WEBSTER A djacent to the Solomon River Valley, Webster State Park offers a prairie setting of rolling hills and spacious skies. Visitors often see mule and white-tail deer, turkeys, bobwhite quail, pheasants and many wildflow- ers hidden among the mosaic of prairie grasses. The 3,700 acres of open water offer great fishing in Webster Reservoir. THE PARK OFFICE From May 15 to Labor Day the office is open 8 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. During the off-season, the office is open from 8 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Vehicle, camping, and utility permits (available from the office or the nearby self-pay station) are required yearround. BOATING & FISHING Five boat ramp lanes and three courtesy docks offer boaters ample launching facilities on a usually uncluttered lake. Pleasure boating, water skiing and windsurfing are excellent activities at Webster. Primary sportfish include walleye, wipers, largemouth bass, crappie, channel catfish and flathead catfish. Smallmouth bass, white bass and bluegill also provide fine angling opportunities at times. Seasonal rainbow trout fisheries are maintained on the adjacent wildlife area. Special facilities include an electric fish cleaning station and floating fishing docks in the park plus an easy access fishing pier at the nearby stilling basin. NEARBY Nicodemus National Historic Site is ten miles west of the park. The area preserves, protects and interprets the only remaining western town established by African Americans during the Reconstruction Period following the Civil War. Sternberg Museum of Natural History, a department of Fort Hays State University, is ten miles east and 40 miles south of the park. Two generations of Sternbergs collected some of the most spectacular fossils in the world and played a dominant role in initiating the study of North American fossil vertebrates. The museum houses exhibits and provides educational programs. Dane G. Hansen Museum is six miles west and 18 miles north of the park. It contains collections of American and foreign coins, European and western guns, art from around the world, as well as traveling exhibits from the Smithsonian Institution. NEBRASKA NORTON 36 283 281 183 8 Smith Center 383 Phillipsburg 36 181 281 9 9 Choose from 82 water/electric campsites, ten electric campsites or one of the many primitive sites. Water is available from April 15 to October 15. Reservations are accepted on several sites. Besides boating and fishing, campers at Webster choose from recreational developments that include swimming beaches, a sand volleyball court, horseshoe pits, playgrounds, and a hiking trail. Wildlife viewing is enhanced at the park with food plots and excellent habitat. OTHER OPPORTUNITIES The rest area near the park entrance is being converted into a wildlife-viewing center. The viewpoint will showcase the habitat needs of pheasants. da na Ca EA AR ng AT di FL an p E s L ll To OS gle Hi int Po a GO a E a in rin ar a M ld M iew O kev s La oom t hr in us Po M ck EA Ro AR N OW DT OL CAMPING State Park Webster State Park PHILLIPS 383 60 Norton Webster Water & Electric Electric Primitive Open Year Round Shower House Vault Toilet Playground Boat Ramp Courtesy Dock Picnicking Amphitheater Beach Bank Fishing 10 10 26 16 4 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 20 X X SMITH GRAHAM 283 ROOKS OSBORNE Stockton Osborne 24 Hill City 281 18 TREGO 6 X X 24 24 18 281 Wakeeney 183 40 232 70 Hays Russell 283 147 ELLIS RUSSELL X X X X X X X General Area Map Equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from programs described herein is available to all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, political affiliation, and military or veteran status. Complaints of discrimination should be sent to Office of the Secretary, Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism, 1020 S Kansas Ave., Topeka, KS 66612-1327. 10/12 Webstr State Park 1140 Ten Rd. Stockton, KS 67669-8834 (Area Office) (785) 425-6775 (Regional Office) (785) 628-8614 [email protected] www.ksoutdoors.com To Stockton 24 WEBSTER To Hill City S TAT E PA R K Rock Point Campground E l eva t i o n 1 , 8 9 2 Oldtown Area (North Shore) Mushroom Camping Area Webster Reservoir Lake View Camping Area Hill Top Campground Old Marina Campground Eagle Landing Campground Webster Reservoir Marina Point Campground Park Area Shower/Toilet Camping Area Vault Toilet Other Public Lands Trailer Dump Station Dam or levee Boat Ramps Private Lands Dock/Pier Paved Roads Fish Cleaning Station Gravel Roads Swimming Area Park Entrance Shelter Park Office Shelter Group Parking Area Cabin Modern Information Center Trail/Trailhead Hike Canada Campground 232 Goose Flat Area (South Shore) Pay Stations To Zurich 11 miles
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