Fall River State Park
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Fall River State Park is a state park
in Greenwood County
, southwest of the city of Toronto
, Kansas, USA
. Located near the Flint Hills
, Fall River State Park is 980 acres (4 km²) and can be accessed by going along 144 Highway 105. The state park features six different hiking trails including Casner Creek, Turkey Run, Post Oak, Overlook, Bluestem, and Catclaw http://kdwp.state.ks.us/news/State-Parks/Locations/Fall-River/Trails.
Activities at Fall River State Park include camping, hiking, picnicing, swimming, and boating and water skiing down the 2450 acres (9.9 km²) Fall River for which the state park is named.
State park
State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the federated state level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, or recreational...
in Greenwood County
Greenwood County, Kansas
Greenwood County is a county located in Southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 6,689...
, southwest of the city of Toronto
Toronto, Kansas
Toronto is a city in Woodson County, Kansas, United States, along the Verdigris River. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 281.-Geography:Toronto is located at...
, Kansas, USA
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
. Located near the Flint Hills
Flint Hills
The Flint Hills, historically known as Bluestem Pastures or Blue Stem Hills, are a band of hills in eastern Kansas stretching into north-central Oklahoma, extending from Marshall County, Kansas and Washington County, Kansas in the north to Cowley County, Kansas and Osage County, Oklahoma in the south...
, Fall River State Park is 980 acres (4 km²) and can be accessed by going along 144 Highway 105. The state park features six different hiking trails including Casner Creek, Turkey Run, Post Oak, Overlook, Bluestem, and Catclaw http://kdwp.state.ks.us/news/State-Parks/Locations/Fall-River/Trails.
Activities at Fall River State Park include camping, hiking, picnicing, swimming, and boating and water skiing down the 2450 acres (9.9 km²) Fall River for which the state park is named.