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Open house featuring new facilities, cabin tours to highlight weekendWEBBER — Lovewell State Park will hold Free Park Entrance Days on Saturday and Sunday, March 26 and 27. For these two days, vehicle permits are not required to enter the state park. However, park users are reminded that if they plan to camp overnight, a camping permit is stil ... Read More


PRATT – Few outdoor activities are as enjoyable as camping, and Kansas state parks take out the guesswork of the best places to go! From deluxe cabins that are as affordable as they are fun, to campsites with hookups that make unwinding and unplugging a breeze, Kansas state parks have it all. Beginning in 2017, park goers can enjoy staying at a ... Read More


PRATT – With a little advance planning, hunters and anglers can save big when buying their 2017 hunting and fishing licenses and turkey permits. If you buy your Hunting/Fishing Combo license before Feb. 1, you can save up to $10. Purchasing an Annual Hunting/Fishing Combo now will cost $42.50. After Jan. 31, the Hunting/Fishing Combo price will ... Read More


PRATT – When you purchase your 2018 licenses and permits from the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT), you’ll likely notice some changes. As usual, annual and 14-day camp permits and most other annual licenses will be available on Dec. 15, 2017. The campsite and cabin reservation system for 2018 will go live Dec. 18, 2017. ... Read More


Public voting underway to choose from 24 Kansas attractions SCOTT CITY -- Scott State Park and Cheyenne Bottoms, two popular attractions managed by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP), have something in common. They’re among 24 finalists for the Eight Wonders of Kansas. The Kansas Sampler Foundation launched a project to find ... Read More


Public voting underway to choose from 24 Kansas attractionsSCOTT CITY -- Scott State Park and Cheyenne Bottoms, two popular attractions managed by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP), have something in common. They’re among 24 finalists for the Eight Wonders of Kansas.
The http://www.kansassampler.org/ launched a project to fi ... Read More


Second lake in a week to report presence of destructive musselsFollowing on the heels of a report from the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) that zebra mussels have been found in Marion Reservoir, biologists with the agency have now discovered a second lake infested with the aquatic nuisance species. KDWP biologists conducting a ro ... Read More


Program provides landowner income, uncrowded hunting; signup deadline July 13PRATT -- In a joint effort between private landowners and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP), a number of special hunts will be conducted on private lands this fall. Called the Special Hunts On Private Lands Program, these hunts are the result of 2008 ... Read More