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The 19,857-acre Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area is part of a 41,000-acre natural land sink just northeast of Great Bend. During the 1940's and1950s, the State of Kansas acquired the land, and dikes were constructed to impound water in five pools.
Cheyenne Bottoms is a Kansas state wildlife area. It's part of a 41,000-acre natural land sink northeast of Great Bend, Kansas. The state aquired the land during the 1940's and 1950's and built dikes to collect water in five pools.
Check with wildlife area personnel for more information. In addition to waterfowl, other game may be legally taken at Cheyenne Bottoms. Pheasant hunting is usually good.
NO TRASH POLICY ON THE WILDLIFE AREA. CAMP IN DESIGNATED CAMPGROUND ONLY. Use footcrossings in Pools 2, 3A, 3B, 4A, and 4B as the ditches have been cleaned out and are very deep. No Special Hunts for the 2023-2024 season due to dry conditions. For waterfowl season dates, Cheyenne Bottoms is in the Low Plains Early Zone.
KWEC overlooks Cheyenne Bottoms; the largest inland marsh in the United States and a Ramsar designated, Wetland of International Importance. The KWEC is managed by Fort Hays State University in cooperation with the Kansas Department of Wildlife Parks and Tourism.
Because Cheyenne Bottoms is such a diverse, large and unique marsh, birdwatching is one of the more popular activities on the area. The spring and fall migration periods offer the best opportunity to view large numbers of different species in this one location.
Birders and wildlife photographers will love this duo of North American shorebird migratory stops. Experience both Cheyenne Bottoms and the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge in one drive by taking the 76-mile Wetlands and Wildlife National Scenic Byway.
Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area is open year-round to vehicles. Visit the Kansas Wetlands Education Center for a map of the area, Driving Tour brochure, and checklists. We also maintain a list of seasonal and noteworthy bird sightings for Cheyenne Bottoms.
With 41,000 acres of wetlands, Cheyenne Bottoms near Great Bend, Kansas is the largest inland marsh in the United States. The 20,000 acre center belongs to the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks and is administered as the Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area.
Cheyenne Bottoms is a 41,000 acre natural land sink located in central Kansas. This is within the mixed grass portion of the Great Plains. Approximately 15,500 acres are classified as wetland acres with the remaining 25,500 acres being upland areas.