Flint Hills Scenic Byway

State: Kansas
Length: 48.0 mi / 77.2 km
Time to Allow: Take one hour to drive or a day and a half to enjoy the entire byway.

Gateway to the tallgrass prairie, the Flint Hills Scenic Byway offers travelers an unchanged view of the grasslands of the Great Plains. Explore historic sites, quaint towns, and scenic vistas as you discover where the West truly begins.

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  Walk Amidst Wildflowers on the Flint Hills Scenic Byway

  Updated Mar 8, 2013 in Byways in Bloom, Getaways: Byways on a Budget, Get Fit! Get Active: Heart, Mind and Soul, and Goodyear’s Top 50 Scenic, Comfortable Drives

  Located in the heart of the Flint Hills Scenic Byway, the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve offers you a chance to unwind among an amazing combination of unspoiled prairie and rare wildflowers.

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  Flint Hills Scenic Byway Overview

  Apr 18, 2005

  Drive the Flint Hills Scenic Byway and see the vast grassland empire that remains unspoiled by modern civilization. Walk the fields of wildflowers and waving grasses and scan the undulating prairie hills to distant purple horizons. Follow the trails of forgotten tribes and wagon trains rolling westward.

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  1-Day Trip: Journey over the Grassland Sea
  (Kansas)

  The Journey provides you with an opportunity to experience what early pioneer travelers experienced as they wended their way on the Santa Fe Trail....