Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area

The black-necked still is one of the many birds you can see at Cheyenne Bottoms.

Nathan King

Quick Facts

Location:

Great Bend, Kansas

Significance:

Important bird migration stopover point.

Designation:

State Wildlife Area

MANAGED BY:

Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks & Tourism

Cheyenne Bottoms is a Kansas state wildlife area. It's part of a 41,000-acre natural land sink northeast of Great Bend, Kansas. The state aquired the land during the 1940's and 1950's and built dikes to collect water in five pools.

The site is the largest marsh in the inland United States and is one of the most important stopovers for migrating shorebirds in the Western Hemisphere.

More Information about Local Attractions

 

• Travel Kansas Website
• Larned Chamber of Commerce
• Great Bend Chamber of Commerce
• Dodge City Chamber of Commerce
• Hays Chamber of Commerce