State Park · Kansas, United States
Kanopolis State Park
Kanopolis State Park is a state park in Kansas, United States, established in 1948.
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Park facts
| Park type | State Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Ellsworth, Kansas, United States |
| Established | 1948 |
| Coordinates | 38.6572° N, 97.9997° W |
| Managed by | Kansas state park system |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Kanopolis State Park
Kanopolis State Park is located in the Smoky Hills region of the U.S. state of Kansas. The park is located southwest of the city of Salina, just south of I-70. It contains a reservoir, desert plants such as yucca, a prairie dog town, and sandstone canyons. The park, established in 1958, includes 3,500-acre Kanopolis Lake and a 12,500-acre wildlife area of rolling hills, bluffs and woods offering hunting, fishing, over 25 miles (40 km) of trails, and other recreational activities.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Planning your visit
What to do
Airports near this park
The airports a visitor would actually fly into, nearest first — each link opens its profile on our sister site AirportProfiles.
- Salina Municipal Airport (SLN) · Salina, United States · 20.9 miles away
- Hays Regional Airport (HYS) · Hays, United States · 69.8 miles away
- Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport (ICT) · Wichita, United States · 76.2 miles away
Parks nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Kanopolis State Park?
Kanopolis State Park is in Kansas, United States (38.6572° N, 97.9997° W).
When was Kanopolis State Park established?
Kanopolis State Park was established in 1948, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kansas_state_parks — Wikipedia list of Kansas state parks — park name, county/location, size, year where the table states them.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanopolis_State_Park — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).