Kansas Trail Resources

 

Kansas Agencies

 

Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks manages all the State Parks in Kansas and many trails within those parks web site: www.kdwp.state.ks.us

National Wildlife Refuge System, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, provides trails as well as hunting, fishing, wildlife observation; see refuges in Kansas: http://www.fws.gov/refuges/refugeLocatorMaps/Kansas.html

National Park Service units in Kansas: http://data2.itc.nps.gov/parksearch/state.cfm?st=ks

 

 

Kansas National Recreation Trails

• Browse all National Recreation Trails in Kansas: There are 120.40 miles of NRTs in Kansas and 15 trails!

Visit Kansas's "Featured" National Recreational Trails for the most recently designated trail(s)

Visit the National Recreation Trails website to learn more about the NRT program and access over 1,200 NRTs from across the country

Kansas Bicycling and Mountain Biking

 

Kansas Cyclist covers trails, events, laws, and news for all biking interests: www.kansascyclist.com/

Kansas Dept. of Transportation has road maps for cycling several regions of the state: www.ksdot.org/burRail/bike/ksbikemaps.asp and city maps and biking guides: www.ksdot.org/burRail/bike/biking/KsBicyGuid.asp

Central Kansas Mountain Bike Club: http://www.ckmbc.com/

Earthriders is a Kansas City based organization dealing with off-road cycling issues across the Heart of America: http://www.earthriders.org/

Kansas Equestrian Trails

 

Horse Trails and Campground Directory has information on bridle paths, trailheads, horse campgrounds, overnight stay facilities, and bed & breakfasts

Kansas Horse Council has a complete list of equine trails, descriptions, and contacts for each trail: www.kansashorsecouncil.com

Trails of Kansas includes several trails that accommodate horses: www.trailsofkansas.com/Kansashorsebacktrails.html

 

Kansas Greenways and Community Trails

 

Maps of existing and proposed trails in Johnson County, Kansas in the KC metro area: http://jcprd.com/parks_facilities/trailguide.cfm

Kansas City Riverfront Heritage Trail, a fully accessible bi-state, bike and pedestrian pathway begins at the riverfront and winds 10 miles through historic neighborhoods : http://kcrivertrails.org/

Witchita has the 14-mile Arkansas River Path ias well as other local trails: www.wichitagov.org/CityOffices/Park/Bicycling/BikeTrails/

Kansas Hiking Trails

 

American Volkssport Association year-round walking and Volkssport Event Calendar

Kansas Long-Distance Trails

 

American Discovery Trail is America's first coast-to-coast hiking, biking and equestrian trail: www.discoverytrail.org/states/kansas/index.html

Chisholm Trail was a historic cattle drive through Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas: http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/C/CH045.html

Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation site is at: www.lewisandclark.org/ and the National Park Service site has more information on the trail at: www.nps.gov/lecl/

Oregon-California Trails Association covers the trans-Mississippi emigrant trails: www.octa-trails.org

Pony Express Trail Home Station is a good resource for a wide variety of information :www.xphomestation.com/

Santa Fe Trail Association has maps, photos, aand history: http://www.santafetrail.org/

Interactive Santa Fe Trail (SFT) Homepage has a lot of Kansas history and trail information: www.kansasheritage.org/research/sft/

Kansas Off-Highway Vehicle Trails

 

Kansas All Terrain Vehicle Association has information on local riding areas and club events: www.katva.org/

Kansas Rail Trails and Canal Trails

 

Central Kansas Conservancy is working to develop and promote trails: www.centralkansastrails.org/

Flint Hills Nature Trail runs 117 miles accross seven counties in northeast KS: www.flinthillstrail.org/

Kanza Rail Trails Conservancy owns and is developing 155 miles of rail-trail through the Flint Hills of Kansas: www.kanzatrails.org

Prairie Spirit Trail runs 51 miles through rural communities: www.prairiespirittrail.org/

Prairie Sunset Trail an 8-mile railbanked trail near Garden Plain, KS is a project of Prairie Travelers: www.prairietravelers.org

Kansas Snow Trails

 

Kansas Waterway and Boating Trails

 

Kansas Statewide Advocacy and Resources

 

Trails and Kansas outdoor activities at Trails.com:

• Kansas Trails

Kansas Trails Council promotes, develops, and maintains horse, hiking, and biking trails in Kansas: www.kansastrailscouncil.org/

Sunflower Recreational Trails is a group of volunteers working to help other organizations develop trails in the state: http://www.sunflowertrails.org/

Kansas State Trails Program

 

Recreational Trails Program: Providing funding to all 50 states for grants programs and program management
State Trails Program contacts in all 50 states

Kansas Outdoor Recreation

 

Fishing reports, maps, photos, and videos for every fishing spot in the USA: www.hookandbullet.com/s/fishing-kansas/