Flint Hills Scenic Byway
Visitor Services

Service	Description	Service	Description
	Fees There are no fees along the byway proper. There might be fees along various roads leading to the byway, such as the Kansas Turnpike.		Accessibility Handicap-accessible restrooms are available at the Kaw Mission Historic Site's hands-on education center. The first floor of the Kaw Mission is also accessible. The byway overlook and Bowers...
	Bicycle/Pedestrian Facilities There are no bike or pedestrian facilities on the byway; the shoulders of the road are narrow and unwise to travel.		Food There are places to eat and buy food along the byway.
	Information The Kansas Scenic Byways Program has erected route markers at numerous places along the byway. The byway overlooks and kiosks provide interpretive information and the four kiosks have maps. The...		Lodging There are places to stay overnight along the byway.
	Retail There are places to shop along the byway.

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Special Considerations

Byway kiosks are in Cassoday, Cottonwood Falls at Bates Park, Strong City at the Caboose Park, and in a pocket park in Council Grove. In addition, Chase County Chamber of Commerce and Council Grove CVB have byway information, as does Bower Community Center in Council Grove.

The Grand Central Hotel in Cottonwood Falls (an AAA four-diamond hotel) in Cottonwood Falls has a Prairie Drifter Sunset Tour out on the prairie. The Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve offers prairie tours, ranchstead tours, and, upon reservation, will allow meals served in the three-story barn. Bowers Community Center in Council Grove provides a staging area for tour groups. With advance arrangements, step-on guides are available through the Council Grove CVB for the Council Grove Historic District.

Restrictions

The entire route is paved and capable of accommodating any size vehicle. Motorists may be detained on rare occasions by cattle drives.

Seasons

Best Time to Drive

Spring wildflowers are at their peak in late May-early June. Motorcycle groups tour the byway on the first and third Sundays of every month between May and October. Fall foliage is at its peak in October.

High Season

Summer travelers are more numerous, but do not lessen the traveler experience.

Road Conditions

To find up to date information about the road conditions along Flint Hills Scenic Byway, please visit the FHWA listing of web sites for more information.

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