Crawford State Park | |
Map: | USA Kansas |
Relief: | 1 |
Location: | Crawford, Kansas, United States |
Coordinates: | 37.6367°N -94.8133°W |
Area Acre: | 500 |
Elevation: | 994feet[1] |
Established: | 1930s |
Named For: | Gov. Samuel J. Crawford |
Visitation Num: | 332,880 |
Visitation Year: | 2022 |
Visitation Ref: | [2] |
Governing Body: | Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism |
Crawford State Park is a state park in Crawford County, Kansas, United States, located 9miles north of Girard.
The 500acres park, resides on a 150acres lake built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in the 1930s. There are two recorded archaeological sites within the park's boundaries, including remnants of a 19th-century U.S. military outpost. An interpretive trail connects the park with the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks' Farlington Fish Hatchery, which was built shortly after the CCC completed construction of the lake.
Crawford State Park is known as a fishing destination for channel catfish, crappie, and striped bass. Boating and scuba diving are also popular in the park.
Located on the edge of the Ozarks, Crawford State Park features numerous redbud trees.