welcome to the "Badlands of Kansas" - Little Jerusalem State Park in Western Kansas is truly a sight to see!
Life’s easy at Fall River State Park, where crowds are few but recreational possibilities are many.
On the high plains of northwest Kansas, Prairie Dog State Park is a rare and welcome place to play in the water and shade.
Long before civilization, native people came to be healed within the sacred waters of Waconda Springs. The springs are now deep within Glen…
Just south of Salina stands one of Kansas' many natural wonders - Mushroom Rocks.
A century ago Kansans took the train from town to town, watching the countryside lazily pass as they road the rails.
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…
Elk City State Park sits in a gorgeous valley with natural greatness on both sides.
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…
Southeast Kansas’ Cross Timbers region is a narrow, rugged, 50-mile finger of steeply timbered hillsides that rise to towering…
