About this campground
Begin your preserve visit with the visitor center, complete with 10-minute orientation video, exhibits, indoor and outdoor restrooms, and water fountains. The visitor center is located on the left side of the breezeway. Rangers attend the visitor center during regular business hours. Summer hours run from May through October. Shorter winter hours run from November through April.
Getting there
The preserve is located in northern Chase County, Kansas. The visitor center is 2 miles north of the intersection U.S. Hwy 50 and Flint Hills National Scenic Byway 177 (K-177). **2 miles north of Strong City, KS on K-177** **16 miles west of Emporia, KS on U.S. Hwy 50, north K-177** **17 miles south of Council Grove, KS on K-177** **85 miles northeast of Wichita on I-135, east U.S. Hwy 50, north K-177** **60 miles southwest of Topeka on I-335 (Kansas Turnpike) to Emporia, west U.S. Hwy 50, north K-177**
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