Kansas Natural Attractions
LCL Buffalo Ranch
Over 200 head of buffalo roam the pastures located in three counties on the ranch owned by Lester C. Lawrence. A portion of the herd may be seen along K-9
Eureka's Founding Spring
Located behind the fire station in the creek (Walker's Run) is Eureka's founding spring, now enclosed. It was here, in 1857
Rock City
The rocks at Rock City are huge sandstone concretions in an area about the size of two football fields, 200
Largest Post Rock Slab in Kansas
This huge limestone post with the engraved words "Post Rock Country" is the largest post rock in Kansas. In it's entirety the slab is 24 feet long , 6 feet buried in the ground for support and 18
Old Maid's Pool
The Old Maid's Pool, an ancient sinkhole long thought to be bottomless, is 125
Mt. Sunflower
Mt. Sunflower was designated as Kansas highest point in 1961. A United States Geological Survey officially plotted the elevation at 4039 feet. True mountains are called such because of a 2000
Monument Rocks
Just 26 miles south of Oakley stand the Smoky Pyramids or Monument Rocks, the first national natural landmark in Kansas. These chalk formations are sediment remains of ancient marine life up to 200
National Weather Service
Weather predictions and forecast by the latest Doppler System. One of only five in Kansas and the Tops in the United Sates.
Caves
There are over 235
Santa Fe "Companion" Trail
The Cimarron National Grassland near Elkhart, Kansas, contains 23 miles of the Santa Fe Trail's Cimarron Route, the longest Trail segment on public land. A 19-mile "companion"
Middle Springs
A short distance east of Point of Rocks is Middle Springs, a small oasis on the prairie where water rises from an ever-flowing artesian spring. It was the only reliable watering spot for 30
Indian Mound
Indian Mound, a prominent point west of Lakin, Kansas, stands as it did many years ago when Joseph C. Brown, a government engineer and his surveying expedition made official note of it in 1825.
Clear Lake
When the wagon trains turned south at Chouteau'
Bison Herd
The Bison heard is on display year round. Stop and view the bison herd as you imagine earlier days when the plains were filled with these magnificent animals. Fun Fact: A bison has 14
Sink Hole
This sink hole appeared in 1937 and measures 58 feet deep and 250' x 200'
Previous State Champion Cottonwood Tree
Records are always challenged to be broken, but at one time this tree carried the distinction of the state of Kansas Champion Cottonwood Tree and is located on Highway 92
