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Commemorating those men of wisdom and generosity who directed the Winfield Chataqua here ...For a third of a century they brought the people of Southern Kansas the best thought and culture of the nation.

"Therefore, when we build, let us think that we build forever; and as we lay stone on stone that a time is to come when those stones will be held sacred and that men will say, 'See! this our Fathers did for us',"

Island Park***
ANCIENT CAMP SITE
AND HUNTING GROUND
OF THE OSAGE INDIANS
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THIS WOODED ISLAND WAS
SET APART BY THE
PIONEERS FOR THE PEOPLE
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HOME OF THE CHATAQUA
1887 - 1918		Island Park
Island ParkThe site of the original Chautauquas in Winfield, today the park is used by families for picnics and recreation.

The park is at the North end of Main Street surrounded by the Timber Creek Lagoon.


Come visit us in Winfield, Kansas

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Cowley County Historical Society Museum

The Cowley County Historical Society Museum is housed in one of Winfield's original schools built in 1886. The native stone building and its historical displays keep local history alive and available to the people.

Winfield, KS Museums

Southwestern College

It's 113 years old?but it's a whole new SC. Southwestern College is made up of a hilly, 82-acre campus in Winfield, Kansas; a downtown Winfield professional studies center, and two professional studies centers in Wichita, Kansas. The main campus has undergone more than $15

Winfield, KS Colleges

Historic Homes Tour

Welcome to Winfield, Kansas, home to beautiful and unique Victorian homes. These homes, built from 1870 to the early 1900s, were influenced by the fashionable features of the era. An era when hospitality was an art and elegance a way of life.

Through Winfield\'

Winfield, KS Tours

Winfield Aquatic Center

Featuring two water slides, zero depth entry, 50 meter pool & diving area. A separate youth pool (for those 48 inches & under) has its very own "Serp 'n Dipity" water slide. Pool Hours: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 1:15 - 7:00 pm Mondays & Wednesdays 1:15 - 6:00 pm

Winfield, KS Water Parks

Viet Nam War Memorial (Memorial Park)

Constructed as a replica of the Washington D.C. Viet Nam War Memorial, this memorial is found in Memorial Park just east of the Courthouse. The Memorial is engraved with the names of 777 servicemen and nurses from the State of Kansas who were killed or missing in action during the Viet Nam War.

Winfield, KS Memorials

Things to do Recreation near Winfield, KS

Marion County Lake and Park

Flint Hills Nature Trail / Rails to Trails

"A trail passing through paradise". A 115 mile gravel and wood chip covered trail for non-motorized recreation passes through...

Outdoor Recreation

Pottawatomie Lake #2

Clay Center Recreation