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{{Short description|State park in Kansas, United States}}
[[Image:cross timbers map.jpg|thumb|right|Cross Timbers State Park]]
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[[Image:Cross_timbers_cabin.jpg|thumb|right|One of the many cabins available in Cross Timbers State Park]]
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'''Cross Timbers State Park''' is a [[state park]] in [[Woodson County, Kansas|Woodson County]], [[Kansas]], [[United States]], located 12 miles west of [[Yates Center, Kansas|Yates Center]].
'''Cross Timbers State Park''' is a [[state park]] in [[Woodson County, Kansas]], United States. It is located immediately south of [[Toronto, Kansas|Toronto]].


The park is settled within the hills of [[Verdigris River Valley]] in southeast Kansas. Comprising 1,075 acres in the northern region known to early [[settler|pioneers]] as the [[Cross Timbers]], the park is adjacent 4,600-acre [[Toronto Wildlife Area]] and has numerous access points to the 2,800-acre [[Toronto Reservoir]].
The park is settled within the hills of [[Verdigris River]] valley in southeast Kansas. Comprising {{convert|1075|acre|ha}} in the northern region known to early [[settler|pioneers]] as the [[Cross Timbers]], the park is adjacent {{convert|4600|acre|ha|adj=on}} [[Toronto Wildlife Area]] and has numerous access points to the {{convert|2800|acre|ha|adj=on}} [[Toronto Lake (Kansas)|Toronto Lake]].


This region was a favored hunting and camping ground of [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] of the [[Osage Nation]]. The forested [[flood plains]] are surrounded by terraces of [[prairie]] and hills of [[oak]] [[Savanna|savannah]].
This region was a favored hunting and camping ground of [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] of the [[Osage Nation]]. The forested [[flood plains]] are surrounded by terraces of [[prairie]] and hills of [[oak]] [[savanna]].


Fishing in the river offers anglers an excellent chance at [[white crappie]], [[white bass]], [[channel catfish]], and [[flathead catfish]], [[black bass]], [[bluegill]], and [[sunfish]]. While, [[species]] common to the area included [[white-tailed deer]], [[wild turkey]], [[quail]], [[squirrel]], [[rabbit]], [[dove]], and [[raccoon]]. The rich variety of [[songbirds]] appeal to wildlife observers and photographers.
Fishing in the river offers anglers an excellent chance at [[white crappie]], [[white bass]], [[channel catfish]], and [[flathead catfish]], [[black bass]], [[bluegill]], and [[Centrarchidae|sunfish]]. [[Species]] common to the area included [[white-tailed deer]], [[wild turkey]], [[quail]], [[squirrel]], [[rabbit]], [[dove]], and [[raccoon]]. The rich variety of [[songbirds]] appeal to wildlife observers and photographers.


==Contact information==
==See also==
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* [[List of Kansas state parks]]
Cross Timbers Park Office<br>
* [[List of lakes, reservoirs, and dams in Kansas]]
144 Hwy. 105<br>
* [[List of rivers of Kansas]]
Toronto, KS 66777-9749<br>
(620) 637-2213 (Area Office)<br>
(620) 431-0380 (Regional Office)<br>
[http://www.kdwp.state.ks.us/|Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks]


==References==
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[[Category:Kansas state parks]]
{{Reflist}}
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[[Category:Woodson County, Kansas]]

==External links==
*{{cite web
|url =http://www.kdwpt.state.ks.us/news/State-Parks/Locations/Cross-Timbers
|title =Cross Timbers State Park
|publisher =Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism
|accessdate =2012-11-11
}}

{{Protected Areas of Kansas}}

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[[Category:State parks of Kansas]]
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[[Category:Protected areas of Woodson County, Kansas]]

Latest revision as of 01:09, 12 December 2023

Cross Timbers State Park
Cross Timbers State Park, March 2018
Map showing the location of Cross Timbers State Park
Map showing the location of Cross Timbers State Park
Location of Cross Timbers State Park in Kansas
LocationWoodson County, Kansas, Kansas, United States
Coordinates37°46′10″N 95°56′21″W / 37.76944°N 95.93917°W / 37.76944; -95.93917
Area1,075 acres (4.35 km2)
Elevation889 ft (271 m)[1]
Visitors96,648 (in 2022)[2]
Governing bodyKansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism

Cross Timbers State Park is a state park in Woodson County, Kansas, United States. It is located immediately south of Toronto.

The park is settled within the hills of Verdigris River valley in southeast Kansas. Comprising 1,075 acres (435 ha) in the northern region known to early pioneers as the Cross Timbers, the park is adjacent 4,600-acre (1,900 ha) Toronto Wildlife Area and has numerous access points to the 2,800-acre (1,100 ha) Toronto Lake.

This region was a favored hunting and camping ground of Native Americans of the Osage Nation. The forested flood plains are surrounded by terraces of prairie and hills of oak savanna.

Fishing in the river offers anglers an excellent chance at white crappie, white bass, channel catfish, and flathead catfish, black bass, bluegill, and sunfish. Species common to the area included white-tailed deer, wild turkey, quail, squirrel, rabbit, dove, and raccoon. The rich variety of songbirds appeal to wildlife observers and photographers.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Cross Timbers State Park Rangers Office". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. December 15, 2008. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  2. ^ Self, Matthew (August 18, 2023). "Top 5 most popular Kansas state parks revealed". KSNT.
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