| Located south of I-70 in Trego County, this western Kansas park consists of two areas comprising 1,100 acres on the 6,000-acre Cedar Bluff Reservoir .
The Bluffton Area , located on the lake's north shore, is the most developed & receives extensive use. The Page Creek Area , on the south shore, offers beautiful primitive camping as well as a generous helping of utility sites.
Park campgrounds offer 121 utility sites, & a group campground contains 12 utility sites. Expansive areas are set aside for primitive camping, the park is equipped to suit nearly anyone's preference. Rental cabins are available in the Bluffton Area. These reservable cabins are available in either primitive or modern.
On the lake , fishing, boating, windsurfing, & skiing are popular. In the stilling basin just below the Cedar Bluff Dam, anglers may fish for the rainbow trout stocked in the spring & fall. There are five boat ramps that allow access to the H2O, two in the Bluffton Area & three in the Page Creek Area.
The area around the park offers excellent wildlife watching opportunities, enhanced by food plots & a waterfowl refuge. Deer, turkey, pheasant, Canada geese, pelicans, eagles in the winter, & more can be seen in & near the park. A portion of the Page Creek Area is designated as a handicap hunting access area.
Threshing Machine Canyon, the site of a 1850s Native American attack on a wagon train bearing a threshing machine, is accessed by a road west of the park. In the historic canyon you will find carvings dating back to the mid-1800s. For a stunning view of the area, take adrive to the top of the 150-foot tall, cedar covered limestone bluffs" |
Campground: Cedar Bluff State Park in Ellis Kansas *