9 Refreshing Nature Trips Around Kansas To Help You Spring Clean Your Mood

We love spending time in Kansas nature, and it always seems to clear out and reset our mood. When you need to clear out your mind of a little stress and clutter, these nature trips around Kansas will help to spring clean your mood and attitude. Come enjoy nature outdoors where there's no crowding, or visit an outdoor-centered attraction with the kids for a household attitude cleaning the whole family can enjoy.

1. Santa Fe Trail Ruts - Dodge City

See the marks left behind by years of wagon travel over the natural bumps in the ground. If the grass is the right length, you can make them out perfectly!

2. Rock City - Minneapolis

At Rock City, you're encouraged to fully enjoy these rocks, including climbing and taking plenty of pictures. It's a large area covered with these concretions, so you'll definitely burn off some energy from the winter!

3. Dyck Arboretum of the Plains - Hesston

This gorgeous Arboretum is perfect for exploring, and is a great place for relaxing with the natural sounds of the world around you. Flowers of all colors, trees of all shapes, and more await you.

4. Cross Timbers State Park - Toronto

This gorgeous state park is great to hike through, camp, fish, and generally spend time at. Why not make a weekend of it?

5. Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead - Overland Park

Perfect for families with young kids, this farmstead really has a little bit of everything. Historic buildings, reenactments, farm animals, and more make this attraction tons of fun.

6. Fox Creek One-Room Schoolhouse - Strong City

Not only is this a beautiful area, but you can enjoy a visit inside the building and a small reenactment of what school was like back then.

7. Old Iron Bridge and Waterfall - Elk Falls

This not-dead-yet ghost town is the perfect spot for a quiet day outside. With a nice little waterfall and a cool iron bridge to explore, you're all set.

8. Coronado Heights - Lindsborg

This mini castle is a fun spot for picnics, and is great for visitors of all ages. Explore, pretend you're a Spanish explorer looking for a city of gold, and mark this spot as where you gave up. According to legend, anyways!

9. Cedar Cove Feline Conservatory - Louisburg

This great mini zoo gives visitors of all ages the unique experience of seeing so many large species of cats closer than many other zoos. Plus, they also have a bonus: wolves!

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