Cross Timbers State Park: Difference between revisions
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Toronto, KS 66777-9749<br /> |
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[[Category:Protected areas of Woodson County, Kansas]] |
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Revision as of 04:32, 19 September 2011
Cross Timbers State Park is a state park in Woodson County, Kansas, United States, located 12 miles (19 km) west of Yates Center.
The park is settled within the hills of Verdigris River Valley in southeast Kansas. Comprising 1,075 acres (4.35 km2) in the northern region known to early pioneers as the Cross Timbers, the park is adjacent 4,600-acre (19 km2) Toronto Wildlife Area and has numerous access points to the 2,800-acre (11 km2) 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 savannah.
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.
Contact information
Cross Timbers Park Office
144 Hwy. 105
Toronto, KS 66777-9749