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Visitors to enjoy tours of bison enclosure, hay wagon rides, access to restricted areasMANHATTAN -- Kansas State University's Konza Prairie Biological Station will holds its biennial Visitors' Day on Saturday, Sept. 27. The event will give visitors a chance to view and walk the historic Kansas Flint Hills and the tallgrass prairie and view on- ... Read More

Visitors to enjoy tours of bison enclosure, hay wagon rides, access to restricted areasKansas State University's Konza Prairie Biological Station will holds its biennial Visitors' Day on Saturday, Sept. 27. The event will give visitors a chance to view and walk the historic Kansas Flint Hills and the tallgrass prairie and view on-going research ... Read More

Springtime entices park visitors to enjoy the outdoors as snow meltsWhile the most severe blizzard to hit parts of Kansas in decades may have come the last week of March, warm weather will soon make this event a fleeting memory, enticing Kansans across the state to visit their favorite state parks. To enhance these visits, park staff conduct a ... Read More

April marks beginning of park seasonPRATT — Kansas state park visitation in 2009 was up 700,000 from the previous year, and state park staff are preparing for another banner year. The current recession may be one explanation for the trend in visitation as people vacation closer to home when money is tight. Whatever the cause, park staff plan t ... Read More

End-of-summer celebrations continue PRATT -- Summer is fading, and kids are back in school, but state parks across the state are still planning special events, some in conjunction with Free Park Entrance Days, some to celebrate a special historical event or geological attribute of an individual park, and others just for entertainment. Each p ... Read More

As summer heats up, parks plan more events for increased visitationAlthough the first official day of summer is June 20, most Kansans consider June the first full month of summer and begin planning trips to their favorite state parks. To enhance those visits, park staff conduct a variety of special events throughout the state. From Free Park En ... Read More

International Hunter Education Association honors Larry McAdowPRATT — The International Hunter Education Association (IHEA) has announced that Larry McAdow, Halstead, will be inducted into the organization's Hall of Fame. Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) hunter education coordinator Wayne Doyle nominated McAdow, the third Kansan ... Read More

Aug. 30, 2012
After Labor Day, parks offer milder weather, uncrowded campingPRATT — Many schools are already in session, and although this is often viewed as the end of summer, Kansas state parks are still going strong. Many events are planned for one of the busiest times the year — Labor Day weekend, Sept. 1-3. For outdoor enthusiasts, this i ... Read More

PRATT – Skip the long lines on Black Friday this year, Kansas state parks are offering something better. Instead of walking through stuffy shopping centers shoulder to shoulder, spread out and enjoy the gorgeous scenery at Kansas state parks for free. That’s right – on Nov. 29, 2019, entrance fees at all Kansas state parks will be waived. Park ... Read More

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