The Best Day Hikes in America: Godwin Hill Loop
Konza Prairie Preserve, Kansas
Kansas, located in the Midwest region of the U.S., gains elevation from east to west. The land rises slowly from around 600 feet above sea level in the southeast to above 4,000 feet near the Colorado border, where the state is characterized by high plains.
Konza Prairie Preserve, Kansas
Prairie Fire-Palmer Creek Loop, Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Kansas
Trek 6.3 miles into one of the last virgin tallgrass prairies in Kansas to limestone outcrops overlooking a beautiful river valley and the grazing lands of 300+ buffalo.
Witness delicate blooms in a peaceful prairieland on this 5.6-mile loop in Milford State Park, which also features wooded ravines and secluded coves.
This 4.4-miler mixes prairie with rolling wooded hills, scenic bluffs, and sandstone hoodoos in Kanopolis State Park, the first state park in Kansas.
Not even Dorothy would recognize the Flint Hills, where the prairie breaks from its flat-as-a-pancake routine on this 4.6-miler to photogenic outcrops.
Wander through the rocky wildlands of the Smoky Hills.
Access tiny sand beaches and stop for up-close views of Lake Wilson on this winding 4.7-mile loop tour of Wilson State Park’s most diverse trail.
Explore a rocky labyrinth and towering sandstone spires on this easy 2.3-miler around an eroded ancient sea bed in central Kansas.
Something's happening in this spot where nothing happened.