List of state parks in the U.S. state of Kansas operated by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks:
Park name | County or counties | Size | Elevation | Established | Image | Notes |
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Cedar Bluff State Park | Trego | 850 acres (344.0 ha) | 2,185 ft (666 m) | 1962 | ||
Cheney State Park | Kingman, Reno | 1,913 acres (774.2 ha) | 1,450 ft (442 m) | 1964 | ||
Clinton State Park | Douglas | 1,500 acres (607.0 ha) | 889 ft (271 m) | 1975 | ||
Crawford State Park | Crawford | 500 acres (202.3 ha) | 994 ft (303 m) | 1930s | ||
Cross Timbers State Park | Woodson | 1,075 acres (435.0 ha) | 889 ft (271 m) | |||
Eisenhower State Park | Osage | 1,785 acres (722.4 ha) | 1,083 ft (330 m) | |||
El Dorado State Park | Butler | 4,500 acres (1,821.1 ha) | 1,352 ft (412 m) | |||
Elk City State Park | Montgomery | 857 acres (347 ha) | 833 ft (254 m) | |||
Fall River State Park | Greenwood | 980 acres (396.6 ha) | 955 ft (291 m) | |||
Waconda Lake (Glen Elder Reservoir) | Mitchell, Osborne | 1,456 ft (444 m) | 1964 | |||
Hillsdale State Park | Miami | 928 ft (283 m) | 1994 | |||
Kaw River State Park | Shawnee | 76 acres (30.8 ha) | 2010 | |||
Kanopolis State Park | Ellsworth | 25,000+ acres | 1,506 ft (459 m) | 1948 | ||
Lovewell State Park | Jewell | 1,160 acres (469.4 ha) | 1,601 ft (488 m) | 1967 | ||
Meade State Park | Meade | 803 acres (325.0 ha) | 2,474 ft (754 m) | 1927 | ||
Milford Lake | Geary, Clay, Dickinson | 33,000+ acres | 1,148 ft (350 m) | |||
Mushroom Rock State Park | Ellsworth | 5 acres (2.0 ha) | 488 m (1,601 ft) | 1965 | ||
Perry State Park | Jefferson | 971 ft (296 m) | 1968 | |||
Pomona State Park | Osage | 490 acres (198.3 ha) | 1,024 ft ( 312 m) | 1963 | ||
Prairie Dog State Park | Norton | 1,150 acres (465 ha) | 2,352 ft (717 m) | 1964 | Originally named Norton Park | |
Prairie Spirit Trail State Park | ||||||
Sand Hills State Park | Reno | 1,123 acres (454 ha) | 1,550 ft (472 m) | 1974 | ||
Lake Scott State Park | Scott | 1,280 acres (518 ha) | 2,831 ft (863 m) | 1928 | ||
Little Jerusalem Badlands State Park | Logan | 330 acres (130 ha) | 2018 | |||
Tuttle Creek Lake | Pottawatomie, Riley, Marshall | 1,200 acres | ||||
Webster State Park | Rooks | 880 acres (356 ha) | 1,932 ft (589 m) | 1965 | ||
Wilson State Park | Russell | 945 acres (382 ha) | 1,591 ft (485 m) | 1966 |
Crawford State Park is a state park in Crawford County, Kansas, United States, located 9 miles (14 km) north of Girard.
Elk City State Park is a state park in Montgomery County, Kansas, United States, located west of Independence.
Wilson Lake is a reservoir in the U.S. state of Kansas, on the border of Russell County and Lincoln County. Built and managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for flood control, it is also used for wildlife management and recreation. Several parks are located along its shoreline, including Wilson State Park.
Perry Lake is a US Army Corps of Engineers operated reservoir in northeast Kansas. Its primary purposes are flood control, water reserve for nearby areas and regional recreation. The lake is approximately 11,150 acres (45 km²) in size, with over 160 miles (260 km) of shoreline. Perry Lake's full multi-purpose pool elevation is 891.5 feet (271.7 m) above sea level. Perry Lake is located about 40 miles (64 km) west of Kansas City, just northwest of Lawrence, Kansas. Its close proximity to Kansas City, Lawrence, and the state capitol, Topeka, make it a very popular destination, with the nickname "Paradise on the Plains".
