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Outdoors & Nature
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City, County, & State Lakes
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Hiking & Biking, Nature Trails
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Nature Areas & Trails and Wildlife Refuge Areas
Since many of these areas offer a combination of activities, they are listed alphabetically rather than by category.
Cross Timbers Ancient Forest
Toronto, KS 66777 (WO)
620-625-3235 info@woodsoncountychamber.com
http://www.washburn.edu/cas/art/cyoho/archive/Kstravel/crosstimbers/index.html
http://www.naturalkansas.org/toronto.htm
http://www.uark.edu/misc/xtimber/map/seks.html
Year-round. From Northern Texas, through East-central Oklahoma and into Southeastern Kansas, where the area is also known as the Chautauqua Hills, early explorers found it
so brushy that travel was difficult. The forest has slow-growing trees—primarily post and blackjack oaks. These scrubby trees grow on sandstone outcrops. A tree 20 feet tall
may be over 400 years old! This woodland is also a wildlife habitat. In winter Bald Eagles frequent the area. Warning: copperheads are also occasionally spotted. [308]
Mined Land Wildlife Area
Pittsburg, KS 66762 (CR)
620-827-6301
http://kdwp.state.ks.us/news/KDWP-Info/Locations/Wildlife-Areas/Region-5/Mined-Land
Year-round. Public land with over 1,500 strip pits, stocked with all types of fish. [99]
Prairie Spirit Rail Trail
Iola, KS 66749 (AL)
http://www.prairiespirittrail.org/
Year-round. 33-mile trail for hiking and bicycling. [107]
Schermerhorn Park
1 mile south of Galena on east side of K-26, Galena, KS 66739 (CK)
(620) 783-5207
http://www.kansassampler.org/8wonders/geography.php?id=22
http://www.naturalkansas.org/schermerhorn.htm
http://www.kgs.ku.edu/Extension/ozark/places.html
Year-round. Nature center. 50-square mile of area dubbed the "Kansas Ozarks" in the Ozark Plateau. Wildlife and bird watching. Probably the best place to see examples of Mississippian limestone of the Ozark Plateau is located at Schermerhorn Park. Shoal Creek, one of the major tributaries to Spring River, flows through the park. This spring-fed, ozarkian stream has been the major force shaping the basin, producing the physiographic features so common to the Ozark region--rolling hills and steep river bluffs. The park sits at the west end of a tall limestone bluff on the north side of the river. [144]
Southeast Kansas Nature Center
7693 SE 77th Terr, Galena, KS 66739 (CK)
620-783-5207
http://www.seksnaturecenter.com/
Year-round. Tue-Sat 10:00 am-4:00 pm, Sun 1:00-4:00 pm, by appointment Historic scout cabin in Schermerhorn Park has been transformed into a wonderful nature Center.
Animal and plant exhibits native to the area are displayed throughout the center. Exploration drawers are filled with hands-on materials to give visitors an opportunity to learn
about nature up close. Environmental education classes and workshops are offered each month. The adjoining park grounds, trails, and creek make a perfect setting for science
and nature studies. Visitors are pleasantly surprised with the wide variety of activities and materials available. Groups welcome. [143]
Spring River Wildlife Area
From Crestline, KS: 1/2 mile north, 3 miles east and 1/4 mile north. From Columbus, KS: 10 miles east and 1/4 mile north, Crestline, KS 66728 (CK)
620-827-6301
http://kdwp.state.ks.us/news/KDWP-Info...Spring-River
Year-round. The only Kansas public wildlife area located within the Ozark Plateau. Hunting, hiking, wildlife viewing, fishing and mushroom/berry picking.
This wildlife refuge is situated along the western edge of the Ozark Plateau, three miles east and a quarter mile north of U.S. Highway 69. This 424-acre area includes Ozark hardwood forest, native prairie, savannah, restored native grasses, and croplands. The Spring River runs for almost one mile along the eastern edge of the wildlife area. Most of the wildlife found here are typical of southeastern Kansas, but some are rare. For more information, contact the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, 507 E. 560th Ave., Pittsburg, KS 66762 (316) 231-3173. [100]
Wolf Creek Environmental Education Area
New Strawn, KS 66839 (CF)
620-364-4141
Year-round. Dawn to dusk A program of the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, Western Resources and Wolf Creek employees. Five trails featuring a variety of Kansas
habitats. Guided trails and environmental education presentations may be arranged. [188]
Since many of these areas offer a combination of activities, they are listed alphabetically rather than by category.
