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Trail Access:
Eastern Trailhead - 1600th and Nebraska Road, Iola, KS 66749
(37.907606, -95.390773 )
Western Trailhead - Washington Avenue, adjacent to Elm Creek Park South, Iola, KS 66749
(37.910114, -95.405564)
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 smooth.
A century ago Kansans took the train from town to town, watching the countryside lazily pass as they road the rails.
Kansas is rich with ecological diversity and natural beauty. From the tallgrass prairie to the high plains, or the wetland marshes and eastern wood hills, Kansas offers endless opportunities to view a variety of wildlife in their natural home.
The Flint Hills Trail stretches for 117 miles across east-central Kansas, from Osawatomie in the east to Herington in the west, and with…
Iola The Prairie Spirit Trail in eastern Kansas is a 52-mile-long path through small towns, shaded woodland canopy, and scenic prairies…
A modern take on camping overlooking a recreational quarry. Free access to kayaks, fire pits, a bike challenge course, and more. All…
Gates Open At 6:00; Action At 8:00. Adults-$10 / Sen. Cit. 65 & Older - $9 / Kid's (6-12)-$5 Pit Pass-$30, Non Nascar Liscense $35 / Kid's…
Iola Downtown Square is the Largest Courthouse Square in the United States. It is 2 blocks wide by 2 blocks long with no division by roads…
This old Jail was built in 1869 and was in continuous use until it was closed in 1958. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places…
Performing Arts Center bringing Family & Music Series' with the "Best Leg Room" in Kansas to their Main Stage. Also houses a Speaker Series…
Frederick Funston, five feet four and slightly built, went from this farm to a life of amazing adventure. Youthful exploring expeditions in…
These public lands are a perfect escape no matter what your interest may be - hiking, camping, wildlife watching, fishing, mountain biking…
Rather than water, it’s the work of the wind that draws people to Sand Hills State Park.
Welcome to the "Badlands of Kansas" - Little Jerusalem State Park in Western Kansas is truly a sight to see!
For decades visitors have come to Pomona State Park by automobile. Now, they’re also coming by horseback and bicycle.
A century ago Kansans took the train from town to town, watching the countryside lazily pass as they road the rails.
Just north of Scott City lays a stunning canyon nestled among the prairie and natural springs.
Long before civilization, native people came to be healed within the sacred waters of Waconda Springs. The springs are now deep within Glen…
Far from any sizable cities, many might consider Webster State Park “in the middle of nowhere.” Those who know the park will…
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…
On the Kansas River kayaks and canoes often float in solitude as they pass towering cottonwoods, nesting bald eagles, kingfishers, otters…
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 high plains of northwest Kansas, Prairie Dog State Park is a rare and welcome place to play in the water and shade.
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.
Carson and Custer once explored the jagged prairies in what’s now Kanopolis State Park on horseback.
Where the Ozarks spill into Kansas, in the Great Depression the government gave jobs to hundreds of destitute men with the Civilian…
Just south of Salina stands one of Kansas' many natural wonders - Mushroom Rocks.
Elk City State Park sits in a gorgeous valley with natural greatness on both sides.
It’s been called the “Serengeti of the Sky”, when hundreds of thousands of northward migrating snow geese arrive at…
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…
Kansas’ largest, Milford Reservoir has enough shoreline to reach from Kansas City to Salina. The waters within that 161 miles of land…
Terms like “world-class” and “one of the nation’s best” are usually unwarranted. Both are accurate for Wilson…
Clinton State Park is a 1,400 acre island of unspoiled nature amid the suburban sprawl of northeast Kansas.
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…
Within Eisenhower State Park sits 1,000 acres of some of the last wild prairie in eastern Kansas.
Hillsdale State Park is only minutes away from the 2 million-plus people of the greater Kansas City area. It’s a place where…
“Oasis” may be the best way to describe this 400-acre paradise shaded by tall cottonwoods, with an 80-acre lake of cool…
A few minutes south of the hustle and hassle of I-70 in western Kansas, life goes relaxingly slow at Cedar Bluff State Park.
