St. Francis, Kansas is the birthplace and boyhood home of Apollo astronaut, Ron Evans, who was aboard the Apollo 17 in its sixth and final lunar expedition of the Apollo series in 1972. While aboard the expedition, Ron Evans made the longest space walk of the time at 44
St. Francis, KS LandmarksThe St. Francis City Campground and Rest Area is located just adjacent and behind the Cheyenne County Museum and welcomes travelers at no charge. There are electrical hookups, drinking water, showers and restrooms, sanitary dump station, and handicapped accessible.
St. Francis, KS CampingThe park offers families a unique opportunity to picnic and observe geese, ducks, and beaver on small ponds.
St. Francis, KS ParksThe museum features a diorama complete with prehistoric fossils uncovered locally. This diorama shows life as it progressed over the millenia on the High Plains, and includes furniture and period exhibits of frontier life. All of the exhibits are of Cheyenne County history.
St. Francis, KS MuseumsFeatures one of the last bandshells in Kansas with its unique acoustics.
St. Francis, KS AmphitheatersBoating facilities include a small concession marina and a two-lane boat ramp on the easte end of the park with parking avail...
Kirwin NWR consists of 10,778 acres of diverse wildlife habitat including 34 species of mammals, 31 species of reptiles and a...
My ancestors homesteaded in NW Kansas/SW Nebraska in the late 1800s. I am proud of them and they went through rough times, so...