Cross Timbers Ancient Forest
Toronto, KS 66777 (WO)
620-625-3235 info@woodsoncountychamber.com
http://www.washburn.edu/cas/art/cyoho/archive/Kstravel/crosstimbers/index.html
http://www.naturalkansas.org/toronto.htm
http://www.uark.edu/misc/xtimber/map/seks.html
Year-round. From Northern Texas, through East-central Oklahoma and into Southeastern Kansas, where the area is also known as the Chautauqua Hills, early explorers found it so brushy that travel was difficult. The forest has slow-growing trees—primarily post and blackjack oaks. These scrubby trees grow on sandstone outcrops. A tree 20 feet tall
may be over 400 years old! This woodland is also a wildlife habitat. In winter Bald Eagles frequent the area. Warning: copperheads are also occasionally spotted. [308]
Mined Land Wildlife Area
Pittsburg, KS 66762 (CR)
620-827-6301
http://kdwp.state.ks.us/news/KDWP-Info/Locations/Wildlife-Areas/Region-5/Mined-Land
Year-round. Public land with over 1,500 strip pits, stocked with all types of fish. [99]
Prairie Spirit Rail Trail
Iola, KS 66749 (AL)
http://www.prairiespirittrail.org/
Year-round. 33-mile trail for hiking and bicycling. [107]
Schermerhorn Park
1 mile south of Galena on east side of K-26, Galena, KS 66739 (CK)
(620) 783-5207
http://www.kansassampler.org/8wonders/geography.php?id=22
http://www.naturalkansas.org/schermerhorn.htm
http://www.kgs.ku.edu/Extension/ozark/places.html
Year-round. Nature center. 50-square mile of area dubbed the "Kansas Ozarks" in the Ozark Plateau. Wildlife and bird watching. Probably the best place to see examples of Mississippian limestone of the Ozark Plateau is located at Schermerhorn Park. Shoal Creek, one of the major tributaries to Spring River, flows through the park. This spring-fed, ozarkian stream has been the major force shaping the basin, producing the physiographic features so common to the Ozark region--rolling hills and steep river bluffs. The park sits at the west end of a tall limestone bluff on the north side of the river. [144] Southeast Kansas Nature Center
7693 SE 77th Terr, Galena, KS 66739 (CK)
620-783-5207
http://www.seksnaturecenter.com/
Year-round. Tue-Sat 10:00 am-4:00 pm, Sun 1:00-4:00 pm, by appointment Historic scout cabin in Schermerhorn Park has been transformed into a wonderful nature Center. Animal and plant exhibits native to the area are displayed throughout the center. Exploration drawers are filled with hands-on materials to give visitors an opportunity to learn
about nature up close. Environmental education classes and workshops are offered each month. The adjoining park grounds, trails, and creek make a perfect setting for science
and nature studies. Visitors are pleasantly surprised with the wide variety of activities and materials available. Groups welcome. [143]
Spring River Wildlife Area
From Crestline, KS: 1/2 mile north, 3 miles east and 1/4 mile north. From Columbus, KS: 10 miles east and 1/4 mile north, Crestline, KS 66728 (CK)
620-827-6301
http://kdwp.state.ks.us/news/KDWP-Info...Spring-River
Year-round. The only Kansas public wildlife area located within the Ozark Plateau. Hunting, hiking, wildlife viewing, fishing and mushroom/berry picking.
This wildlife refuge is situated along the western edge of the Ozark Plateau, three miles east and a quarter mile north of U.S. Highway 69. This 424-acre area includes Ozark hardwood forest, native prairie, savannah, restored native grasses, and croplands. The Spring River runs for almost one mile along the eastern edge of the wildlife area. Most of the wildlife found here are typical of southeastern Kansas, but some are rare. For more information, contact the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, 507 E. 560th Ave., Pittsburg, KS 66762 (316) 231-3173. [100]
Wolf Creek Environmental Education Area
New Strawn, KS 66839 (CF)
620-364-4141
Year-round. Dawn to dusk A program of the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, Western Resources and Wolf Creek employees. Five trails featuring a variety of Kansas
habitats. Guided trails and environmental education presentations may be arranged. [188]