Ogallah, KS

Cedar Bluff State Park

State Park

1,051 acres. Open Access

Entrance: $0

Fort Larned National Historic Site

National Historic Site

Discover a complete and authentic army post from the 1860s -1870s! This well-preserved fort on the Santa Fe Trail shares a tumultuous history of the Indian Wars era. The sandstone constructed buildings sheltered troops who were known as the Guardians of the Santa Fe Trail.

Entrance: $0

Activities: Food, Picnicking, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Tours - Walking, Living History, Historic Weapons Demonstration, Junior Ranger Program, Park Film, Museum Exhibits, Shopping, Bookstore and Park Store

Weather: Central Kansas has a four-season climate. Winter tends to be cold and dry, with average daytime highs below 40F (4C). Foehn winds blowing across the Great Plains from the Southwest periodically raise ...

Nicodemus National Historic Site

National Historic Site

Formerly enslaved African Americans left Kentucky at the end of the post-Civil War Reconstruction period to experience freedom in the "Promised Land" of Kansas. Nicodemus represents the involvement of African Americans in the homesteading movement across the Great Plains. It is the oldest ...

Entrance: $0

Activities: Guided Tours, Self-Guided Tours - Walking, Self-Guided Tours - Auto, Junior Ranger Program, Park Film

Weather: Northwest Kansas has a four-season climate typified by long, hot summers, cold winters, short spring and fall seasons, and a nearly constant breeze. Humidity is relatively low compared to the eastern ...

Prairie Dog State Park

State Park

1,178 acres. Open Access

Entrance: $0

Webster State Park

State Park

1,248 acres. Open Access

Entrance: $0