Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

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Quick Facts

Location:

2480B KS Hwy 177 Strong City

Significance:

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve features some of the best-preserved tallgrass prairie in Kansas, providing a historical glimpse at one of the most important ecosystems along the Santa Fe Trail

Designation:

National Preserve

Amenities

1 listed

Trailhead/Hiker Register

A map of Passport and Places to Go locations for National Historic Trails.

Tallgrass prairie once covered 170 million acres of North America, but within a generation most of it had been transformed into farmland. Today less than 4% remains intact, mostly in the Kansas Flint Hills. Established on November 12, 1996, the preserve protects a nationally significant remnant of the once vast tallgrass prairie ecosystem. Here the tallgrass makes its last stand.

Site Information

Location (2480B KS Hwy 177 Strong City)

Safety Considerations

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

Santa Fe National Historic Trail