Bottomland Nature Trail
in Kansas · centroid 65 mi from Wichita
This stop offers a little of everything for a short visit. The small parking lot is equipped with bike rack, picnic tables, and comfort station restrooms. The one-mile figure-8 gravel is wheelchair accessible in dry conditions and dog friendly.
Interpretive signs provide light reading. Spaced benches allow for a short rest to enjoy the surrounding wildlife. The loop connects to the grassy Fox Creek Trails for longer walks.
- States
- Kansas
- Trail type
- National Preserve trail
- Centroid nearest city
- Wichita, KS · 65 mi · ~1.9 hr drive
- Centroid coords
- 38.4028°, -96.5518°
About Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
This trail is inside Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, a national preserve managed by the U.S. National Park Service. Conditions, road status, trail closures, and reservation requirements are published on the park's NPS page — check it before driving in, especially in winter or during major weather events.
Official NPS trail page: https://www.nps.gov/places/bottomland-nature-trail.htm
Park homepage: https://www.nps.gov/tapr/index.htm
Plan your hike
Maps + permits: long-distance trails like this often require permits for through-hiking, backcountry camping, or specific sections (especially in National Parks). Check with the maintaining organisation listed above and the relevant land manager before booking travel.
Water + supplies: water sources vary seasonally on most U.S. trails. Carry a filter and consult current trail-condition reports — through-hiker journals (PCT-L, AT Reddit, etc.) and the maintaining organisation publish regular updates.
When to go: hiking seasons vary widely with elevation, latitude, and snowpack. Through-hikers traditionally start the AT in March-April (Springer northbound) and the PCT in late April (Campo northbound). High-elevation western trails (CDT, JMT, Wonderland) generally aren't passable until July.
If you've hiked Bottomland Nature Trail and have current notes (water sources, trail closures, permit changes), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn.
Stay nearby
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Sources
Trail data on this page is compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), the maintaining organisation's public-facing materials, and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA where excerpts are quoted). Distance, terminus, and descriptive text for nationally-designated trails are hand-curated from federal land-manager websites and trail-association sources. We do not modify the underlying data; this page presents what is already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page.