4 current advisories — including 2 full closures across Kansas's state parks and national parks. Confirm with the park before you go.
National Park Service
Beginning November 9, 2026 the Bottomland Nature Trail will be closed for maintenance. It will remain closed until further notice. For your safety, please obey all closure signs.
Updated Nov 5, 2026
National Park Service
Beginning November 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027 the visitor center and bookstore will be closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, but the historic ranch buildings will remain open seven days a week with normal winter hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Updated Nov 1, 2026
National Park Service
As construction work continues in front of Monroe School (the park visitor center), visitors are asked to enter the building through the north door (to the right as you face the building). Use caution when crossing the streets from the visitor parking lot and do not enter the construction areas. Handicap parking is not…
Updated Oct 29, 2026
National Park Service
Highway 177 is 60 mph with a blind spot directly across from the house. Safely use the highway underpass to the Fox Creek Trail just south of the visitor center parking lot. Be smart, stay alive.
Updated Mar 26, 2022
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