Flint Hills Scenic Byway


Flint Hills Scenic Byway

Parks Directory of the United States / National Scenic BywaysAddress:c/o Flint Hills Scenic Byway Committee
PO Box 387
Cottonwood Falls, KS 66845

Phone:620-273-8686
Web: www.ksbyways.org/flint/index.html Description:Bywayoffers panoramic vistas of the tallgrass prairie and an opportunity tolearn what early pioneers experienced as they travelled theSanta Fe Trail. Areas of interest along the route feature: TallgrassPrairie National Preserve; historic sites in Council Grove including theKaw Mission State Historic Site and Museum, Council Oak, Santa FeTrail, Old Cowboy Jail, Post Office Oak and Museum; andCottonwood Falls, site of the Chase County Courthouse (in operationsince 1873) and the Roniger Native American Museum.
Legth: 48 miles. Start/Endpoint: Crosses the Flint Hills of Kansas on SH 177 between Council Grove and Cassoday. Time to Allow: 1 hour. Designation/Year: National Scenic Byway (2005).

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