The Great American Road Trip ChallengeOne trip, ~2.5 years, 48 states
Day755

Day 755 — The Flint HillsDodge City & the Flint Hills

Full day3h 30m planned

The tallgrass prairie.

  1. 10:00 AM – 1:30 PM· 3h 30m

    Tallgrass Prairie National PreserveNational Parks & ForestsAnchor

    Drive east into the rolling Flint Hills to walk the last major stand of tallgrass prairie, with its bison herd.

    Bring: water · sun protection

    2480B KS-177, Strong City, KS
  2. from 1:30 PM(Afternoon)· unscheduled

    The prairie, unhurriedFree / Rest Days

    There is nothing here, which is the entire point and the hardest thing on this itinerary to put on a clock. Walk out into the tallgrass until you can't hear the road any more, and stay a while. This is the last of the original prairie — ninety-six percent of it is gone.

What the colours mean

On this day

  • National Parks & Forests1

And how much each one matters

  • AnchorAlways do — the reason this stop is on the map
  • Worth itDo most of these
  • BonusQuirky bonus, if it's happening while you're here