Hiking this good in Kansas? Who knew? I'm sorry it took me so long to get here but now that I've…read morevisited I shall return. I spent a marvelous couple of hours hiking the 6 mile trail here yesterday (the Godwin trail) that changes from meadow and dry/wet creek crossings to steep hills and finally the tops of the magnificent bluffs and hills that dominate the reserve. And what fine hiking it is. The trails are a bit wide for my tastes but they're covered with gravel and also serve as access for the research going on here. It's obvious there's a lot of it (research). I can adapt. This isn't Colorado and we're not at 6,000 feet. Take along one of the flyers from the parking lot as it describes a lot of things you'd otherwise miss along the trail and these items are clearly noted with small signs along the way. Be warned: if you're doing the long trail like I did and it's mid 80s you might want to take a bottle of water and some sun screen and a hat for sure (I did). The lack of shade and high winds that sometimes come (as did on my hike) will suck the moisture right out of you and you'll be glad you did. I'm really impressed with what's been built here. The Kanza tall grass prairie is one of nature's true wonders and the fact that Kansas State University has built this great trail (three at least) with a lot of information to soak up as you hike is a home run for this experienced hiker. One of the more unique hikes I've taken and worth the effort to get here. Access: entrance is clearly marked from the McDowell Creek highway guessing about 5-7 miles south south of the I-70 exit of the same name.

Very cool! Amazingly beautiful and well marked signs! It only takes about 10 mins to get here from…read moreManhattan and well worth it! The drive to get here is very pretty along the Kansas river. The hike is more of a nature walk and is about a 2 of 10 on difficulty. There are 2 very neat bridges near the beginning and the signs are well placed and give you the option of making this walk a distance of 2.5/4.4/6.0 depending on what path you decide to take! We opted for the 4.4 miles and loved it!

The people at the Camp Office (August 19, 2019) were incredibly helpful when our truck started…read moreoverheating on the interstate and we ended up getting our camper towed to the state park - in the morning, they made sure we had a ride into town. They went above and beyond. The park is beautiful and spacious. We will be back!

Best kept secret! We stayed here for two nights in Appaloosa cabin. Cabins are extremely well…read moremaintained and great fishing areas. The staff is really nice! Cabin area is super quiet and a great place to rest and relax!

First time at this city park and boy were they busy !! Lots of areas to sit and great helpful…read morelifeguards and staff.

Splash park is free and the new playground is nice. It is hard to watch the kids on the whole thing.read more

This park has lots of space, water fountain, trash cans, doggy bags, play/training games. The…read morepeople at this dog park are very friendly as well as the doggies.

This used to be a nice dog park. Garrison has let it dilapidate and doesn't look like it's been…read moretended to in a while! The poop cans were overflowing with garbage, the bag holders were broken or missing and there weren't poop bags. The surrounding wall appears to be falling apart in places, overgrown and felled trees, unkempt Agility ramp, grass not mowed. And the water spigot doesn't work so there isn't available fresh water for thirsty dogs to drink. It's a shame the installation isn't keeping up on maintenance.

Everyone picked up after their dogs. People were nice and dogs well-behaved. If you are not in…read morethe military you have to stop outside the gate and get a pass, but it was a short wait (if not more than a little intimidating).

This is a very clean little park in the middle of agricultural country, somewhere outside of Salina…read moreKansas, but definitely not close enough to Dodge city for the drive we still had ahead of us when we stopped here. For a nominal fee, visitors can stretch their here, and regard some unique geological features that date back to the Cretaceous period when this whole area was a vast inland sea. The large sandstone spheres that remain here are unique and interesting, covering about a 4-5 acre area. We had a little lunch here and pressed on to our destination. As an old earth science teacher, I nerd out on stuff like this; my kids enjoyed running around the room-sized boulders, my youngest insisting they were fake. Oh well, at least we made the stop and didn't get 1800 miles away wondering what we missed-- incidentally, this is the secret to an awesome road trip. Should we stop? The answer should always be "Yes."

A small park in the middle of fields about 20 miles from the interstate or Salina. I'm not sure I…read morewould recommend anyone taking the trip off the interstate, but if you are in Salina for any reason it's worth an hour of your time. Dozens of spherical rocks that are up to 12' tall are scattered about for viewing, climbing or pondering. The price is right at $3 and has a small gift shop. Another weird geological formation and roadside attraction.

For small town this city is awesome and things to do too, I came here to see Kansas, I check this…read moretown out on the web first, what I found was awesome, parks and places to eat or do, I'm a old Chicago member and found one in town, I stayed at laQuinta motel north of town which is dog friendly, around it was McDonald's gas station Starbucks middle of town chuck's bar is very busy close at 2am, Stiefel theatre and cross the street is awesome Martinellis little Italy restaurant and old Chicago, bike skye brewery and cozy inn, south part of town is chix fil target Walmart coffee house, and other places too, city of Salina park,east of town is cool park that my dog and I check out, we saw running around in a pack, this family place that you play frisbee golf, I saw family playing together, st patrick day crawl was awesome to see, check out my pix of my visit, a must to visit and do a concert and you will not be disappointed in your trip

Beautiful park! We started our hike at Buffalo Track Canton Nature Trailhead, which is located a…read moreshort drive into Kanopolis Lake State Park. This trailhead has two entrance points, and one is usually more manicured than the other. We didn't know there was a difference at the time and took the path less traveled and less tended to. Which was unfortunate for us because we were walking through tall grasses and brush, which was uncomfortable because some of the people I was hiking with were wearing shorts. So, if you want a more pleasant hike, make sure you're taking the hiking trail that has been mowed. Other than slapping away plants and hoping we weren't transporting ticks, the hike was great and the scenery here is beautiful. Our trail was a little less than a mile one way, and led us to a really cool cave with rocks that looked like the profile of a person! We checked out the cave for a while, then headed back. Once you're at the cave, you do have an option to travel down another trail to go farther into the park, but we chose to just head back. There's a lake here and other things, but we only visited the park to hike. We had a great time hiking, though! This part of Kansas is beautiful, and walking through Kanopolis is a great way to experience some of it.

Great camping spot and lake. Shower facilities could use some cleaning and updated paint but…read moreoverall a really nice spot.