Canton, Kansas
"Gateway to Maxwell Game Preserve"
Canton is located six miles south of the Maxwell Refuge and provides full services - groceries, gas, home-cooked meals, and most of your daily conveniences.
Attractions and Upcoming Events
Canton Carnegie Library
The 1921 Canton Township Carnegie Library still seems to be in great shape on North Main. It was the last Carnegie Library built in Kansas and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987
Canton, KS Carnegie LibrariesMaxwell Wildlife Refuge
No other place in Kansas can buffalo and elk be viewed as they can at the 2800-acre Maxwell Wildlife Refuge. Voted as one of 8
Canton, KS Wildlife RefugesChisholm Trail/Santa Fe Trails Meet
Two of the most historic trails of Kansas, the Santa Fe Trail and the Chisholm Trail, meet just 3 miles east of Canton on Highway 56, on the McPherson/Marion County line, the only place in the United States where these two trails cross.
Canton, KS Pioneer LifeInteresting Stonework
There's some interesting stonework in the buildings in the park just south of downtown.
Canton, KS ArtsMcPherson State Fishing Lake (Canton Lake)
46 acres, boating, boat ramps, picnic areas, basic camping, fishing piers, nature trails
Canton, KS RecreationThings to do near Canton, KS
Lyons/Hamblet Residence
This house was once the scene of much activity. It was the Lyons Boarding House before many hotels or restaurants were built....
Onaga Branch Library
The Onaga Branch Library is part of the Pottawatomie-Wabaunsee Regional Library. We have a large selection of fiction and non...