Sights to See

Camp Wood YMCA
Elmdale, Kansas, 7 miles East of Cottonwood Falls (620) 273-8641 Fax (620) 273-8676 chacou19@valu-line.net
YMCA Camp for 80 years. Features group camping facilities and programs. 630 acres of native grassland, 19 acre lake and Cottonwood River provide recreation and educational opportunities for kids and adults.

Cedar Point Dam & Mill
16 miles West of Strong City on Hwy 50 to Cedar Point, South 1/2 mile
Old Grist mill at Cottonwood River Dam PRIVATE PROPERTY

Clements Stone Arch Bridge
14 miles West of Strong City on Hwy 50 to Clements, then 1 1/2 miles South
One of very few double arch bridges left, built across the Cottonwood River in 1886

Diamond Creek Bridge
1/2 mile West off Hwy 50 at the curve North of Elmdale, Kansas on County Road
One of the last remaining stone arch bridges in Chase County, featuring double arches of different sizes. Very rare.

First Chase County Jail
One block West of Broadway on Main Street. (620) 273-8500
Considered a Cowboy Jail, the stone building was used to house prisoners before the Chase County CourtHouse was finished in 1883.

Flint Hills Rodeo Arena
One block East of intersection of Cottonwood Street and K-50 in Strong City, KS
Site of annual PRCA Rodeo, oldest consecutively run professional rodeo in Kansas. Held annually on the first full weekend (Fri., Sat., and Sun.) in June

Fox Creek School
1/2 mile North of Z-Bar Ranch, West side of K--177 (620) 273-8494, e-mail: tapr_interpretation@nps.gov
A one-room schoolhouse made of native stone, initially preserved by the Rainbow Garden Club, now a part of the TallGrass Prairie National Preserve

Orient Railroad Grade
South of Matfield Green on Hwy 50, visible on the South side of the road from Hwy 50. Railway never completed. PRIVATE PROPERTY

Pioneer Bluffs
16 miles South of Cottonwood Falls on K-177, 1 mile North of Matfield Green on K-177
Until recently a ranching operation in the same family since 1847. PRIVATE PROPERTY

Roniger Indian Memorials
East at Bazaar SchoolHouse, atop the hill to the SouthEast. Visual only from SchoolHouse: two pointed monoliths built by the Roniger Brothers to honor the Indian Encampments in this area. On PRIVATE PROPERTY - no access.

Rural Kansas
A two-mile area in the general vicinity of 10-12 miles South of Cottonwood Falls, Kansas on K-177
No evidence of settlement remains. Had its own post office from 1896 to 1902.

Sam Wood Home
One mile East of Caseyís Cottonwood Falls, KS Now known as Buck Creek Ranch
Some of Kansasís First Republican Party meetings were held here. PRIVATE HOME

Santa Fe Railroad Depot
Downtown Strong City, KS
Built in 1913

Section House
Matfield Green
Built in the mid 1920's, the bunk house housed railroad workers and their families until the 1950's. Restoration began in 2002. By invitation only.

Sharpe's Creek Drive East at Bazaar Schoolhouse, 7 miles South of Cottonwood Falls
Take this scenic remote rural drive through the Flint Hills on gravel roads, ending at Matfield Green. Note: adjoining lands are PRIVATE PROPERTY.

Uptown Theatre Restoration Project
North on Cottonwood Street, Strong City, KS

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