Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
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Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is a United States National Preserve located in the Flint Hills region of Kansas, north of Strong City. The preserve protects a nationally significant example of the once vast tallgrass prairie ecosystem. Of the 400,000 square miles (1,000,000 km2) of tallgrass prairie that once covered the North American continent, less than 5% remains, primarily in the Flint Hills. Since 2009, the preserve has been home to the Tallgrass Prairie bison herd.
Nearby Locations:
| Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Visitor Center (1.1 miles) Oz Museum (54.5 miles) Pomona State Park (55.1 miles) Coronado Heights Castle (62.2 miles) The Keeper of the Plains (66.9 miles) | Truckhenge (68.4 miles) Strataca (75.5 miles) Flint Hills Trail Mile Zero (87 miles) |
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Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, 2480B KS-177
Strong City, Kansas 66869
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