Kanopolis State Park

Kanopolis State Park
Landscape
Kanopolis State Park is located in Kansas
Kanopolis State Park
Kanopolis State Park
Location within Kansas
Kanopolis State Park is located in the United States
Kanopolis State Park
Kanopolis State Park
Location within the United States
Interactive map of Kanopolis State Park
LocationEllsworth County, Kansas, United States
Coordinates38°39′26″N 97°59′59″W / 38.65722°N 97.99972°W / 38.65722; -97.99972
Elevation1,463 ft (446 m)[1]
Established1958[2]
AdministratorKansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Visitors290,436 (in 2022)[3]
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
Kansas State Parks

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.[4] Game includes pheasant, quail, prairie chickens, deer, beaver, wild turkey, squirrels, rabbits, coyotes and waterfowl; fishing for white bass and crappie is popular. A small, outlier population of western diamondback rattlesnake is present in the park.[5]

Park attractions

The following are components of Kanopolis State Park recreation area:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kanopolis Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "About KDWP". Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved July 13, 2026.
  3. ↑ Self, Matthew (August 18, 2023). "Top 5 most popular Kansas state parks revealed". KSNT. Nexstar Media Inc. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Kanopolis State Park". Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved July 13, 2026.
  5. ↑ Self, Matthew (October 7, 2024). "Biologists investigate where cluster of Kansas western diamondback rattlesnakes are coming from". KSNT. Nexstar Media Inc. Retrieved July 13, 2026.


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