List of Kansas state parks
Encyclopedia
This is a list of state park
s in the U.S. state
of Kansas
operated by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
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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...
s in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Kansas
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...
operated by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks is a state cabinet-level agency led by a Secretary of Wildlife and Parks appointed by the Governor of Kansas. The Office of the Secretary is located in Topeka, the state capital of Kansas...
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- Cedar Bluff State ParkCedar Bluff State ParkCedar Bluff State Park is a state park in Trego County, Kansas, United States. It is located southeast of WaKeeney and southwest of Ellis.The park is divided into two areas, comprising , straddle the beautiful Cedar Bluff Reservoir: Bluffton on the North Shore is the most developed and receives...
- Cheney State ParkCheney State ParkCheney State Park is a state park of Kansas in the United States. Completed in 1964, the park is located in Kingman and Reno counties in Kansas, 5 miles north of Cheney and 20 miles west of Wichita....
- Clinton State ParkClinton State ParkClinton State Park is a state park in Douglas County, Kansas, United States, located west of Lawrence.The park lies on the north shore of Clinton Lake, known for its clear water and good fishing of channel catfish, walleye, and crappie fishing....
- Crawford State ParkCrawford State Park (Kansas)Crawford State Park is a state park in Crawford County, Kansas, United States, located north of Girard.The park, resides on a lake built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. There are two recorded archaeological sites within the park's boundaries, including remnants of a...
- Cross Timbers State ParkCross Timbers State ParkCross Timbers State Park is a state park in Woodson County, Kansas, United States, located west of Yates Center.The park is settled within the hills of Verdigris River Valley in southeast Kansas...
- Eisenhower State ParkEisenhower State Park (Kansas)Eisenhower State Park is a state park in Osage County, Kansas, United States, located 30 miles northeast of Emporia and 35 miles south of Topeka....
- El Dorado State ParkEl Dorado State ParkEl Dorado State Park is a state park in Butler County, Kansas, United States, located just north of El Dorado.The largest of Kansas' state parks, El Dorado is nestled in the scenic Flint Hills and sprawls across 4,000 acres along the eastern and western shores of El Dorado Reservoir. Crappie and...
- Elk City State ParkElk City State ParkElk City State Park is a state park in Montgomery County, Kansas, United States, located west of Independence.The park is settled adjacent to the, 4,500- acre, Elk City Reservoir and the, 12,000-acre , Elk City Wildlife Area. The Reservoir offers good/excellent fishing opportunities for channel...
- Fall River State ParkFall River State ParkFall 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 and can be accessed by going along 144 Highway 105...
- Glen Elder State Park
- Hillsdale State ParkHillsdale State ParkHillsdale State Park is a state park in Paola, Kansas, United States. This park located in eastern Kansas was built around the Hillsdale lake which was completed in 1982. The park itself was established and opened in 1994. The state park features two hiking trails.-External links:*...
- Kaw River State ParkKaw River State ParkKaw River State Park is a state park in Topeka, Kansas, United States. Kaw River, the only urban type state park in Kansas, is relatively small at...
- Kanopolis State ParkKanopolis State ParkKanopolis State Park contains a reservoir, desert plants such as yucca, a prairie dog town, and scenic sandstone canyons. It is located in the Smoky Hills region of the U.S. state of Kansas...
- Lovewell State ParkLovewell State ParkLovewell State Park is a state park located near Webber, Kansas, United States, located east of Mankato, Kansas. Established in 1967, the state park features utility camping, cabins and a beach.-External links:*...
- Meade State Park
- Milford State Park
- Mushroom Rock State ParkMushroom Rock State ParkMushroom Rock State Park, located in the Smoky Hills region of Kansas, is noted for its mushroom rock formations. These rocks were formed through a process of nonuniform erosion and weathering in which a hard mass of Dakota Sandstone resisted erosion while the underlying softer stone weathered...
- Perry State ParkPerry State ParkPerry State Park is a state park located in Jefferson County, near Ozawkie, Kansas, United States, northeast of Topeka.The state park features camping, a beach, hiking and a fishing and boating area. Perry State Park was established in 1968 after an agreement was made between the Kansas Parks and...
- Pomona State Park
- Prairie Dog State ParkPrairie Dog State ParkPrairie Dog State Park is a state park located southwest of Norton, Kansas, United States. Located in western Kansas, the Prairie Dog State Park initially didn't have any prairie dogs when it was established...
- Prairie Spirit Trail State ParkPrairie Spirit Trail State ParkPrairie Spirit Trail State Park is a Kansas State Park.The trail is built on the former right of way of the Leavenworth, Lawrence and Galveston Railroad from Ottawa, Kansas, to Iola, Kansas...
- Sand Hills State Park
- Scott State Park
- Tuttle Creek State Park
- Webster State Park
- Wilson State ParkWilson State Park (Kansas)Wilson State Park is located south of Wilson Reservoir, near the city of Wilson in Russell County, Kansas, United States.-External links:*...