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Fall River State Park is a state park in Greenwood County, Kansas USA, southwest of the city of Toronto. Located near the Flint Hills, Fall River State Park is 980 acres (4.0 km 2) and can be accessed by going along 144 Highway 105. The state park features six different hiking trails including Casner Creek, Turkey Run, Post Oak, Overlook ...
Konza Prairie Preserve, a tallgrass prairie in the Flint Hills A walking trail in the Konza Prairie shows the height of the grasses in the fall. Explorer Zebulon Pike first coined the name the Flint Hills in 1806 when he entered into his journal, "passed very ruff flint hills". The underlying bedrock of the hills is a flinty limestone.
The Konza Prairie Biological Station is a 8,616-acre (3,487 ha) protected area of native tallgrass prairie in the Flint Hills of northeastern Kansas. "Konza" is an alternative name for the Kansa or Kaw Indians who inhabited this area until the mid-19th century. [1] The Konza Prairie is owned by The Nature Conservancy and Kansas State University.
Rocky Fork State Park. Hillsboro. Tar Hollow State Park. Laurelville. Hocking Hills State Park. Logan. Lake Logan State Park. Logan. Deer Creek State Park. Mt. Sterling. Jackson Lake State Park ...
There are over 40 miles (64 km) of maintained hiking trails in the preserve allowing visitors access to the tallgrass prairie. During the summer, narrated bus tours of the prairie are offered. On January 29, 2008, Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve was named as one of the 8 Wonders of Kansas by the Kansas Sampler Foundation. [5] [6] [7]
within the Black Hills: Gerard Hiking Trail: 36 58 Pennsylvania: Loop trail in Oil Creek State Park. Gerry Connolly Cross County Trail: 40.5 65 Fairfax County, Virginia: Potomac River, Great Falls, Virginia: Occoquan River, Lorton, Virginia: Multi-use trail traversing the entire length of Fairfax County, Virginia: Grand Enchantment Trail: 730 ...
Hillsdale State Park is a state park in Paola, Kansas, United States. This park located in eastern Kansas was built on the shore of Hillsdale Lake which was completed in 1982. The park itself was established and opened in 1994. The state park features two hiking trails.
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