State Parks in Southeast Kansas
| park | location | amenities | contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford State Park | 1 Lake Rd, Farlington | Cabins, primitive camping & full RV hookups, showers, swimming beach, boating, fishing, biking, hiking | 620-362-3671 |
| Cross Timbers State Park | 12 miles west of Yates Center, south of Toronto, 144 KS-105 | Primitive camping & full RV hookups, showers, boating, fishing, biking, hiking. Ancient Trees Trail | 620-637-2213 |
| Elk City State Park | 4825 Squaw Creek Rd 5 miles northwest of Independence, 1 mile north of US-160 | Primitive camping & full RV hookups, showers, boating, fishing, biking, hiking, swimming beach, playgrounds, 1 cabin | 620-331-6295 |
| Fall River State Park | 2350 Casner Creek Rd, Fall River | Primitive camping & water/ electric hookups, showers, boating, fishing, biking, hiking, playgrounds | 620-637-2213 |
Wildlife Areas in Southeast Kansas
Hunting and fishing licenses, permits and boat registrations required, but state park permits are not required.
| wildlife area | location | INFORMATION | contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berentz-Dick (Buffalo Ranch) | 11 miles SW of Elk City | Consists of 3 tracts of land totaling 1,360 acres. | 620-331-6820 |
| Big Hill | 9 miles E of Cherryvale (2 miles E of Big Hill Lake) | 1,320 acres. | 620-432-5053 |
| Bourbon | 10 miles S of Moran on KS-59 to Elsmore then E 4 miles | 103 acre lake sits on 380 acres total. | 620-449-2539 |
| Copan | 1.5 miles W of Caney | 620-331-6820 | |
| Dove Flats | 4 miles NW of Elk City | 206 acres. | 620-331-6820 |
| Duck Creek | 5 miles N of Elk City | 100 acres. | 620-331-6820 |
| Elk City | 5 miles NW of Independence | 12,446 acres. | 620-331-6820 |
| Fall River | NW of Fall River State Park | 11,000+ acres includes nearly 40 miles of shoreline. Additional 750 acres for waterfowl refuges are off limits to the public. | 620-583-6783 |
| Harmon | 1 mile N of Chetopa | 620-231-3173 | |
| Hollister | 11 miles SW of Fort Scott | 180 acres. | 620-449-2539 |
| John Redmond | 9 miles W of Burlington | 1,637 acres. 75% prone to heavy flooding. | 620-637-2748 |
| La Cygne | 1 mile E of Linn Valley | 2,600-acre cooling reservoir with 2,000 acres of land | 913-352-8941 |
| Lyon | 13 miles N of Emporia on KS-99, then 2 miles E on Country Road 270 | 135acre lake surrounded by 442 acres. | 620-699-3372 |
| Marais des Cygnes | 4 miles west of Trading Post | 7,654 acres. | 913-352-8941 |
| Melvern | North of Reading | 9,000+ acres. | 620-699-3372 |
| Mined Land | 47 tracts scattered across Cherokee & Crawford counties (Google: “MLWA Unit”) | 1,500 acres of water plus 13,000 acres of land scattered across two counties. Most was surface mined then returned to nature. Includes more than 1,000 strip pit lakes. | 620-431-0380 |
| Neosho | 3 miles E of St. Paul | 3,246 acres, including 1,675 acres of wetlands. | 620-449-2539 |
| Osage | 5 miles SW of Carbondale | 366 acres includes 140 acre lake | 620-699-3372 |
| Shoal Creek | 2.5 miles S of Galena | 32 acres. Adjacent to Schermerhorn Park, maintained by the city of Galena, which includes the Southeast Kansas Nature Center. | 620-231-3173 |
| Spring River | Two tracts: 424 acres of the Ozark Plateau along Spring River near Crestline; and, 62 acres along river near Riverton. | 620-431-0380 | |
| Toronto | NW of Toronto Lake | 4,700 acres of land and water. | 620-583-6783 |
| Wilson | 3 miles SW of Buffalo | Includes 119 acre lake. | 620-637-2748 |
| Woodson | 6 miles E of Toronto | Includes 180 acre lake. | 620-637-2748 |
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