Cabins (Fetch Class) 12%

Elder State Park is providing rental cabins as an alternative camping opportunity. You can experience the beauty of the lake from the comfort of one of two modern cabins with most of the comforts of home      .... Continue to Cabins >>

Tournament Monitoring Program (Folder) 12%

biologists use the data to understand relative abundances and length frequencies of bass in these impoundments. This information can be used in addition to their standard sampling data to help evaluate      .... Continue to Tournament Monito... >>

Wildlife Viewing (Sub Location) 12%

from K-7 to the Independence Creek valley, where the lake is located, are like a roller coaster and can be slick when wet. Elm, willow, silver maple, and locust compose the riparian woodland, where      .... Continue to Wildlife Viewing >>

Wildlife Viewing (Sub Location) 12%

, white-tailed deer, wild turkeys, opossums, raccoons, and beaver are active. By mid-morning gray and fox squirrels can be seen scampering through the trees.      .... Continue to Wildlife Viewing >>

Wildlife Viewing (Sub Location) 12%

-sided towhees, and bobwhite quail nest here. In the spring, you can locate booming grounds of the greater prairie chicken by driving along the roads at sunrise and listening carefully for the &quot      .... Continue to Wildlife Viewing >>

Wildlife Viewing (Sub Location) 12%

woodlands. American kestrels, eastern meadowlarks, horned larks, and coyotes can be observed in the old fields and meadows. The oak-hickory ridges attract buntings, vireos, tanagers, thrushes, and warblers      .... Continue to Wildlife Viewing >>

Wildlife Viewing (Sub Location) 12%

; The low-water crossing at the east end can only be reached by foot.      .... Continue to Wildlife Viewing >>

State Parks (Folder) 12%

, fishing lakes and wildlife areas are open to the public – including campgrounds, boat ramps and restroom facilities. Camping is still allowed. Most campsites, cabins and yurts can be reserved online      .... Continue to State Parks >>

Blue-Green Algae Information (Folder) 12%

) samples recreational bodies of water for blue-green algae when they are alerted to a potential algae bloom. Contact with high concentrations of the cyanobacteria can cause illness. KDHE issues a Public      .... Continue to Blue-Green Algae... >>

Scout Cabin (Facilities) 12%

electricity & water hookup which can be rented by the cabinoccupants only. Standard camping and utility rates apply, and can be rented by calling the State Park Office (785) 753-4971, during office hours      .... Continue to Scout Cabin >>