Tallgrass prairie once covered 170 million acres of North America, but within a generation most of it had been transformed into farms, cities, and towns. Today less than 4% remains intact, mostly in the Kansas Flint Hills. Established on November 12, 1996, the preserve protects a nationally significant remnant of the once vast tallgrass prairie ecosystem. Here the tallgrass makes its last stand.
What you’ll hear
The Trailtold tour of Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve covers 7 GPS-triggered places across KS, including Scenic Overlook Trail, Southwind Nature Trail and Bottomland Nature Trail. Pocket your phone and each story plays on its own as you arrive.
- Bottomland Nature Trail
- Lower Fox Creek Schoolhouse
- Scenic Overlook Trail
- Southwind Nature Trail
- Spring Hill Farm and Stock Ranch Barn
- Spring Hill Ranch House
- Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Visitor Center
Hear it on Trailtold
Download the app and let Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve narrate itself as you walk — GPS-triggered audio, hands-free.
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