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Mushroom Rock State Park
Marquette, Kansas
Tiny state park of mushroom-shaped sandstone boulders on the Smoky Hills.
- Price
- Small day-use fee
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 45 min
Kansas's smallest state park is a patch of prairie with a cluster of round sandstone caps balanced on narrow stems. A short loop walks you around the formations. It takes under an hour, an easy break on the drive across the state.
Good to know
- Short flat loop suits kids
- Late afternoon light is best on the rock
- Kanopolis Lake nearby makes a good overnight base
- Best time
- Late afternoon
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Short gravel access road; fine for 2WD
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
Facilities
- Picnic tables
- Toilets
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