High Plains, Kansas
Once the hunting grounds of nomadic Arapaho and Cheyenne Indians, the High Plains is grand in scale. This is a land of vast rolling praries, sculpted by creeks, rivers, and shimmering fields of golden grain. Here you can wander the "Kansas Pyramids" - or Monument Rocks National Landmark - a fossil hunter's paradise, where prehistoric inland seas once covered the plains. You'll also come across High Plains towns, rich in history, country charm and some of the most unusual small-town museums in the nation. What's the best way to get to the High Plains of Kansas? Head northwest and follow a road less traveled.
Explore High Plains
The Cheyenne County Museum
The 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 MuseumsSappa Park
Take a drive through the 488-acre wooded scenic Sappa Park as nature reveals its unique setting with the lush greens of spring, harvest golds in the summer, and a variety of sparkling fall colors.
Oberlin, KS ParksFort Wallace Museum
On the grounds of the Fort Wallace Museum visitors will find the original Pond Creek Stage Station, built in 1865 as a "home station"
Sharon Springs, KS Museums25 Historical Sites
25 HISTORICAL SITES THROUGHOUT RAWLINS COUNTY
(According to Anselm Sramek's Historical Map)
A. BONE HILL - 11
Atwood, KS ToursNicodemus National Historic Site
The Nicodemus National Historic Site preserves, protects and interprets the only remaining western town established by African Americans during the Reconstruction Period following the Civil War. At the Visitor Center
Nicodemus, KS MuseumsCottonwood Ranch
State Historic Site In 1982 the State of Kansas purchased approximately twenty-three acres of the original Cottonwood Ranch. Today the Kansas State Historical Society administers the property as one of the state's best preserved historic sites. In the late 1800
Morland, KS Pioneer HistorySebelius Fishing
Primary sportfish in Keith Sebelius Reservoir include wipers, saugeye, largemouth bass, crappie, and channel catfish. Spotted bass, walleye, flathead catfish, blue catfish, and bluegill are also present. Wipers provide fast action throughout the season. The saugeye (a walleye/sauger hybrid)
, KS FishingFirst Baptist Church
Several structures in succession, all at the same location, housed the congregation of the First Baptist Church from its founding in 1877
Nicodemus, KS Historic ChurchesRawlins County Museum
History surrounds the area and is highlighted in Atwood at the Rawlins County Museum. The museum houses a mural of the county'
Atwood, KS MuseumsGRAHAM COUNTY- 40,062 ACRES OF WALK-IN HUNTING!!!
GRAHAM COUNTY HAS 40,062 ACRES OF WALK-IN HUNTING ACREAGE!!!!!
Hill City, KS HuntingNorthwest Kansas Research Extension Center
The Northwest Kansas Research Center is a photo opportunity with its rich array of trees and flowers all identified for visitors who are always welcome.
Colby, KS Education Centers