News Release

New Winter Hours at the Preserve

House currently used as visitor contact station

NPS

News Release Date: October 24, 2022 STRONG CITY, Kansas: Beginning November 1, 2022 through February 28, 2023 the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve visitor center contact station (historic house) will be staffed Wednesday through Sunday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and unstaffed on Mondays and Tuesdays. The historic ranch buildings will remain open during this time with normal winter hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Regular visitor center contact station hours and bookstore will resume March 1, 2023 with seven days per week coverage.

Hiking trail maps and passport cancellation station are still available in the house. Trail maps are also located in the kiosk at the base of the driveway hill.

The preserve’s 40 miles of prairie hiking trails remain open 24 hours, seven days per week with trail maps available at the kiosks in the historic ranch area. A self-guiding cell phone tour is available on-site using the information found at the kiosks and waysides throughout the grounds. Downloadable audio files are found via the park website at www.nps.gov/tapr. In the historic barn a 10-minute orientation site film is available daily to help guide your visit to the preserve. Waysides and interpretive panels inside the buildings and around the historic site aid in your experience to the preserve.   

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve invites you to discover the meaning of national parks, how your park inspires you - both in personal connections and memorable experiences. Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is located two miles north of Strong City on Kansas State Highway 177 (the Flint Hills National Scenic Byway) and is a unique public/private partnership between the National Park Service and The Nature Conservancy. For more information, visit the preserve’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/NPS.TallgrassPrairie, website at www.nps.gov/tapr, email e-mail us, or call the preserve at [phone] ext 270. To learn more about The Nature Conservancy in Kansas, visit the Conservancy’s website at www.nature.org/Kansas or Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/TNCKansas .