Canton, Kansas
"Gateway to Maxwell Game Preserve"
Canton is located six miles south of the Maxwell Refuge and provides full services - groceries, gas, home-cooked meals, and most of your daily conveniences.
Attractions and Upcoming Events
Maxwell Wildlife Refuge
No other place in Kansas can buffalo and elk be viewed as they can at the 2800-acre Maxwell Wildlife Refuge. Voted as one of 8
Canton, KS Wildlife RefugesCanton Carnegie Library
The 1921 Canton Township Carnegie Library still seems to be in great shape on North Main. It was the last Carnegie Library built in Kansas and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987
Canton, KS Carnegie LibrariesChisholm Trail/Santa Fe Trails Meet
Two of the most historic trails of Kansas, the Santa Fe Trail and the Chisholm Trail, meet just 3 miles east of Canton on Highway 56, on the McPherson/Marion County line, the only place in the United States where these two trails cross.
Canton, KS Pioneer LifeMcPherson State Fishing Lake (Canton Lake)
46 acres, boating, boat ramps, picnic areas, basic camping, fishing piers, nature trails
Canton, KS RecreationThings to do near Canton, KS
Spring Hill Municipal Golf Course
Course Access: PublicHoles: 9Reserve Advance Tee Times: Yes...
El Dorado Lake Trout Fishing
From October 15 to April 15, rainbow trout are stocked in the Walnut River channel below the dam. The trout are stocked on a...
Council Grove Birdwatching
Scenic Council Grove Reservoir attracts flocks of migrating ducks, geese, cormorants, and gulls. In winter bald eagles are fr...