Blog /blog/stories/ Blog Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:33:35 +0000 11 Places to See on Your Next Drive Across Kansas (and Why You Should Stop) /blog/stories/post/11-places-to-see-on-your-next-drive-across-kansas-and-why-you-should-stop/ /blog/stories/post/11-places-to-see-on-your-next-drive-across-kansas-and-why-you-should-stop/#comments /blog/stories/post/11-places-to-see-on-your-next-drive-across-kansas-and-why-you-should-stop/ Fri, 15 Sep 2023 12:00:00 -0400

If you love spending time exploring nature, look no further than Clinton State Park. Just a couple miles outside of Lawrence, the park has anything and everything you might want to do. You’ll find an 11-hole disc golf course, 25 miles of hiking and biking trails, including a five-mile cross-country

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Epic Views: The 10 State Parks of Central Kansas /blog/stories/post/epic-views-the-10-state-parks-of-central-kansas/ /blog/stories/post/epic-views-the-10-state-parks-of-central-kansas/#comments /blog/stories/post/epic-views-the-10-state-parks-of-central-kansas/ Wed, 03 May 2023 12:00:00 -0400

Pack the camera (and good hiking shoes) to capture sand dunes, sandstone cliffs and pristine waters.

Two Kids Enjoying Tuttle Creek

Photography by Aaron Patton

NORTH CENTRAL

ROCKY SHORES

Have a field day exploring the sandstone cliffs, jagged shores, and mushroom-shaped rocks at parks strewn across the region.

The going gets

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5 Best Spots to See Reptiles in Kansas /blog/stories/post/5-best-spots-to-see-reptiles-in-kansas/ /blog/stories/post/5-best-spots-to-see-reptiles-in-kansas/#comments /blog/stories/post/5-best-spots-to-see-reptiles-in-kansas/ Wed, 05 Oct 2022 09:00:00 -0400

Snapping TurtleThe American Midwest isn’t usually the first place anyone thinks of when they think of incredible reptiles since most of the most and bone-crushing crocodiles, tend to favor warmer climes. However, the same harsh winters that make the Midwest

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Outdoor Explorers /blog/stories/post/outdoor-explorers/ /blog/stories/post/outdoor-explorers/#comments /blog/stories/post/outdoor-explorers/ Mon, 08 Apr 2019 08:00:00 -0400

Whether it’s a small pocket of unexpected rock formations or an eagerly anticipated new park spanning hundreds of acres, Kansas offers plenty of places to get active outside.

PRAIRIE PERSPECTIVES

Soak in the beauty of blooming prairie flowers, native bluestem grass and limestone outcroppings along

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Hungry Trout await in some Kansas State Parks /blog/stories/post/hungry-trout-await-in-some-kansas-state-parks/ /blog/stories/post/hungry-trout-await-in-some-kansas-state-parks/#comments /blog/stories/post/hungry-trout-await-in-some-kansas-state-parks/ Tue, 18 Dec 2018 14:00:00 -0500

Trout Fishing

No need to leave your fishing gear stowed until spring. Trout are probably biting at a Kansas State

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Kanopolis State Park - The Park You Never Knew You Needed in Your Life /blog/stories/post/kanopolis-state-park-the-park-you-never-knew-you-needed-in-your-life/ /blog/stories/post/kanopolis-state-park-the-park-you-never-knew-you-needed-in-your-life/#comments /blog/stories/post/kanopolis-state-park-the-park-you-never-knew-you-needed-in-your-life/ Fri, 24 Aug 2018 17:00:00 -0400

The map may say central Kansas, and the calendar 2018, but Kanopolis State Park is like the Old West of more than a century ago. For miles Tallgrass prairie waves in the wind. Deep and steep canyons gouge the grasslands, packed with caverns and dotted with giant, rose-colored rock.

Kanopolis State Park Cave

It’s so

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Explore Caves & Beauty at Kanopolis State Park /blog/stories/post/explore-caves-beauty-at-kanopolis-state-park/ /blog/stories/post/explore-caves-beauty-at-kanopolis-state-park/#comments /blog/stories/post/explore-caves-beauty-at-kanopolis-state-park/ Sat, 11 Aug 2018 12:00:00 -0400

Stride for Stride, Buffalo Tracks Nature Trail, is one of the best hikes in America. For one thing, it goes through the prettiest part of one of the prettiest state parks in the nation. For scenic beauty, Kanopolis State Park has justifiably been rated as high as 14th of the nation’s 7,500 state

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6 Fantastic Parks (and Where to Find Them) /blog/stories/post/6-fantastic-parks-and-where-to-find-them/ /blog/stories/post/6-fantastic-parks-and-where-to-find-them/#comments /blog/stories/post/6-fantastic-parks-and-where-to-find-them/ Mon, 14 May 2018 12:00:00 -0400

Whether you like pitching a tent or pitching horseshoes, it’s easy to find a place to play in the

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