Wilson State Park is a public recreation area found on the south shore of 9,000-acre (3,600 ha) Wilson Lake reservoir approximately 10 miles (16 km) north of the city of Wilson in Russell County, Kansas, United States. Located at the reservoir's eastern end, the state park covers 945 acres (382 ha) divided into two areas by the reservoir's southeastern arm: the Hell Creek area on the west side and the Otoe area on the east side. The Hell Creek area hosts a marina. Both areas include hiking trails, swimming beaches, boat ramps, and camping facilities.
El Dorado Lake is a reservoir on the Walnut River 0.5 miles (0.80 km) northeast of El Dorado in the Flint Hills region of Kansas. Built and managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, it is used for flood control, recreation, and water supply. El Dorado State Park is located on its shore.
Garden City National Forest was established as the Garden City Forest Reserve by the U.S. Forest Service in Kansas on July 25, 1905 with 97,280 acres (393.7 km2). It became a National Forest on March 4, 1907. On May 15, 1908 it was expanded and renamed Kansas National Forest, and on December 1, 1915 it was abolished. As Kansas National Forest the lands encompassed Finney, Grant, Hamilton, Haskell and Kearny counties, with 302,387 acres (122,372 ha).
John Redmond Reservoir is a reservoir on the Neosho River in eastern Kansas. Built and managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, it is used for flood control, recreation, water supply, and wildlife management. It borders the Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge to the northwest.
Eisenhower State Park is a state park located in Grayson County, Texas, northwest of Denison, Texas on the shores of Lake Texoma. The park is 423.1 acres (171 ha).
The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) 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. A seven-member, bipartisan commission, also appointed by the Governor, advises the Secretary and approves regulations governing outdoor recreation and fish and wildlife resources in Kansas. KDWP employs approximately 420 full-time employees in five divisions: Executive Services, Administrative Services, Fisheries and Wildlife, Law Enforcement, and Parks. At full staffing, KDWP Law Enforcement Division is staffed by 83 positions.
Keith Sebelius Lake, formerly known as Norton Reservoir, is a man-made reservoir on Prairie Dog Creek in northwest Kansas. Built and managed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, it is used for flood control, irrigation, recreation, and local water supply. Prairie Dog State Park is located on its shore.
Waconda Lake, also known as Glen Elder Reservoir, is a reservoir in Mitchell County and Osborne County, Kansas, United States. Built and managed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for flood control and irrigation, it is also used for recreation. Glen Elder State Park is located on its north shore.
Perry State Park is a state park located in Jefferson County, near Ozawkie, Kansas, United States, 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Topeka.
Lake Scott State Park is a 1,280-acre (520 ha) Kansas state park in Scott County, Kansas in the United States. The park was established in 1928 following a donation of the land by the Herbert Steele family. The park, also known as Scott State Park, surrounds Lake Scott, a spring-fed freshwater lake. Lake Scott State Park is between Oakley and Scott City, about one mile west of U.S. Route 83 on Route K-95. The park is open for year-round recreation including camping, hunting, fishing, hiking, boating and picnicking. Lake Scott State Park is home to the only known Indian pueblo in Kansas, El Cuartelejo.
Lovewell Reservoir is a reservoir in Jewell County, Kansas, United States. Built and managed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, it is used for flood control, irrigation, and recreation. Lovewell State Park is located on its north shore.
Cedar Bluff Reservoir is a reservoir in Trego County, Kansas, United States. Built and managed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for irrigation and area water supply, it is also used for flood control and recreation. Cedar Bluff State Park is located on its shore.
Webster Reservoir is a reservoir in Rooks County, Kansas, United States. Built and managed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, it is used for flood control, irrigation, and recreation. Webster State Park is located on its shore.
Kanopolis Lake is a reservoir in Ellsworth County in the Smoky Hills of central Kansas, about 31 miles southwest of Salina and a few miles southeast of the town of Kanopolis. The lake is formed by Kanopolis Dam. Completed in 1948 as a flood control and water conservation project of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the dam impounds the Smoky Hill River.
Cheney Reservoir is a reservoir on the North Fork Ninnescah River in Reno, Kingman, and Sedgwick counties of Kansas in the United States. Built and managed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for local water supply, it is also used for flood control and recreation. Cheney State Park is located on its shore.