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River Pond Area entrance changes under consideration
MANHATTAN — Tuttle Creek State Park will host a public meeting to discuss the future of entrances into Tuttle Creek State Park’s River Pond Area on Monday, Nov. 16, at the Manhattan Fire Station, 2000 Denison in Manhattan. The meeting will run from 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. and will ... Read More

Meeting at Great Plains Nature Center to review project funding proposals
PRATT — The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) Trails Advisory Board will hold a public meeting Wednesday, Nov. 18, at the Great Plains Nature Center, 6232 E. 29th St. North in Wichita to discuss projects submitted for funding under the Recre ... Read More

October can be one of the most pleasant times to visit a state park
PRATT — Events are winding down at Kansas state parks, but several events are still planned for October, one of the most pleasant months of the year in the Sunflower State. The weather is mild, and trees have begun to turn color. Hunting seasons open, as well, ... Read More

State park now offers two cabins as low as $65 per night
FALL RIVER STATE PARK -- Fall River State Park staff have announced the completion of a new cabin in the park, Heron's Cove Cabin, which is now ready to reserve. The cabin comes with bathroom/shower, microwave, refrigerator, four-burner cook stove with oven, full bed, Mu ... Read More

Participants to explore prehistoric sites in revival of 1975 first-ever program

Once named by National Geographic Traveler magazine as one of the country's 50 top state parks, Scott State Park is known to many Kansans as a place of astoun ... Read More

Kansas Wildscape and Kansas Park and Recreation Association present awards

Several Kansas state parks and Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) employees received awards at the annual Kansas Recreation and Parks Association (KRPA) Conference held late January in Hutchinson. Charlie Black, executive director of Kan ... Read More

Reservations for this and other cabins can be made online

The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) has announced the opening of a new rental cabin at Atchison ... Read More

More than new offices, building to bring history to life in unique landscape

Amidst the rocky outcroppings known as the Ogallala Formation, Scott State Park is carved into the geography like no place in Kansas. Natural springs, deep-woode ... Read More

More than 70 state park, wildlife area cabins now available

Kansas state park cabins continue to grow in popularity as more of these modern and comfortable facilities are built across the state. Reserving cabins is now more convenient than ever, as the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) has unveiled an online c ... Read More

Final leg of trail complete; online video provides preview

In May of 1992, title of the 50-mile stretch of railroad right-of-way from Ottawa to Iola was transferred to the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP), and the agency developed a three-phase plan to develop the trail and open it to the public. Phase One -- ... Read More

What's your cholesterol? What's your blood pressure? What's your weight? These and other health-related questions are addressed at the Kansas state government's Healthy Kansas website. The Healthy Kansas website includes a program entitled "What's Your Mile?&qu ... Read More

National, state officials pledge comprehensive effort to connect children and nature

A recent National Conference on Parks ended with a ground-breaking agreement designed to improve the health of America’s children.

The National Association of State Park Directors, under the leadership of newly-elected President ... Read More

Comfort, convenience make cabins a popular alternative for park users

The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks continues to add new cabins to its state park system. The cabins feature all the comforts of home while providing immediate access to the variety of outdoor recreation available at parks and lakes across the st ... Read More

Trails add new dimension to park experience

Across the state, Kansas state parks are developing more trails each year. At Tuttle Creek State Park , the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) has purchased 50 acres of ground ... Read More