Nature Conservancy
Cheyenne Bottoms Preserve. North of Great Bend, “Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife area is a designated wetlands of international importance, covering 19,857 acres. Located in a 41,000 acre natural sink near Great Bend. Although there are no designated hiking trails, you can hike for miles on the gravel roads and dikes that border the marshes.” Here is a brochure from Big Bend which gives information about Cheyenne Bottoms. Phone 785-233-4400.
? Smoky Valley Ranch Here you can see “…bison roaming a prairie as they did hundreds of years ago. Dramatic chalk bluffs overlook large expanses of grassland, rocky ravines and Smoky Hill River.” Phone is 785-233-4400. There is a one mile loop here which is described as “relatively easy”. I hope someone will let me know if it is not appropriate for this website. Here is a trail map and instructions.