Prairie Man is an artistic response to a Kansas petroglyph of an original prairie dweller. The three-acre Prairie Man was created by subtle manipulations of ancient prairie grasses on a south-sloping face of a rock-strewn dry watershed. The piece can be seen from both highway and the air.
Arkansas City, KS Arts"Camp Horizon" is nestled in 160 wooded acres on a bluff overlooking the Arkansas River. Purchased by John Hall in 1945 with the dream of building a youth camp, it now provides for a variety of outdoor and recreational experiences.
Arkansas City, KS TrailsCowley County State Lake, covering 85 acres, is mainly for fishing, but has campsites and picnic areas also. Along with many of the lakes in the area, it features channel catfish, a variety of bass, crappie, bluegill, sun perch and other species.
Arkansas City, KS RecreationAlong the sandy beaches of the Arkansas River, Chaplin Nature Center combines 200
Arkansas City, KS Nature CentersCowley County Community College, (CCCC), dates back to 1922 when it began as Arkansas City Junior College. The vocational-technical school was added in 1967, making Cowley the first community college in Kansas to combine technical and general curriculums. At present, there are 2,000
Arkansas City, KS CollegesFrom October 15 to April 15, rainbow trout are stocked in the Walnut River channel below the dam. The trout are stocked on a...
The Brown Center on the Cowley College campus houses the Earle Wright Gallery. The campus itself is worth visiting just to se...
El Dorado Reservoir has been stocked wth a variety of sportfish, including walleye, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, channel...