Top 10 Nature & Wildlife Areas in Kansas, Kansas

Eagle Valley Raptor Center is a non-profit organization that provides food, shelter and vet care for injured and orphaned Kansas Birds of Prey. The center also offers private guided group tours for schools, scouts, family, church and other appropriate organizations. Admission is $5.00 per person with a minimum of eight. A "Lovebirds" is offered for a behind the scenes tour for couples. A covered pavilion for picnics, snacks or cookouts is included in the tour. Restrooms and a large parking lot is onsight.

Lakewood offers 100 acres of urban wildlife sanctuary. The nature center displays many educational stations that help connect people with the local wildlife through discovery and exploration. Our wildlife area is bordered by the original Smoky Hill River channel which allows our park to have access to many species of Kansas wildlife. The park offers a 5 acres of trails.

Situated at the southwestern corner of Kansas, the Cimarron National Grasslands is nearly 110,000 acres of flat, impressive terrain with low vegetative growth. Its ancient Point of Rocks offers spectacular views, and the underground Cimarron River affords lush greenery above a dry riverbed.

A Kansas wildlife habitat in the city. Bird watching. Paved hiking trails. Discovery programs. Indoor wildlife observatory. Connecting people with nature. The Great Plains Nature Center is a cooperative partnership between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism, and the City of Wichita Parks and Recreation Department. Together with the Friends of the Great Plains Nature Center (a 501(c)(3) organization), GPNC provides nature experiences to the community. Visit us to check out the Koch Habitat Hall exhibits with your grandchildren. Stop in for quiet reflection in the Bob Gress Wildlife Observatory. Or, pick up a Kansas critter memento in the Owl's Nest Gift Shop.