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Kanopolis State Park
- Established
- 1955
- Acreage
- 11,000 · ~11,000 acres of land plus 3,400-acre Kanopolis Lake; first opened to visitors in 1955
- Location
- Ellsworth County, KS in the Smoky Hills (Kanopolis Reservoir on the Smoky Hill River)
- Key features
- 3,400-acre Kanopolis Reservoir; Horsethief Canyon and Alum Creek with sandstone caves and bluffs; Smoky Hills tallgrass/mixed prairie; Buffalo Track Canyon Nature Trail
- Activities
- Boating, swimming, fishing, equestrian trails (~30 mi), hiking, mountain biking, camping, hunting on adjacent wildlife area
- Notable
- Kansas's first state park; the surrounding Smoky Hills served as a hideout for outlaws and as a route on the Smoky Hill Trail to the Colorado gold fields
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Source: www.ksoutdoors.gov · 2026-05-09