Location: Little Jerusalem Badlands State Park

Type: Lunar Hike!!

Date: Saturday, July 24, 2021

Contact: Sara Kay Carrell sarakay.carrell@ks.gov

Phone No: 620-872-2061

Time: 7:00 pm

Other Information:

***Please Note!*** My days off are Wednesday and Thursday! I will not be returning emails with confirmation until Friday afternoon (July 23rd)***

***Information is being updated for a July 24th, 2021 Open Park Night for a full moon hike!*** Please refer back to this, as I am still finalizing times of each event thru the evening!***

Please Read all information carefully! There are different types of events happening on Saturday July 24th.

Please come join us at Little Jerusalem Badlands State Park for an evening of sunset, moon rise, and an Open Park Night!

Saturday July 24th Event #1: Sunset off trail photo opportunity will begin at 7:00 pm. Meet at the Ramada Overlook. Let’s enjoy a stroll off trail for photographing the sunset! Sunset is at 9:00pm. After the sunset, we will hike back to the parking lot on the Life on the Rocks Trail. We need to be back up to the Ramada Overlook by about 10:00pm. The moon rises at 10:00pm, so we will have some light to help us back! If you would like light to help navigate the trail back to the parking lot, please bring a red light! To save a spot email Sara Kay at sarakay.carrell@ks.gov.

Saturday July 24th Event #2: Moonrise off trail photo opportunity will begin at 10:15pm. Meet at the Ramada Overlook. (If I am not there, I am still on the trail making my way back! I’ll hurry!) Let’s enjoy some on trail and off trail photographing of the moon rising! Moon rise begins at 10:00 pm. Plan to be able to shoot moon photos off trail until about 11:30pm. Please bring a red light to help navigate to some photo areas off trail. Please no white lights to mess up our night vision! If we are lucky, we will have clear skies to have the moon’s full illumination and we will not need lights! 

Saturday July 24th Event #3: Open Park Night! Come out to hike ON DESIGNATED TRAILS in the full moonlight! You can hike by the moonlight on the designated trails at your own pace, at your own times! Do NOT go off trail unless you are with the Ranger or Naturalist!!!The gate will remain open until 1:00am. Enjoy having access to the designated trails and overlooks at Little Jerusalem Badlands State Park during the full moon! Bring lawn chairs, picnics, and blankets!

Things to Remember:

Please dim lights as you pull into the parking lot! Help visitors maintain their night vision!

Please bring red lights to navigate with! Red lights help maintain your night vision and the night vision of others around you!

Look at the forecast and dress for the weather!!

Hope for clear skies!

No Camping allowed at Little Jerusalem Badlands State Park!

Please remember that an annual vehicle pass or a daily vehicle pass are necessary to enter the park. There is a SELF PAY station available at LJBSP. Cash or check only. No change is available. If you do not have an annual pass, the daily vehicle fee is $5.00 per vehicle. There is no charge for the hikes, only for the park entrance.