Kansas

Kansas

Wilson State Park

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Established
1966
Acreage
945 · 945 acres on the south shore of 9,000-acre Wilson Lake reservoir
Location
Russell County, KS (~10 miles north of Wilson)
Key features
Wilson Lake (USACE reservoir completed 1964); Smoky Hills bluffs; Hell Creek and Otoe areas; clear blue waters
Activities
Camping, boating, fishing (walleye, striped bass), swimming, mountain biking (Switchgrass Trail), hiking
Notable
Wilson Lake is often called the 'clearest lake in Kansas' due to the clean limestone bedrock; the park hosts the renowned Switchgrass Mountain Bike Trail

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Source: www.ksoutdoors.gov · 2026-05-14