Elk City State Park

Elk City State Park

Elk City State Park is a state park in Montgomery County, Kansas, United States, located west of Independence.

The convert|857|acre|km2|1 park is settled adjacent to the, 4,500- acre, Elk City Reservoir and the, 12,000-acre (49 km²), Elk City Wildlife Area. The Reservoir offers good/excellent fishing opportunities for channel catfish, white bass, crappie, flathead catfish, largemouth bass and saugeye. The Wildlife Area offers a chance to view white-tailed deer, wild turkey, bobwhite quail, cottontail, gray squirrel, prairie chicken, beaver, raccoon, bobcat, coyote, gray fox, opossum, mink and muskrat.

A nationally recognized trails system invites visitors to take in a rich variety of flora and fauna. The Green Thumb Nature Trail is a one-mile loop which rewards hikers with a panoramic vista of the lake. Table Mound Hiking Trail and Post Oak Nature Trail are also park attractions. The Elk River Hiking Trail is a scenic convert|15|mi|km|0 route that begins at the west edge of the dam and ends near the U.S. Route 160 bridge on the Elk River.

Contact information

Elk City State Park
4825 Squaw Creek Road
Independence, KS 67301
(620) 331-6295 (Park Office)
(620) 331-6820 (Wildlife Office)
(785) 273-6740 (Regional Office)
[http://www.kdwp.state.ks.us/|Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks]


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